Senior Project Manager

Overview:

The Senior Project Manager will serve as a critical execution partner to our CEO and VP of Marketing, driving high-velocity front-end and marketing initiatives that directly impact our growth trajectory. This role demands someone who can translate executive vision into shipped products at founder speed, orchestrating cross-functional teams while maintaining the relentless pace that defines our competitive edge. You'll own the operational excellence behind our most visible customer-facing projects, ensuring we move from concept to launch faster than our competition can react. This isn't traditional project management - it's strategic execution at the intersection of marketing innovation and technical delivery, where every sprint shapes how millions of learners discover and experience our AI-powered platform.

About Nerdy:

At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) -  the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale. 

We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.

Fortune favors the bold. Join us.

How we compete:

• AI-Native at every level
  From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done.
• Entrepreneurial velocity
  Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die.
• Free-market rigor
  Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside.
• Full-stack ownership
  You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug.
• Reward for contribution
  Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and how you achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded.
• Relentless exploration
  Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way.
• Is Apolitical
  You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.

If you’re a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more at nerdy.com.

Nerdy’s shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy:

• Q2-2025 Shareholder Letter
• Q1-2025 Shareholder Letter
• Q4-2024 Shareholder Letter

Qualifications:

• 5+ years driving complex technical marketing projects or campaign launches with demonstrable impact on revenue or user growth metrics.
• Technical fluency to collaborate with engineering & BI teams - you can read API documentation, understand front-end architecture decisions, and participate meaningfully in technical trade-off discussions.
• Data-driven decision making capabilities with proficiency in analytics tools (SQL, Looker, or similar) to measure project impact and iterate based on user behavior.
• Experience shipping at high-growth technology companies where speed-to-market determined competitive advantage.
• Mastery of modern project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) with the judgment to know when to break the rules.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills capable of context-switching between technical documentation and executive briefings
• AI tool proficiency for accelerating workflows - from project planning to stakeholder communication
• Track record of managing 10+ person cross-functional teams spanning engineering, design, marketing, and data science
• Experience with marketing technology stack including CMS platforms, marketing automation tools, A/B testing frameworks, and conversion optimization systems

Responsibilities:

• Drive execution of marketing initiatives from ideation to launch, maintaining daily momentum on high-visibility projects that shape company strategy.
• Orchestrate front-end development sprints, coordinating between engineering, sales, design, and marketing to ship customer-facing features that move acquisition and retention metrics.
• Own the operational cadence for marketing campaigns, product launches, and growth experiments - including weekly executive reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Translate executive vision into actionable roadmaps breaking down ambitious goals into measurable milestones with clear ownership and deadlines.
• Establish and maintain project velocity metrics tracking sprint velocity, deployment frequency, and time-to-market while identifying and eliminating bottlenecks.
• Manage stakeholder communications across all levels from daily standups with engineers to weekly executive briefings and board deck contributions.
• Drive rapid experimentation cycles launching A/B tests, analyzing results, and iterating on winning variations within days not weeks.
• Coordinate multi-channel marketing campaigns ensuring alignment between paid acquisition, organic content, email marketing, and product launches.
• Own project risk management proactively identifying dependencies, resource constraints, and technical debt that could impact delivery timelines.
• Build and maintain project documentation including technical specifications, marketing briefs, launch checklists, and post-mortem analyses/
• Champion AI-powered project management tools to accelerate planning, automate status updates, and predict potential delays before they impact delivery.
• Facilitate rapid decision-making by presenting clear trade-offs, data-driven recommendations, and unblocking teams within hours not days.
• Measure and report on project impact connecting project outputs to business outcomes including conversion rates, user engagement, and revenue growth.
• Scale project management excellence by developing repeatable playbooks, templates, and processes that accelerate future initiatives.

Unleash Your Potential at Nerdy:

At Nerdy, you'll earn your success through meritocracy and exceptional outcomes. Our benefits reward performance and initiative:

• Competitive Compensation & Advancement: Market-leading salary paired with clear promotion pathways and equity (RSUs) - become an owner in our success.
• Retirement Made Simple: 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting. 
• A Remote-First Culture: We embrace flexibility across time zones and working styles to attract top talent and meet learners where they are.
• Flexible Time Off: Recharge on your terms, ensuring maximum productivity.
• Continuous Learning: Access an all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household, including 1:1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and our full suite of learning products and services.
• Supercharge with AI: Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate your workflow.
• You’re Covered: Medical, dental, vision, life, STD & LTD plans plus strong maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves - numerous options for you and your family.

The Bottom Line:

If you're driven by impact, energized by ownership, and excited to help shape what’s next, you’ll thrive here. We move fast, think big, and reward those who deliver. This isn’t a traditional corporate environment - it’s a place to do the most meaningful work of your career.