Pansophic Learning is an education company that strives to provide students and educators exceptional learning solutions that enable them to maximize their success academically and in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic circumstance. We believe every child should be able to be whatever they want to be in life regardless of where they were born.

Our Early Learning Academies focus on providing high-quality early childhood education, that prepare children for Kindergarten and helps enable them to succeed in later years (K-12). As the population of children with working parents grows, so does the demand for childcare where families are engaged in their child’s learning experiences. Parents are increasingly focused on early education rather than simple “day-care” – this secular trend is resulting in a shift in consumer preference towards more educationally focused childcare offerings.

The Project Manager role supports the Early Learning Academies business division and plays an integral role in corporate planning and new growth initiatives. This individual will partner with our legal and operations teams to facilitate the purchase or consolidation of companies from inception to the final merger. All mergers are complicated processes, and the responsibilities of the Project Manager will vary depending on the stage of a transaction. The role requires an individual who has proven Project Management experience and has had prior involvement with mergers & acquisitions.

**This position is based in our McLean, VA corporate headquarters** 

Project Management

• Schedule and scope development and issue and risk management, including supporting the diligence process and objectives, identifying issues, driving teams to determine resolution, mitigating plans, and coordinating the reporting of diligence findings to senior leads
• Support integration activities for an acquired entity, including developing kickoff materials, working with functional teams to build integration plans for business and back-office functions, build and maintain a consolidated master schedule, drive teams to execute against defined integration plans and schedules, and leverage expertise in problem-solving to resolve complex and sensitive issues
• Support the transition from post-merger integration to business and back-office operations
• Work jointly with leadership to solve complex cross-functional operational issues creatively
• Deal with unique issues and support continual refinement to improve day one / 30 / 90 / 120-day integration checklists for transactions
• Preparing progress reports and presenting to an executive committee on a regular basis
• Develop relationships with key business stakeholders

Research

• Working closely with the project team and business stakeholders to define the approach, activities, and timelines for project execution, leveraging project management best practices
• Research and monitors performance trends and activity
• Designs and coordinates in gathering requirements for new process enhancements
• Communicate with the Operations team for process and tool enhancements to help prioritize needs
• Research available data and requests necessary data from analytics team

Process Development and Execution

• Responsible for creating and evolving methodologies, best practices, and training for all three areas of responsibility: M&A Integration, Process Improvement and Change Management.
• Assessing, creating, and implementing process for the purposes of enabling accurate pipeline reporting and forecasting across business units
• Secures necessary internal resources to support delivery of an approved business case
• Help develop and drive process and systems/tool adoption across teams
• Motivate people and teams involved to complete required tasks on time
• Learn from and share best practices with other stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience with merger and acquisition integration project management is highly desired
• In lieu of merger and acquisition experience, candidates with prior experience working in commercial real estate are encouraged to apply
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related discipline or equivalent experience; an advanced degree in Business or Finance strongly preferred
• 3-5+ years of progressively responsible experience as a Project Manager for a combination of merger & acquisition, process improvement, business change, and other strategic initiatives
• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative; strong attention to detail and ability to pull business insights through complex data sets
• Self-motivated and strong problem-solver with ability to handle multiple projects and activities
• Ability to work well under pressure as well as effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently
• Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence key stakeholders across varying business functions

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