ABOUT US

Do you have a passion for higher education? Do you want to make a positive impact on the college admissions process? Our staff help to remove barriers and encourage students to forge their path to a better future. Common App is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Each year we support more than 1 million students, one-third of whom are first-generation, as they apply to our more than 900 diverse member colleges & universities using the Common App's free online application. 

If you are an experienced Project Management professional and want to be part of a mission-driven non-profit that uses innovative technology to advance the college admission process, Common App may be a great match for you. Common App is currently searching for a Project Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team, and reporting to the Senior Manager of the PMO, this position will work closely with fellow PMO team members to ensure that there is empowerment, awareness, and alignment around Common App’s programmatic work in support of the organization's strategy. 

The Project Manager will play an active role in the PMO’s day-to-day operations and serve as a valued business partner to programmatic leaders of all levels by providing ongoing, tailored project management support and guidance to a variety of cross-functional projects across the organization. This position will also support and help lead enterprise-wide learning of project management through formal and informal channels and resources to establish baseline project management knowledge across the organization and role-specific proficiency.

This role requires:

• Candidates must live in the United States.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Bachelor's degree in business, business analytics, or relevant field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience applying a variety of project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid, etc.) 
• Familiarity with a variety of project management processes and tools, particularly Atlassian products (Jira and Confluence).
• Project Management Acumen & Advanced Technical Skills: Possesses and deploys advanced knowledge of project management methodologies, practices, and skills to effectively manage projects and stakeholders, create and maintain detailed project plans and timelines, and identify and track deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, etc.
• PMO (Portfolio Management Office) Knowledge: Able to articulate an understanding of how PMO operations fit into the organization’s operating model and the value it can bring.
• Project Management Tools: Able to easily use and adapt to a variety of project management tools.
• Communication: Demonstrates outstanding skills in written, verbal, and visual communication to effectively and proactively convey information and teach project management best practices as well as exhibiting strong active listening and comprehension skills:
• Excellent Written Communication: Ability to craft clear, concise, and compelling project management artifacts, presentations, and educational resources/templates.
• Effective Verbal Communication: Skilled in delivering information confidently and clearly in meetings, presentations, and one-on-one interactions.
• Visual Communication: Proficiency in using visual tools and techniques to enhance understanding and engagement.
• Proactive Communication: Anticipate needs and provide timely, relevant information to prevent misunderstandings and ensure alignment.
• Active Listening: Demonstrated ability to listen attentively, understand diverse perspectives, and respond appropriately to feedback.
• Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking: Analyzes problems, identifies patterns, and proposes innovative solutions.
• Organizational Skills: Employs organizational skills and attention to detail to effectively manage and track multiple, simultaneous projects.

• Initiative: Takes ownership of tasks and seeks opportunities to contribute beyond assigned responsibilities.
• Adaptability: Ensures effective performance when faced with ambiguity, changing environments, and demands in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborates effectively with other departments to achieve shared objectives. 
• Interpersonal Skills: Employs highly developed interpersonal skills, including building solid relationships and trust among a broad range of people, positions, and functions to effectively support, manage, and collaborate with project stakeholders. 
• Mentoring: Demonstrates willingness and ability to mentor and share expertise with other members of the PMO team.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Reporting: Familiarity with project and program reporting.
• Analytical Acumen: Utilize data-driven insights for improvements. 
• Nonprofit Interest: Interest in nonprofit, social impact, and/or education work.
• Advanced degree and/or relevant certification(s) (e.g., PMP, PfMP, CAPM, CSM).
• Project management with non-profit organizations.

PAY RANGE

Target hiring salary range $77,910-87,649

Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including: 

• Work-Life balance
• Virtual-first office
• Seven company-wide holidays
• Nine floating holidays*
• Sick leave
• Monthly mental health day

