Delivery Manager - 12 months fixed-term contract
About this role
We're a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries, helping students and teachers thrive through an intelligent platform that combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data.
Why join Kognity?
Work on problems that matter – Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible.
High ownership, high expectations – You are trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter.
A fast-moving, high-performing team – You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast.
Continuous growth is the baseline – Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here.
The Role
You will join Kognity as a Delivery Manager on a 12 months fixed-term contract and will get a chance to bring order to complexity, owning the end-to-end delivery of Kognity's highest-priority curriculum content, from planning through to release, with real autonomy over how the work gets done.
What you’ll do
Shape delivery rhythms and plans across projects, so work moves forward without blockers or drift
Coordinate content teams, subject experts and suppliers, so everyone pulls in the same direction toward shared deadlines
Set and uphold quality standards at each stage of production, so nothing ships below the bar we've agreed
Track delivery health and surface risks early, so stakeholders always have a clear, honest picture of where things stand
Manage project budgets and supplier costs, so delivery stays on track without surprises
Who we’re looking for
Experienced planer who can drive complex projects from initiation to delivery, managing priorities, dependencies, timelines and risks to consistently deliver outcomes
Confident facilitator who influences and aligns stakeholders across functions, communicates clearly and makes difficult delivery decisions
Someone who builds processes that scale, uses data to spot risks early, and keeps raising the bar on quality, cost and speed
A practical problem solver who can think creatively but execute with structure
Someone who uses AI to supercharge delivery and push projects forward faster than before
How we hire
Discovery call with a Recruiter
Hiring manager discussion
Case study
Leadership talk
Our Values
We take ownership
We are transparent
We make every week count
We obsess over customers
We show up with heart
Benefits
Truly Hybrid - work from our Stockholm office when you like.
Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services.
30 days of paid vacation every year
Full pay sick leave starting on day 1
Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.
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Company at a glance
The single factor that has the highest impact on the prosperity and well-being of humankind is education. Still, technology has not yet delivered on any of its promises for better learning. At Kognity, we have set out to change this. Our vision is to radically improve learning for the world’s school students.
Kognity is the all-in-one, curriculum-aligned teaching and learning platform for Cambridge IGCSE™, the IB Diploma Programme and High School Science. The platform provides interactive textbooks, analytics and assessment support – all in one place. We are experts at combining pedagogy and technology to create comprehensive, engaging, digital-first teaching and learning resources. Kognity saves teachers time, improves learning experiences and empowers students to become independent learners.
It all began with two students who wanted to create the dynamic and interactive learning resources they’d always wanted to experience in their own classrooms. Today, teachers and students in over 1000 schools and over 100 countries rely on Kognity.
Top Benefits
- Hybrid Work
- Health-related Services Budget (5,000 SEK Yearly)
- 30 Days Paid Vacation
- Full Pay Sick Leave From Day 1
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