Senior Delivery Project Manager in Medellin, Antioquia at Forte Global

About Forte Global:

Forte Global is one of the world’s leading startups. We’re innovative, fast-growing, truly global, and with a clear mission: To reduce poverty and to unlock human potential at scale. Our goal is to help over 1 billion people around the world access free, high-quality education so they can reach their full potential and live lives with dignity.

We achieve our mission by being the backend engine that powers world-class retraining and upskilling. We manage retraining programs, finance training using an innovative approach, and build software to manage outcomes-based retraining programs.

We prioritize helping disadvantaged populations. Our work enables people to get quality jobs on good incomes, which in turn means they can support their families, have less financial stress, and build lasting careers. So far, we’ve helped over 15,000 people across 8 countries to get back on their feet and get ahead in life. And this is just the beginning.

The Forte Model / Approach:

What sets us apart is that neither individuals nor governments pay for the training. Instead, we've built an approach with as much impact as scholarships, but far more scalability.

Here's how the Forte Model works: Private investors, such as foundations and impact investors, cover the cost of training for disadvantaged people who otherwise couldn't access it. Those individuals pay nothing, now or ever. Because the training leads to greater employment and higher incomes, it generates more government income tax revenue. Governments then pass a portion of that added revenue back to investors (via Forte) for a set period, say 50% for 3 years. They're simply returning revenue they wouldn't otherwise have had.

It's a true win-win. For individuals, it's like a scholarship. They're given free education, no debt, and a way to get ahead. Governments help people without worsening the budget, and never pay for what doesn't work. Investors do well and do good at once, with perfect alignment between impact and return. We call it "trickle-up economics." And for education providers, including non-profits, it's a new business model that reduces reliance on donations and helps them scale.

Our Founder/CEO Nat Ware explains this groundbreaking idea in his TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m99kA0UImyw.

Why Now:

Our work is needed now more than ever. AI is leading to massive job displacement and job disruption, so there will be a huge need for retraining. Current approaches are inadequate to meet the coming need. That’s the gap that Forte was built to close.

Forte's Backers:

Forte is backed and endorsed by many of the world’s leading institutions and investors. Forte is a UBS Global Visionary Company, won the Forbes Best Education Startup Competition, has been endorsed by the World Economic Forum. In addition, Forte is supported by Oxford University, Atlassian Foundation, Blackbird, GitLab Foundation, Draper Associates, Rockefeller Foundation, and many others.

About the role:

We’re hiring a Senior Project Manager to join our Delivery Team (one of the four main teams within Forte). We want an experienced leader and talented operator to lead our most ambitious retraining/upskilling programs.

At Forte, we are increasingly being asked to manage very large retraining programs. We will soon be managing training for hundreds of thousands of people. Maybe even millions.

As Senior Project Manager, you’ll be managing these large retraining initiatives from start to finish. This requires great leadership, organization, communication, technical understanding, and client management skills. You'll work with training providers, clients, and the operational reality of running programs that touch real people. It's more program delivery than product delivery.

The first few months in the role will include working directly with our Head of Delivery and CEO. From there, you’ll own your own projects and the clients that come with them. For the projects you are leading, you’ll be in charge of client relationships, training provider management, project timeline management, and the reporting of training outcomes. You’ll help us work faster, smarter, and more effectively.

What you'll do:

• Play a key senior leadership role in Forte as the company scales up globally.
• Own end-to-end delivery of the programs you're assigned. This includes student enrollment, training implementation, progress tracking, outcome evidence collection, and outcome reporting.
• Manage the client relationship directly. You’ll lead the meetings, the presentations, and the hard conversations.
• Manage training providers and hold them to contractual terms and quality standards.
• Manage the evidence and reporting that outcome-based payments depend on.
• Coordinate and set the standard for other Forte team members staffed on your active program.
• Use AI tools to automate processes, reduce manual work, and improve efficiency and accuracy of project management.
• Travel to retraining locations up to 25% of the time.

What we're looking for:

• Project Management Experience: Senior project management or other operations experience, preferably involving managing multiple stakeholders at scale.
• Communication Ability: Professional fluency in both English and Spanish. You should be able to present to clients and have fluent conversations in either language.
• Client Management: Strong experience building trusted relationships with clients. We’re looking for people who are comfortable being the face of the work in the room where decisions happen.
• Excellence: High-quality work with excellent attention to detail. We want someone who produces output others can rely on without re-checking.
• Technical Understanding: We want someone with an advanced understanding of AI tools and approaches, who already uses AI in their daily work and life.
• Location: Based in (or willing to relocate to) Medellín, Colombia.
• Travel: Someone who is comfortable travelling to project/client locations when needed, up to 25% of the time. A valid US visa is beneficial but not strictly required.

What success in this role looks like:

• Each program you take on launches on schedule and hits its enrollment and training milestones.
• Providers deliver on contract, and problems get caught early instead of escalating.
• Evidence and reporting are audit-ready, so payment milestones clear without friction.
• By month 12, you run your programs with real autonomy, with a tight delivery team and a leader behind you, and the client sees you as the owner.

Why this role:

This is an incredibly important and exciting role. By leading large-scale retraining projects around the world, your work directly contributes to the lives of tens of thousands of people. Your work will impact whether someone gets a job, what someone earns, and where their career goes. You’ll get the opportunity to meet many of the people whose lives you transform for the better. Plus, the role gives you flexibility, autonomy, and exciting challenges.

What we offer you:

• Real ownership. You run flagship programs end-to-end and own the outcomes.
• Equity for every employee, giving genuine upside as Forte grows.
• Room to grow fast. Mentorship straight from the Head of Delivery and CEO.
• A learning budget for your own development, plus weekly time for AI upskilling.
• Generous healthcare coverage.
• On top of that: A global team, a new office in El Poblado, team retreats, a laptop, and a $500/year equipment allowance.

How to apply:

Submit your application below. Then, you can expect a few short assessments, a conversation with our Head of Delivery, and a final interview with our Founder/CEO. We aim to make an offer for this role before the end of August 2026.

This position has a compensation package in the range of 14-20 million COP/month, consisting of base salary plus equity (stock options). The exact amount will be determined based on experience and ability.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, before the position is filled.

If you are not ready to apply but want to learn more, you can contact our Head of Delivery, Alejo Jimenez, at ajimenez@forteglobal.com.

Forte is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are happy to provide accommodations during the hiring process.