*floating holidays prorated depending on start date

• Virtual-first support
• Choice of PC of MAC laptop
• May choose an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, and/or headset
• One-time office set-up stipend
• Monthly remote work stipend
• Monthly mobile stipend
• Financial security
• Market-based salaries
• Performance-based bonus
• 403(b) retirement plan
• 5% company contribution
• additional 5% company match
• 3-year vesting schedule
• Participation may begin immediately
• Health & wellness
• Choice of two health insurance plans
• Health Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
• Medical Flexible Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Insurance coverage begins on the date of hire
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Maven virtual clinic for women’s and family health
• Company provided life and ad&d insurance
• Opportunity to purchase additional life insurance for self, spouse, and dependents
• Company provided short and long-term disability insurance
• Career development
• Budgeted annual funds for professional development
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Additional perks
• Mutual of Omaha Employee Assistance Program
• Mutual of Omaha will preparation services
• Mutual of Omaha travel assistance
• Payroll dedication pet insurance through PinPaws
• 1Password family account

We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

HOW DO I APPLY

To apply for this opportunity, send your resume and cover letter with salary expectations.

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ABOUT US

Do you have a passion for higher education? Do you want to make a positive impact on the college admissions process? Our staff help to remove barriers and encourage students to forge their path to a better future. Common App is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Each year we support more than 1 million students, one-third of whom are first-generation, as they apply to our more than 900 diverse member colleges & universities using the Common App's free online application. 

If you are an experienced Data Scientist professional and want to be part of a mission-driven non-profit that uses innovative technology to advance the college admission process, Common App may be a great match for you. Common App is currently searching for a Data Scientist: Data Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Data Scientist position is charged with helping to build the organization’s evolving data analytic and research function. Reporting to the Director of Data Science, Data Operations, the individual will be engaged with all aspects of the data operations function, including the development of internal and external-facing business intelligence products, oversight of data warehousing, and analyses and reports supporting Common App's organizational priorities and strategic initiatives. Our organization is dedicated to reimagining college admissions to be more simple, logical, joyful, and equitable. Additionally, we hope to expand access to more low- and middle-income students via partnerships and innovations, leverage our data and research to be a voice for equity in the admissions process, and connect students to financial aid resources, information, and opportunities.

The Data Scientist will build efficient systems, processes, and workflows to execute the data operations agenda. They will produce and maintain ETL processes, tables, and visualizations supporting Common App’s commitment to access and equity across the organization’s functional areas. They will also collaborate closely with our Technology Services (Data Warehousing Engineering), Product Strategy, and Data Analytics and Research teams to maximize the impact of the data warehouse. 

Our organization is dedicated to reimagining college admissions to be more simple, logical, joyful, and equitable. Additionally, we hope to expand access to more low- and middle-income students via partnerships and innovations, leverage our data and research to be a voice for equity in the admissions process, and connect students to financial aid resources, information, and opportunities.

This role requires:

• Candidates must live in the United States.
• Bachelors degree in quantitative social sciences discipline (e.g., Public Policy, Economics, Education Policy, Education Measurement, Psychometrics, Computational Psychology, etc.) or related quantitative field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4-6 years of related experience: data reporting, SQL, database architecture, ETL procedures, data analytics, data mining, data operations, and data quality. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Experience in designing and implementing data warehousing, reporting, and analytic systems.
• Experience working with and validating imperfect data.
• Experience with descriptive and inferential statistics. 
• Experience working with National Center for Education Statistics, Census, College Scorecard, National Student Clearinghouse, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and/or other publicly available datasets relevant to education.
• Fluent in data manipulation and coding with SQL and/or R.
• Understanding of the strategic context of Common Application’s role in the higher education industry. 
• Strong interpersonal skills and service orientation.
• Proven ability to communicate data and research findings to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and diverse environment

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Master’s or doctorate degree in a quantitative discipline and at least one year of related experience.
• 2-4 years of related experience with data visualization (Tableau, R preferred).
• 2-4 years of related experience with Atlassian tools, Git, Databricks, AWS Sagemaker, or S3. 
• Fluent data manipulation and coding with tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau, and R.
• Passion for higher education.
• Experience working with Agile frameworks for cross-functional, product-minded collaboration.
• Teaching and supporting non-data experts in the use and interpretation of data.

