Senior Content Project Manager

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together. 

At LinkedIn Austria GmbH, the Content Project Manager will manage numerous key aspects of the course creation process and workflow, course scheduling, publishing targets, and project reporting. As a member of the Content team, the Project Manager is responsible for the Japanese and Mandarin learning libraries, keeping quality and communication high throughout the project pipeline and delivering published courses in excellent shape and on schedule. This is an 18-month Fixed Term Contract. 

Responsibilities:  

• Partner with the Content and Production teams on the execution of the strategic content plan, including hitting overall targets for amount of recorded and published courses, as well as securing a steady flow of content to key audiences.  

• Manage and maintain feedback and KPI reporting that drive library-level insights for the content team.  

• Track trainer status, both before and during recording, and provide weekly status updates to Senior Manager of Content and Production Team Lead.  

• Coordinate communication and maintain pipeline between freelance resources, and Content, Production, and Encoding & Publication teams.  

• Field interdepartmental communication and inquiries with regards to instructors, courses, and library roadmaps.  

• Work with Senior Manager of Content to identify and address ongoing quality concerns.  

• Partner with Content colleagues, including Project Managers in other teams to share best practices and ensure that we deliver content that meets or exceeds our quality, brand, experience, and educational efficacy standards and member learning goals.  

• Anticipate and identify roadblocks and potential risks. Work with stakeholders across partner teams to remove roadblocks and reduce risk.  

• Identify, develop, and implement new and unique ways to improve workflow operations and process improvements as needed.  

• Champion quality and attention to detail as well a dedication to organized, professional, and on-schedule delivery throughout the course creation process.  

• Own and manage team-wide initiatives and special projects, including integration projects.  

• Perform other duties as may be assigned.  

• Willingness to travel and to work on a flexible schedule when needed for international meetings.  

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 + years of experience project managing multiple projects in various stages of the product development cycle, including working with content creators, such as instructors, faculty, or trainers; organized and excellent with deadlines; experience developing, refining, and documenting complex content workflows.  

• 4 + years’ experience managing and negotiating with vendors and freelancers.  

• Fluency in verbal and written English

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Embodies the LinkedIn culture and values and demonstrates a day-to-day passion for education and a desire to champion member needs and drive for instructional quality and learner engagement. 

• Previous experience working with translated texts and translation process is a plus.  

• Proven ability to write, speak, and present information effectively and persuasively, as well as strong editorial skills.  

• Excellent software skills, including prior experience with Microsoft Office applications.  

Suggested skills:  

• Content 

• Product 

• Communication 

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