--- title: 'Strategic Project Manager at LearnUpon' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-project-manager-learnupon-dublin-xzt209kyjnkh' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Strategic Project Manager at LearnUpon - **Company:** LearnUpon - **Location:** Dublin, Ireland - **Posted:** 2026-07-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/learnupon/jobs/8645091002 ## Job description Work Mode: Hybrid 3+ days per week in our Dublin office Department: Operations ## About the Company LearnUpon partners with over 1,600 organisations globally to unlock the potential of employees, customers & members through learning that’s easy, scalable and focused on results. Read more about life at LearnUpon [here](https://careers.learnupon.com/). ## About the Team Operations—encompassing Strategic Project Management, Business Intelligence, Workplace, and Legal—functions as the strategic backbone of LearnUpon’s growth. We design, scale, and refine the core infrastructure that powers our day-to-day business. By driving cross-functional alignment, eliminating friction, and leveraging data-driven insights, we enable every team to execute with speed, precision, and efficiency to achieve our most ambitious business goals. ## About the Opportunity As our Strategic Project Manager reporting to COO, you will work on high impact key initiatives across the business, you’ll drive LearnUpon’s growth, operational efficiency, and customer value. In this role, you will act as a program leader, partnering with business units to establish the frameworks, tracking metrics, and alignment required to deliver high-priority projects successfully. In addition, you’ll be responsible for: - Leading key strategic initiatives across the business, collaborating directly with the global executive team to translate high-level vision into structured execution frameworks. - Establishing clear project structures and milestone tracking to ensure global business teams remain aligned and accountable for their deliverables. - Ensuring strong communication and alignment across teams and stakeholders to maintain focus and clarity on initiatives. - Identifying potential roadblocks early and work proactively to resolve them with practical, effective solutions. - Analysing data to identify trends, establish key performance indicators (KPIs), and measure post-execution outcomes that drive business impact. - Continuously looking for ways to enhance workflows, simplify processes, and increase  efficiency across the business. ## Skills & Experience Must-Haves - 2-3+ years of industry experience working  in project/program management, management consulting, or a corporate strategy function in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. - Strong organizational skills and strategic vision with a proven track record of bringing order to ambiguous challenges. - High emotional intelligence with demonstrated success navigating complex environments. - A strong analytical mindset with the ability to structure ambiguity and drive projects through to execution. - Strong communications skills and a proven ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels. - A calm, programmatic approach to execution when managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously - Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities and working with different teams across the business. - Results-focused mindset - you get things done, even when the pressure is on. - Highly adaptable and comfortable pivoting quickly to maintain momentum in evolving situations. - A keen eye for detail, and can proactively resolve issues before they become blockers. - A self-starter mentality - you take ownership, show initiative, and thrive being the go-to person. - Experience using AI tools to streamline tasks and improve efficiencies. Nice-to-Haves - Experience working in a SaaS environment *If you don’t tick every box but believe this role is a mutually good fit, please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you. Why choose LearnUpon? From comprehensive rewards and generous time off to meaningful investment in your growth and development, LearnUpon gives you the support, trust, and opportunity to do the most impactful work of your career. Learn more [here](https://careers.learnupon.com/). Hiring Process - Qualified applicants may be invited to an initial screening call with a member of our TA Team. - Successful candidates will be invited to a series of practical interviews. - Finally, candidates will have an interview with our COO. - Successful candidates will be contacted with an offer to join our team. Note: At LearnUpon, we utilise AI to enhance the speed and quality of our screening and assessment practices, but our hiring decisions are always human. LearnUpon is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, membership of the Traveller community, or any other legally protected status. Check out our [Careers site](https://careers.learnupon.com/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/lifeatlearnupon/) to learn more about working at LearnUpon. By submitting your application, you agree to LearnUpon's [Privacy Policy](https://www.learnupon.com/privacy-policy/). ## About LearnUpon ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: LearnUpon provides a cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) that enables organizations to train employees, customers, partners, and members from a single platform. - **Entity Type**: Private (Growth Equity stage) - **Headquarters**: Dublin, Ireland - **Founded**: 2012 - **Founders**: Brendan Noud, Des Anderson ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Corporate Learning & Development (L&D) / EdTech - **Target customers**: B2B; serves mid-market and enterprise organizations, including SMBs and Fortune 100 companies. - **Mission or purpose statement**: To revolutionize corporate learning and help businesses unlock learning as their number one competitive advantage. ## Products & Services - **LearnUpon LMS**: A cloud-based, multi-tenant Learning Management System (SaaS) designed to train employees, customers, partners, and members from a single platform. It includes features for course creation, delivery, tracking, and reporting. - **Create+**: An AI-assisted content authoring tool that enables users to create professional, interactive courses 90% faster at 10% of the cost, all within the LearnUpon platform. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $56.65M (latest round: Growth Equity, raised ~6 years ago). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Summit Partners (lead), Enterprise Ireland, National Digital Research Centre. - **Growth Signals**: Serves 1,600+ global organizations; powers learning for 29+ million users; recognized as a top LMS by eLearning Industry and Brandon Hall (7 awards in 2024); actively hiring across multiple departments (Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, etc.) in 5 global offices. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unified Platform**: Purpose-built to train all external and internal audiences (employees, customers, partners, members) from a single, multi-tenant LMS, reducing complexity for large organizations. - **AI-First Innovation**: Leading the transition into the AI era of learning with tools like Create+, which enables course creation 90% faster at 10% of the cost. - **Proven Scale & Trust**: Serves 1,600+ global organizations, including Fortune 100 companies, and powers learning for 29+ million users, demonstrating enterprise-grade reliability and performance. - **Industry Recognition**: Consistently recognized as a top LMS by industry analysts (eLearning Industry, Brandon Hall), validating product quality and market leadership. ## Strategic Focus - **AI Integration**: Spearheading the transition into the AI era of learning, with a focus on AI-assisted content creation and delivery to dramatically reduce the time and cost of building training programs. - **Product Expansion**: Continuing to develop and enhance the platform to serve all training audiences (employees, customers, partners, members) under one roof, with a focus on the "extended enterprise" use case. - **Global Growth**: Expanding its customer base and team across its five global offices (Dublin, Belgrade, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, Sydney) to serve a growing international clientele. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes a friendly, supportive team environment with core values like "Act Like An Owner," "Lead With Curiosity," and "Deliver Quality." Strong commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) with a published Gender Pay Gap report and active DIB initiatives. - **Work Model**: Hybrid work model that balances productive solo focus with vibrant hybrid collaboration. - **Total Rewards**: Competitive compensation, equity from day one, retirement matching, comprehensive family healthcare, enhanced parental support, and generous time off. - **Growth & Impact**: As a learning company, employee development and career progression are core to the culture. Employees get autonomy to own big projects that impact 29+ million users globally. - **Engineering Culture**: Focus on cutting-edge AI work, with roles like Staff Engineer (DevOps, Site Reliability) and Engineering Manager. Emphasis on delivering quality and owning high-impact decisions. ## Sources 1. [learnupon.com](https://www.learnupon.com/about/) 2. [careers.learnupon.com](https://careers.learnupon.com/) 3. [learnupon.com](https://www.learnupon.com/) 4. [boards.greenhouse.io](https://boards.greenhouse.io/learnupon) 5. 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