Dara Greenland
Senior Project Manager with 18 years of experience leading full lifecycle implementations, fostering collaborative relationships, and driving governance and reporting excellence in EdTech and SaaS environments.
Professional Profile
I am a PMP certified Project Manager specializing in client-facing implementation and professional services. Over nearly two decades, I have successfully managed multi-project portfolios, fostering collaborative relationships and establishing robust governance frameworks to deliver technology-enabled solutions on time and within budget.
My expertise lies in aligning project plans with Statements of Work (SOW), delivering data-driven reporting, and overseeing SaaS platform configurations. I am adept at applying both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to drive predictable outcomes across complex, multi-phase initiatives in K-12 education and global EdTech sectors.
Key Initiatives
Selected high-impact projects delivering technology and curriculum solutions across global and local markets.
Enterprise SaaS Scale-up
Led the end-to-end onboarding and configuration for over 400 new clients, ensuring seamless platform adoption through structured governance and performance reporting.
Cross-Border AI Pilot Program
Coordinated U.S. K-12 customer engagement for a Taiwan-based AI startup, fostering collaborative relationships across time zones to validate core product features.
PK-12 Curriculum Adoption Cycle
Managed a comprehensive 6-year adoption cycle across 8 curriculum areas, utilizing rigorous governance and reporting to increase student proficiency by 7% annually.
Strategic Partnership Expansion
Identified and secured three strategic partnerships while fostering collaborative relationships and optimizing internal workflows, resulting in a 25% increase in lead generation.
Career Experience
Product Implementation Project Manager
DAHUA AI • EdTech
- Managed cross-functional initiatives supporting U.S. K-12 customer engagement and pilot implementation, fostering collaborative relationships between global teams.
- Facilitated seamless communication between U.S. partners and Taiwan-based engineering teams across time zones to ensure project alignment.
- Validated two new product features and identified additional target market segments through synthesis of stakeholder reporting and feedback.
Director of Partnerships & Projects
Just Right Reader • EdTech
- Executed integrated outreach strategies that increased qualified leads by 25% through cross-functional collaborative leadership.
- Owned end-to-end project execution and governance for SaaS implementation for over 400 new clients.
- Leveraged dashboards to drive performance reporting and optimize workflows, reducing unsubscribe rates by 25%.
Curriculum Project Manager
Mount Ayr Community School District
- Led 6-year curriculum adoption cycles for grades PK-12, establishing governance frameworks to manage scope, schedule, and risks.
- Fostered collaborative relationships with state standards review teams, facilitating workshops for 100+ teachers.
- Utilized detailed performance reporting to increase student proficiency on statewide assessments by an average of 7% annually.
Student Support Services Director & Title I Program Manager
Mount Ayr Community School District
- Defined priorities for improvement and SMART goals across all projects and programs, driving process optimization that resulted in measurable growth for all program areas annually.
- Managed and evaluated 4 concurrent programs, including Title I, coordinating resources and deliverables to meet the needs of over 650 students annually.
- Established a regular cadence of check-ins and issue tracking that strengthened communication and improved accountability and project completion efficiency.
Expertise & Tools
Skill Proficiency
Domain Distribution
Education
Master of Arts
Early Childhood Education
University of North Dakota
Bachelor of Arts
Elementary Education
Simpson College
Bachelor of Arts
Mass Communication
Grand View College
Let's Connect
I am currently available for project management leadership and implementation consulting roles in the EdTech and SaaS sectors.