Principal Project Manager - Growth Delivery

Futures start here. Where first steps, new friendships, and confident learners are born. At KinderCare Learning Companies, the first and only early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we offer a variety of early education and child care options for families. Whether it’s KinderCare Learning Centers, Champions, or Crème de la Crème, we build confidence for kids, families, and the future we share. And we want you to join us in shaping it—in neighborhoods, at work, and in schools nationwide.

At KinderCare Learning Companies, you’ll use your skills and expertise to support the work (and fun) that happens in our sites and centers every day. From marketers and strategists to financial analysts and data engineers, and so much more, we’re all passionate about crafting a world where children, families, and organizations can thrive.

KinderCare’s Growth Delivery & Operations team is responsible for the end-to-end management and success of new centers, acquired centers, and centers going through a significant reopening process across childcare brands including KinderCare, KinderCare at Work, and Crème de la Crème.

As the Principal Project Manager, Growth Delivery you’ll support a portfolio of projects, including risk assessment, initial scoping and kick off, and center readiness for the fleet. You will work cross functionally to ensure business partners are able to deliver on expectations around experience, timeline, and budget and partner closely with your Growth Operations Manager to establish center-specific success plans focused on hiring, licensing, building readiness, center environment, and staff training.

Responsibilities:

• Build legally bound timelines to achieve successful acquisition transactions

• Act as the face of KinderCare's business partners to sellers outside of the organization

• Organize site reviews, site review tools, operational and HR deep dives, and site review reporting

• Conduct prioritization exercises to ensure agreement on capital budget and scopes of work required to integrate centers

• Ensure communication across business partners, capturing risks and mitigation strategies for project execution

• Ensure a positive experience for staff and families throughout the center welcome, opening, and integration processes by coordinating announcements, communications, resources, events, and logistics for newly acquired centers

• Partner with licensing and HR business partners to ensure timely completion of licensing and hiring requirements while collaborating with the Growth Operations Manager to develop customized Center Success plans

Qualifications:

• Approximately 8 years of project management experience

• Excellent planning, organizational, and analytical skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to create clear visuals that effectively communicate timelines and goals

• Ability to build rapport and trust with business partners through a highly collaborative approach, strong listening skills, and the ability to understand, influence, and prioritize competing needs

• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities while maintaining a positive attitude and flexible approach to change

• Ability to proactively plan work with a focus on user experience and outcome

• Excellent judgment and ability to think critically; strong decision-making skills, including risk evaluation, outcomes assessment, and solutions determination in a timely manner

• Ability to travel 10-15% of time to sites located in and out of state

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Our benefits meet you where you are. We’re here to help our employees navigate the integration of work and life:
- Know your whole family is supported with discounted child care benefits.

- Breathe easy with medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!).
- Feel supported in your mental health and personal growth with employee assistance programs.
- Feel great and thrive with access to health and wellness programs, paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones.
- … and much more.

We operate research-backed, accredited, and customizable programs in more than 2,000 sites and centers across 40 states and the District of Columbia. As we expand, we’re matching the needs of more and more families, dynamic work environments, and diverse communities from coast to coast. Because we believe every family deserves access to high-quality child care, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day, you’ll help bring this mission to life by building community and delivering exceptional experiences. And if you’re anything like us, you’ll come for the work, and stay for the people.

KinderCare Learning Companies is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.