Sr. Program Development Manager, Professional Education

Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.  Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

 

The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for an The Sr. Program Development Manager, Lifelong Learning  in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas.

 

The Sr. Program Development Manager, Lifelong Learning is responsible for driving the successful completion of assigned projects by leading teams in initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of assigned projects. Responsible for supervising Program Development Managers to drive deliverables so that educational initiatives are delivered on time, to the specified cost, as well as, quality and performance as proposed.

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and at heart.org.

Responsibilities

• Leads, supervises, and provides training (PMI best practices) to a group of Program Manager staff to drive educational initiatives deliverables on time, at the specified cost, quality and performance.
• Performs project management duties in collaboration with colleagues and staff, including initiating and defining project scope, planning, coordinating, executing, documenting, monitoring, controlling (progress), and closing assigned projects as needed.
• As part of the project management provides updates and reports to Lifelong Learning / OSO staff, consultants, volunteers, and Sr. Leadership on the status of projects.
• Works collaboratively with internal and external staff, management, volunteers, and consultants for assigned projects.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 5 to 8 years minimum work-related experience
• Project management or equivalent experience, with the ability to plan and monitor projects from inception through completion
• Knowledge of assessing and controlling risk (Risk Management)
• Experience working across departments to manage day-to-day workflow to ensure timely delivery of projects within scope and budget
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and communication flow as relates to project deliverables, scope, and the internal project team
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, meet multiple deadlines, and manage numerous projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal skills, including relationship building
• Functional multi-program computer skills; strong project management tool skills, strong interpersonal skills, including relationship building
• 10% approximate time of overnight travel

 

Compensation & Benefits

 

 

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

 

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs; this position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.