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PUBLISHED: Friday, December 1, 2017

Open Positions

Interested Candidates should send resumes to harold@gallopade.com


Project Manager

Overview

Gallopade is seeking a Project Manager to join our growing company as part of our Product Development team. The Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and guiding teams in the development of print and digital educational resources for grades K-8. Gallopade is looking for a Project Manager who will transform our project development processes by implementing Agile (and hybrid) methodologies and practices to facilitate high levels of performance, quality, and other measures of success.

Essential Responsibilities

The #1 responsibility of the Project Manager is to facilitate the development and release of new print and digital products, features, enhancements, updates, and corrections. These deliverables must be done in scope, on time, and in budget to meet our customers’ expectations. Foundational characteristics essential to meeting customer expectations include content accuracy, ease of use (for teachers and students), effectiveness (at helping achieve learning goals), and detailed alignment to state learning standards (for curriculum products). Our other magical ingredients include enthusiasm, inclusivity, honesty, and more.

The Project Manager’s role in achieving these goals includes the following responsibilities and duties:

  • Work in partnership with Product Managers to maintain an up-to-date product roadmap, backlog, and schedule of sequenced releases.
  • Facilitate the pre-/planning of iterative sprints as components of SDLCs. Also facilitate the pre-/planning of product development projects that continue to follow a waterfall methodology and release schedule (typically print products).
  • Identify and document project scope, dependencies, and schedule; establish project milestones and metrics; identify and obtain resources required for project success.
  • Communicate project deliverables; lead daily stand-up meetings; manage project progress; remove obstacles to success.
  • Monitor team efforts to ensure prioritized work is aligned to sprints and roadmap.
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects within a fast-paced environment.
  • Adjust to unforeseen challenges, keeping the team workload balanced and manageable.
  • Continually evaluate and communicate realistic and accurate project statuses, maintaining project visibility and transparency.
  • Facilitate reviews, retrospectives, and other project-related meetings.
  • Coach staff on agile methodologies and mindset to drive continuous improvement.
  • Keep team members engaged in following company process protocols.
  • Manage QA projects, prioritizing the elimination of errors and bugs.
  • Maintain an accurate and up-to-date backlog; update process documentation.
  • Identify, collect, and share key metrics to improve individual and organizational excellence.

Qualifications

· 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach.

· Experience at waterfall (SDLC…) and agile (Scrum, Lean…) project management.

· Expert at setting up and using project management and collaboration tools.

· Demonstrated ability to lead multiple, concurrent teams and achieve high performance.

· Preferred: 2+ years of experience in cloud-based software design/development.

· Experience in any of these areas is a plus: content or asset management

Additional Details

The Project Manager must be able to work full-time in-office at our headquarters in Peachtree City, GA. Gallopade is an equal opportunity employer. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. To apply, submit cover letter, resume, and salary requirements.

Education:

  • Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Microsoft Office: 6 years (Preferred)
  • Software project management: 4 years (Preferred)
  • Project management: 4 years (Preferred)

Job Type: Full-time, In-Office

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
  • Bonus Pay

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes, we are following CDC guidelines.

 


Curriculum Program Manager - Social Studies

Gallopade has a Curriculum Program Manager – Social Studies K-8 opportunity in our Peachtree City, GA headquarters office. In this role you will be expected to drive the strategy, development, and delivery of high-quality K-8 social studies curriculum. This role will provide end-to-end strategic guidance as well as hands-on involvement for editorial creation, instructional design, pedagogy, standards alignment, assessment and lesson planning development, and digital curriculum design and development for Gallopade’s Social Studies Curriculum programs and include overseeing steps to ensure the customer(s) maximize the value of services.

The Program Manager will work with cross-functional teams to produce and develop engaging and effective curriculum that achieves the mission of the Gallopade: Providing resources for a non-biased, inclusive, aspirational, and inspirational education for students.

Your Contribution as the Curriculum Program Manager will include:

· Participate in the development and evaluation of new curriculum.

