Tyto Athene is searching for a Technical Project lead to support our DAU Customer. The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) DAU requires an eLearning Project Manager who will provide technical and project management support to the government lead. The eLearning platform is a commercial SaaS application with over 15,000 unique students completing 2600 online courses each day. The LMS provides registration services for 3 federal academic organizations and 4 DOD certification programs. The application includes a single sign on (SSO) integration with LinkedIn Learning, Skillsoft/Percipio, Harvard ManageMentor, Coursera and other external providers.
The eLearning Project Lead is responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of a Learning Management System (LMS) project, from initial planning and requirements gathering to implementation and ongoing maintenance, ensuring successful deployment and user adoption by leading a cross-functional team, managing project timelines, budget, and stakeholder expectations within the context of the organization's learning and development needs.
Responsibilities:
- Develop project schedule to configure, test and deploy new functionality using agile process methodology.
- Attend integration meetings to discuss ongoing operational support and interface needs.
- Attend technical reviews of the evolving commercial functionalities and DAU transformational business processes to determine DAU's eLearning technical roadmap.
- Monitor operational and maintenance activities across all Partner agencies and eLearning vendor companies. Complete analysis and resolution for assigned user problem tickets. Schedule hot washes and other technical forums to discuss operational/configuration issues.
- Draft minutes for GPOC for all technical meetings. Serve as Secretary to the monthly CSOD CCB, to include management of CCB agenda, minutes, and action items. Manage monthly meetings with Agency Partners (Monthly Ops Status Meetings, Monthly Capability Meetings).
- Monitor the infrastructure service level agreements to ensure metrics are being met and reports results to CIO and IT Center Directors.
- Develop annual acquisition documents to renew/acquire commercial applications, content, and system engineering services.
Required:
- Proven experience in project management methodologies and best practices.
- Deep understanding of Learning Management Systems (LMS) functionality and features. Up-to-date understanding of emerging eLearning technologies.
- Strong technical skills with the ability to understand and interpret system configurations and data.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Experience in instructional design principles and eLearning development is a plus.
- Familiarity with standard project management tools and software.
Education/Certifications:
- 8+ years' experience implementing, migrating, and operating a Learning Management System as a systems administrator.
- Comfortable with MS Office Suite, MS Teams, SharePoint.
Benefits:
Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and maternity/paternity leave