PAY RANGE

Target hiring salary range $95,000-99,845

Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including: 

• Work-Life balance
• Virtual-first office
• Seven company-wide holidays
• Nine floating holidays*
• Sick leave
• Monthly mental health day

*floating holidays prorated depending on start date

• Virtual-first support
• Choice of PC of MAC laptop
• May choose an external monitor, keyboard, mouse, and/or headset
• One-time office set-up stipend
• Monthly remote work stipend
• Monthly mobile stipend
• Financial security
• Market-based salaries
• Performance-based bonus
• 403(b) retirement plan
• 5% company contribution
• additional 5% company match
• 3-year vesting schedule
• Participation may begin immediately
• Health & wellness
• Choice of two health insurance plans
• Health Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
• Medical Flexible Savings Account, depending on health plan selection
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Insurance coverage begins on the date of hire
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Maven virtual clinic for women’s and family health
• Company provided life and ad&d insurance
• Opportunity to purchase additional life insurance for self, spouse, and dependents
• Company provided short and long-term disability insurance
• Career development
• Budgeted annual funds for professional development
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Additional perks
• Mutual of Omaha Employee Assistance Program
• Mutual of Omaha will preparation services
• Mutual of Omaha travel assistance
• Payroll dedication pet insurance through PinPaws
• 1Password family account

We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

HOW DO I APPLY

To apply for this opportunity, send your resume and cover letter with salary expectations.

See more jobs at Common App

Apply for this job

ABOUT US

Do you have a passion for higher education? Do you want to make a positive impact on the college admissions process? Our staff help to remove barriers and encourage students to forge their path to a better future. Common App is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. Each year we support more than 1 million students, one-third of whom are first-generation, as they apply to our more than 900 diverse member colleges & universities using the Common App's free online application. 

If you are an experienced QA Engineering professional and want to be part of a mission-driven non-profit that uses innovative technology to advance the college admission process, Common App may be a great match for you. Common App is currently searching for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Director, Software Quality Assurance, our Software QA Engineer works collaboratively with a team of quality assurance professionals to ensure constituents have a great user experience with Common App’s software products. The Software QA Engineer is a member of the Quality Assurance Team, and will be expected to plan, develop, and execute comprehensive system tests, while working in an empowered and agile environment.  The Software QA Engineer performs a wide range of duties, including functional, security, accessibility, and compatibility tests. The Software QA Engineer also identifies and confirms resolution of defects based on an established QA methodology.  This individual will also assist departments across the organization with activities related to quality assurance.

QUALIFICATIONS

This role requires:

• Candidates must live in the United States.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science from four-year college or university; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4-6 years of successful, progressive experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In-depth understanding of QA methodologies & testing environments.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycles.
• Strong consultative and analytical skills
• Proficient in solving problems.
• Highly experienced in developing end-to-end manual tests.
• Ability to work independently and in a team based environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to write new QA Automation scripts for existing manual test plans.
• Ability to enhance and maintain existing QA Automation scripts and automated code.
• Ability to debug and resolve any code merge issues or conflicts.
• Solid understanding of web technologies (C#, Json, JQuery, HTML5, CSS, or similar technologies).
• In-depth understanding and working knowledge of QA automation tools and environments (Selenium, NUnit, Jenkins, JMeter,, etc.).
• Capable of using source code repositories (Example: Git).
• Working knowledge of Git commands.

PAY RANGE

Target hiring salary range $95,000-98,000 

Common App is a virtual first environment. We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and an extensive benefits package including: 

• Paid time off
• Vacation Leave (starting at 10 days per year)
• Sick Leave (15 days per year)
• Paid Holidays (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day)
• Floating Holidays (9 days to be used at employee’s discretion)
• Mental Health Days (12 per year)
• Healthcare
• Medical (2 plan options with Cigna including an option for 100% employee coverage)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with annual employer contribution starting at $1,500 or Flexible Spending Account (FSA), depending on plan election
• Dental (plan with Cigna offering 100% employee coverage)
• Vision benefits (plan with Cigna offering 100% employee coverage)
• Short + Long Term Disability (100% employer paid)
• Life + AD&D (100% employer paid)
• Additional Voluntary Life + AD&D insurance available
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Added compensation
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with 5% employer contribution + additional 5% employer match
• Stipends (virtual office set up and monthly remote work support)
• Future growth opportunities within the organization

We work to maintain the best possible environment for our staff, where people can learn and grow. We strive to provide a diverse, collaborative, team-oriented, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.

HOW DO I APPLY

To apply for this opportunity, send your resume and cover letter with salary expectations.

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