Executive Project Manager

Job Summary

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The Executive Project Manager plays a critical role in driving focus, alignment, and accountability across EBSCO Industries. Working in close partnership with the executive leadership team, this role transforms strategic vision into a disciplined, measurable roadmap and ensures that priorities are executed consistently across the enterprise.

This is an opportunity for a highly structured, business‑minded leader to act as the connective tissue of the organization—bringing clarity to strategy, rigor to execution, and rhythm to leadership operations. The Executive Project Manager serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders, reinforcing Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) disciplines and enabling scalable, data‑driven growth.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: 

Strategic Alignment & VTO Ownership

• Own and steward the Vision/Traction Organizer (VTO), ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment across the organization.
• Lead quarterly updates to the VTO and confirm all executive initiatives directly support 1‑year and 3‑year targets.
• Act as a strategic sounding board for the executive team to ensure priorities remain focused and actionable.

Leadership Meeting Cadence & Facilitation

• Orchestrate and facilitate weekly Executive Leadership Team (XLT) meetings
• Own agendas, document Issues, track To‑Dos, and drive follow‑through—ensuring meetings are efficient, decisive, and outcomes‑oriented.

Enterprise Scorecard & KPI Management

• Own the Company Scorecard, monitoring high‑level KPIs and performance trends.
• Surface insights, flag risks early, and partner with leaders to maintain a rigorously data‑driven operating culture.

Quarterly Execution & “Rock” Accountability

• Track and monitor progress against 90‑day “Rocks” at the executive level.
• Facilitate follow‑up conversations to remove obstacles, reinforce accountability, and ensure commitments are met.

Process Integration & Operating System Discipline

• Collaborate cross‑functionally to document, standardize, and reinforce core processes, building a scalable enterprise operating system.
• Support alignment across leadership levels—from CEO (L0) and Executive Leadership Team (L1) to future expansion across Business Unit leaders (L2) and Board of Directors.

Executive Accountability & Cross‑Functional Alignment

• Serve as the “glue” for the leadership team, ensuring accountability to departmental goals and seamless communication across functions.
• Foster trust, transparency, and disciplined execution while maintaining an objective, enterprise‑wide perspective.

Job Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Business, MIS, or similar.
• 8 + years of professional work experience in project management, operations, or similar field. 
• Proven proficiency with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
• Prior experience in a PMO, Strategy, or Operations leadership role
• Strong systems thinker with the ability to connect strategy to execution
• Highly data‑driven mindset with comfort interpreting and acting on KPIs
• Exceptional facilitation and executive‑level communication skills

Core Values & Ideal Fit

• Demonstrates unwavering integrity and sound judgment
• Exceptionally disciplined, organized, and detail‑oriented
• Comfortable serving as an objective facilitator who can productively challenge senior leaders
• Collaborative, low‑ego team player with enterprise‑level thinking

Essential Job Function

• Ability to sit for extended periods at a desk while working on a computer, reviewing financial documents, and analyzing data using software applications and spreadsheets.
• Capable of viewing and interpreting information on computer screens for prolonged periods, including detailed financial reports, spreadsheets, and data visualizations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person during meetings, presentations, and collaborations with team members and stakeholders throughout the office environment.