Project Manager (PMO) - Remote

About the role

ALU runs a portfolio of strategic and operational projects, from an institution-wide work management rollout to admissions redesign and accreditation delivery. The PMO ensures the portfolio delivers on scope, on time, with risks surfaced early and decisions closed. The Project Manager runs projects across the portfolio to a professional standard and holds delivery discipline across the institution, independently.

Key responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent projects end-to-end: scoping, planning, milestones, dependencies, risks and closure.
• Keep the project portfolio status accurate in Asana, flagging high-priority items for Senior Leadership each month.
• Run project governance: RAID logs, decision logs, action tracking and structured escalation when delivery stalls.
• Chase statuses, data points and overdue actions across all levels, including directors and VPs, and enforce that work enters the PMO through the formal request process.
• Report delivery performance honestly, including on projects owned by the PMO and Governance teams.
• Build and maintain Asana workflows and automations (rules, forms, templates, integrations) and propose other tools that improve scheduling, follow-up and communication.
• Communicate project status clearly and simply to directors and VPs, and support the PMO Senior Associate through delegation and standards.

Required profile

• 5+ years of project management experience with proven application of technical PM expertise on real delivery, more than once.
• Track record managing multiple concurrent projects with cross-functional stakeholders up to senior leadership.
• Experience configuring and automating a work management platform (Asana strongly preferred).
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification is an asset; field application matters more than the certificate.
• Sector experience in education is not required.

Required skills

• Asana (or ClickUp, Monday, Jira) including automation; Google Workspace including Sheets.
• Fluency with AI tools and ability to evaluate new tools independently.
• Full project lifecycle knowledge: methodologies, risk management, stakeholder mapping.

To apply, candidates submit a CV and cover letter, plus a video (max 3 minutes) or written response (max 500 words) describing a project that stalled due to unfulfilled commitments, what was done to move it forward, the safeguards put in place and the outcome. Applications without this response are not screened.