Senior Technical Project Manager (ITS & Authoring Systems)

Cambium Learning® Group is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers SaaS resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z® (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning® (online interactive math and science simulations, a math fact fluency solution, and a K–2 science solution), Voyager Sopris Learning® (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers), and VKidz Learning (online comprehensive homeschool education and programs for literacy and science). We believe that every student has unlimited potential, that teachers matter, and that data, instruction, and practice are the keys to success in the classroom and beyond.

Job Overview

We are seeking an energetic, highly curious Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to manage the delivery and strategic evolution of our content authoring platforms. This person acts as a critical point of contact for project delivery, combining a software development management background with deep data literacy. Moving beyond traditional tracking, this role directly contributes to the system roadmap, shapes technical requirements, and drives technical discussions alongside engineering leads. Additionally, this role serves as the primary technical liaison with external vendors and state partners, leading discussions around system integrations, interoperability, and assessment technology standards.

Job Responsibilities

Roadmap Contribution & Technical Design Leadership

Manage roadmap: Work closely with the Technical Directors and engineering leads to actively contribute to the system roadmap, assessing technical feasibility and infrastructure scaling needs of AI and non-AI software projects.

Facilitate design discussions: Facilitate and guide technical design discussions, asking critical questions to help developers hash out complex logic blockages.

Author technical requirements

Distill high-level business goals into detailed technical specifications and API boundary definitions.

Proactively manage roadblocks

Identify structural technical risks early, mitigate system constraints, and drive key technology choices.

External Technical Communications & Interoperability

Manage external tech communications: Serve as the primary technical interface for external organizations, state educational agencies, and client integration teams.

Lead data interoperability: Own technical discussions surrounding cross-platform data exchange, focusing heavily on secure integrations and standardized data pipelines.

Enforce edtech standards

Oversee the implementation of core educational data frameworks and ecosystem standards (e.g., QTI).

Align external vendor APIs: Establish clear technical data mappings and interface requirements with third-party vendors to guarantee plug-and-play platform compatibility.

Technical Analysis & Production Triage

Investigate runtime anomalies

Triage complex backend system issues by analyzing underlying data flows and systemic impacts.

Execute root-cause analysis

Perform deep-dive evaluations on production failures and compile post-incident reports.

Query relational databases

Write custom SQL Server scripts from scratch to extract, validate, and isolate data errors.

Deconstruct error logs

Review application and server logs to track down persistent bugs or data pipeline failures.

Deployment & Configuration Control

Manage release windows

Oversee system deployments and operational maintenance windows alongside DevOps and SRE teams.

Enforce quality control

Partner directly with QA engineers throughout the development lifecycle to maintain execution standards.

Optimize knowledge bases

Structure Confluence repositories to ensure reference materials are searchable and accurate.

Job Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technology-focused discipline.

Experience

Minimum 7+ years of experience in technical project management (or Master's degree with 5+ years), including

Management background: 5+ years directly managing software engineers, executing hands-on software development, or leading technical system design.

Analysis background

2+ years operating within data analysis, product support, or technical coordination roles.

Interoperability Literacy

Familiarity with modern data transmission protocols, RESTful APIs, webhooks, and secure data-sharing frameworks.

Database proficiency

Proficient hands-on capability writing relational SQL Server scripts from scratch to analyze datasets.

Technical literacy

Solid understanding of back-end application architecture, web application interactions, and automated data flows.

Delivery execution

Demonstrated capability tracking large-scale engineering lifecycles from planning through deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

AI & Machine Learning Literacy: Strong conceptual understanding of AI foundational components (e.g., Large Language Models, generative workflows, vector search) to confidently support upcoming AI-driven platform expansions.

AI Tooling Efficiency: Hands-on proficiency using AI productivity tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or automated project management workflows) to accelerate technical writing and delivery metrics.

EdTech Interoperability

Direct experience configuring, testing, or launching integrations utilizing the QTI framework.

Domain curiosity

Strong desire to get hands dirty learning the multilayered mechanics of complex educational software applications.

Incident management

Prior experience working in high-p