Growth Project Manager

About Healthcademia Healthcademia is an international company dedicated to the continuous education and professional development of healthcare professionals.

We offer
high-quality, advanced training programmes designed to empower professionals to achieve their career goals and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. Our programmes leverage the latest technologies, focus on practical skill development, and incorporate innovative learning methodologies to deliver an outstanding educational experience. Today, Healthcademia operates across Europe, Latin America and the United Kingdom, supporting thousands of healthcare professionals throughout their learning journey. Our mission is simple: to be the trusted partner of healthcare professionals throughout their lifelong learning journey. What We're Looking For We are looking for a Growth Project Manager to lead and coordinate strategic growth initiatives across Southern Europe. This is a newly created, highly transversal role designed to professionalise and structure the way we manage expansion projects, ensuring that new centres, products, academic programmes and corporate initiatives are delivered in an agile, scalable and standardised manner. Reporting directly to the CIO Southern Europe, this role will sit within the Technology team while working closely with Business and Academic Operations. The successful candidate will act as the central point of coordination between Business, Operations, Technology and external partners, ensuring projects are delivered successfully from planning through implementation and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead strategic growth and integration projects from planning through implementation and operational handover.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Business, Academic Operations, Technology, Finance, Marketing, Legal, HR and other key functions.
• Act as the main liaison between Business, Operations and IT, translating business requirements into structured implementation plans.
• Establish project governance, reporting frameworks and stakeholder communication processes.
• Monitor project progress, proactively manage risks and dependencies, and facilitate decision-making when required.
• Coordinate external vendors, implementation partners and third-party suppliers.
• Support the integration of new centres, programmes and products into operational processes and technology platforms.
• Drive standardisation through reusable methodologies, templates, checklists and playbooks.
• Provide executive visibility through regular status reporting, KPI tracking and risk management.
• Ensure smooth transition from project delivery to operational ownership (BAU). Required Experience & Skills
• 5+ years of experience in Project Management, PMO, Transformation, Integration or similar roles.
• Proven experience managing complex cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and business areas.
• Strong project management capabilities, including planning, governance, dependency management, risk management and executive reporting.
• Experience working across both business and technology environments.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills, including interaction with senior leadership teams.
• Experience managing external suppliers and implementation partners.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of autonomy, ownership and accountability.
• Professional proficiency in both Spanish and English. Highly Valued
• Experience in M&A integration or post-merger integration projects.
• Experience launching new business units, campuses, products or geographical operations.
• Background in Education, Higher Education, EdTech or other regulated industries.
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as Business Central, Zoho CRM, Classlife, Blackboard or similar solutions.
• Experience working across multiple countries or institutions.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall and hybrid project-management methodologies.
• Experience developing PMO methodologies, implementation frameworks, playbooks or operational standards. Join Us We are looking for passionate professionals who want to be part of a project that has a real impact on the lives of thousands of people. If you are driven by education, innovation and healthcare, this is the place for you. Join us and work in a global environment, alongside experts from diverse disciplines, at the forefront of technology applied to healthcare education.