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Project Manager - Content Operations

Khan Academy

IndiaRemoteFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 4mo agoVerified open 4 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
IndiaRemote
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Khan Academy is hiring a Project Manager - Content Operations. Khan Academy is seeking a Project Manager for Content Operations in India. This role involves maintaining a centralized repository of partner interactions, managing Jira tickets, overseeing content publishing operations, and tracking cross-functional projects. The Project Manager will ensure content adheres to platform standards and direct interns/vendors for quality control.

Key focus areas include Maintain a centralized, personnel-agnostic repository of all state partner interactions, MOUs, and project statuses, Ensure zero loss of context during FTC/Consultant transitions, and Serve as the primary recipient for US-assigned Jira tickets.

Important skills include Jira, SEO Optimization, Quality Control, Cross-Functional Tracking, Enforce Timelines, and Follow-Ups.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

JiraSEO OptimizationQuality ControlCross-Functional TrackingEnforce TimelinesFollow-Ups

Full job description

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA

Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and are enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps, and YouTube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home, and teacher-directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems . Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi.

ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM Our content team in India includes content creators who make thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions aligned with the Indian curriculum to help both teachers and students. We are actively working on content localization in other regional languages as well, which means the content we co-create reaches a wider number (both nationally and globally), thereby quintupling the impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

  • Partner & State Documentation:
  • Maintain a centralized, personnel-agnostic repository of all state partner interactions, MOUs, and project statuses.
  • Ensure zero loss of context during FTC/Consultant transitions.
  • Global Liaison (US/Jira):
  • Serve as the primary recipient for US-assigned Jira tickets.
  • Triage and route tickets to the appropriate Math/Science/Localization leads, ensuring deadlines are met without overwhelming functional managers.
  • Content Hygiene & Publishing Operations:
  • Own the "Last Mile" of content publishing: Video descriptions, SEO optimization, Thumbnails, and Timestamps.
  • Manage Interns/Vendors: Direct interns to execute these tasks, ensuring quality control without diverting the English/Science teams from content creation.
  • Cross-Functional Tracking:
  • Act as the neutral driver for projects involving multiple teams (e.g., English Math vs. English Science).
  • Enforce timelines and follow-ups where functional authority is split.
  • Platform Alignment:
  • Ensure all content adheres to platform hygiene standards (Khan Academy specifics) during the upcoming scaling of 1,300+ videos. This is a full-time, 12 months contract position. To apply, scroll to the end and attach your resume and task.

HOW TO APPLY

  • Attach your resume in the space provided below.
  • Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response in the space provided below (ask to share a google link drive to PDF)
  • Please note that applications without an appropriate link to the task will be ignored. LOCATION

This is a remote working opportunity. You will have the liberty to work from your home. Some travel may be required. (about 2 or 3 times a quarter)

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team like a for-profit.

  • Competitive salary
  • Remote-friendly workplace, i.e. option to work from home
  • Fun team events and board game nights! We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

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