· Coordinate the review/assessment of current curriculum to ensure that course/programs are meeting intended objectives and requirements.

· Working with teacher feedback in the implementation of proven, research based, instructional strategies that will enhance student comprehension.

· Working closely with sales, marketing, and management identify market opportunities and define the appropriate products and services and or solutions to best serve the customer.

· Use evaluations and data to make recommendations for how to improve and edit curricula on an annual basis.

· Prepare manuscript, ensuring accuracy, readability, and grade-appropriateness in accordance with project specifications.

· Conduct research and consult with faculty, staff, and business representative in the design and development of new curriculum.

· Develop curricular goals and outlines for new curriculum and curriculum updates.

· Provide research and guidance to writing and editing team on content as well as best practices in activities, instructional design, assessment, remediation, enrichment, and more.


What you will need to be successful:

· 5+ years of teaching/curriculum development experience

· BA/MA Education, History, English, Journalism or related fields.

· Passionate and education focus on history and other social studies topics.

· Experience creating and implementing curriculum

· Must possess strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.

· Must be hands-on and detail-oriented and be able to deliver results in a changing environment.

Job Type: Full-time, In-Office

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
  • Bonus Pay

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes, we are following CDC guidelines.





Staff Accountant

Gallopade has a Full-Time Staff Accountant position available in our General and Administrative Department. We are seeking an energetic and driven finance professional to join the team. Use your knowledge, best practices, and procedures for accounting activities. The Staff Accountant is key member of the management team reporting to the President.

Your Contribution as the Staff Accountant will include:

· Managing accounting documents, evaluating, ensuring compliance with regulations, overseeing accounting operations analyzing financial data, publishing financial statements, maintaining the general ledger, coordinating auditing processes, and ensuring accuracy of financial information.

· Credit Control and AR Management.

· Taxation – Ensuring timely filing of tax returns and compliance with tax regulations.

· Financial Analysis – Prepare and interpret the monthly balance sheet, income statements, profit and loss statements on monthly/periodic/need basis and drive the financial performance of the company.

· Coding invoices, set up new accounts, reconcile accounts, and monthly closings.

· Reconciles bank accounts monthly, verifies deposits and inquiries from banks.

· Reconciles payroll, customer accounts, financial accounts, and cash disbursements.

· Manage accounts payable and receivable.

· Manage the purchasing and invoicing system.

· Managing and development team members.

· Perform other duties as assigned


What you will need to be successful:

· Proven experience in accounting.

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting required.

· At least three years of related experience required.

· Ability to handle confidential information and material.

· Excellent verbal and written communication.

· Excellent organizational and attention to details.

· Knowledge of general financial and cost accounting software.

Job Type: Full-time, In-Office

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
  • Bonus Pay

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes, we are following CDC guidelines.





Warehouse Shipper/ Receiver

Gallopade is seeking a Full-Time Warehouse Shipper/Receiver to join our Production and Fulfillment Department. The warehouse Shipper/Receiver is responsible for processing all orders, logging new orders in the shipping logbook, pulling orders, scanning orders, packing orders for shipment, process shipments through various transport carrier services.

Job Responsibilities Include:

· Receive and ship orders in a timely and orderly fashion

· Able to locate, accurately count, and package products for shipment

· Inspect products and packaging damage

· Package, palletize and bundle product for shipment using means appropriate for method of transportation

· Proficient with all sorts of material handling and packaging devises including stand up forklifts, and pallet jacks

· Accurately receive and record inbound freight shipments

· Packing accuracy must be at or exceed an acceptable level

· Maintain records of shipping, receiving and warehouse inventory

· Ability to life 40 pounds, load, and unload trucks

· Keep warehouse organized, and another task as assigned

· Ability to work 40 hours, some overtime especially during summer months


Required Qualifications:

· High School diploma, or equivalent

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· High attention to detail, accuracy, time management, and organization

· Must be adaptable to change in the work environment, comfortable with multiple competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events in a calm and logical manner

· Prior Forklift experience

· Prior experience in warehouse

· Some computers experience/typing skills