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Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) is excited to announce a position opening for a Certification Program Manager (CPM) to join our team. The CPM leads a designated certification review subteam and oversees a portion of PCO's annual certification workflow, ensuring effective and consistent implementation of certification under the USDA National Organic Program and other organic standards. As a key people leader, the CPM guides and supervises team members, translating certification policies and priorities into actionable workflows while fostering a culture of compassion and mission alignment across PCO staff.
PCO is a growing non-profit organization that works with farmers and food producers across the US. PCO provides organic certification services to more than 1600 operations, employs approximately 40 staff, and sub-contracts with around 50 inspectors. Our staff are dedicated to our vision: A world where agriculture systems prioritize health, ecological balance, fairness and care, and we are committed to a work culture of purpose, caring, and results.
This position is fully remote with moderate travel. This position will remain open until filled. For more information on our benefits, click here.
Class: Full-time, Exempt
Location: Remote
Reports to: Certification Deputy Director
Reports: Certification Specialists; Certification Program Assistant Manager
Position Summary: The Certification Program Manager (CPM) leads a designated certification review sub-team and oversees a designated portion of PCO’s annual certification workflow, ensuring effective and consistent implementation of certification under the USDA National Organic Program and other organic standards. As a key people leader, the CPM guides and supervises members of the team, aligning individual performance and team operations to meet organizational goals. They translate certification policies and priorities into actionable team workflows and monitor performance against targets. In this capacity, they are responsible for executing certification policies and positions to attain organizational objectives, all the while fostering a culture of compassion and alignment with the organization's mission among PCO staff. This includes providing direct supervision to Certification Specialists.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Team Leadership
- Provide proactive leadership to the Certification Review Team; ensuring staff are supported, valued, and empowered to meet individual and team goals. supports hiring, training, and ongoing management of personnel to achieve organizational results and ensure that PCO staff are cared for and valued.
- Drive any necessary culture change and performance improvement through hands-on coaching, mentoring in staff performance through coaching, mentoring, and professional development, supporting both individual and organizational outcomes.to deliver team and individual goals.
- Conduct regular performance reviews, provide ongoing feedback and manage any other personnel people issues in conjunction with the Certification Deputy Director and HR
- Oversee all aspects of team management, including onboarding training, workflow planning, and performance monitoring to ensure certification decisions are timely, consistent and aligned with PCO’s mission and strategic goals.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high performing team culture rooted in compassion, accountability and continuous learning.
Change Management & Adaptive Leadership
- Support the implementation and refinement of the team-based certification service model, including documenting lessons learned and building sustainable processes.
- Lead the team through periods of change with clear communication, empathy, and an orientation toward learning and improvement.
- Identify and communicate operational impacts of evolving regulatory requirements or internal process changes.
- Collaborate across departments to align change initiatives with broader organizational goals.
- Facilitate opportunities for staff feedback and engagement during transitions and actively incorporate insights into change strategies.
- Participate in industry working groups, task forces, listserv discussions, and other relevant training/events to stay current on rulemaking, industry developments, and trends.
Certification & Compliance
- Implement and monitor strategies aligned with annual work plan goals; support team workflow processes and prioritization of client files, including assigning and performing reviews when appropriate.
- Manage team metrics and evaluation tools to measure performance, identify trends, and optimize services.
- Allocate team resources collaboratively to ensure a high level of customer service, consistency, timeliness, and quality of reviews and decisions.
- Oversee and support the adverse action process and ensure quality and consistency, including mediations, settlements, and reinstatements.
- Implement a customer service strategy that enhances the certification journey and supports client retention.
- Oversee, monitor, and administer the process for reinstatements and export certificate issuance, including approval and documentation.
- Partner with Quality to support compliance with accreditation requirements, audit plans, and resolution of findings/NCs.
- Support communication with relevant stakeholder groups (internal & external) to ensure timely, inclusive, and transparent communication.
- Contribute to the development of training, procedures, forms, and policies to support continuous improvement and compliance.
- Assist with complaints, investigations, appeals, and legal actions as necessary.
Job Requirements:
Position-Specific:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and training.
- Minimum three years of experience in organic certification.
- Minimum of three years as a supervisor/people manager.
- Team leadership experience preferred.
- Knowledge of USDA organic standards and demonstrated education, training, or professional experience in agriculture, science, or organic production/handling relevant to assigned duties.
- Strong regulatory compliance experience.
- Experience with database management preferred.
- Ability to attend events or trainings that require travel.
General:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work independently while coordinating and communicating effectively with others.
- Strong planning and teamwork skills.
- Proficiency with common software tools (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, internet research).
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions
The bullet points below are representative of the physical demands and working environment that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Standard / Remote office setting; proximity to office equipment that includes electronic devices.
- Must remain at a workstation for at least 50% of the time; will need to use equipment that includes electronic devices.
- Perceive and interact with text, media, and people.
- Communicate and accurately exchange information with text, media, and people.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Moderate travel required. This role requires travel by car, air, or other transportation and the employee should be able to withstand the demands of regular travel.
- May be required to be exposed outdoors to sun and other elements.
- May be required to ambulate long distances in fields, facilities, and training locations, and/or other relevant sites.
Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) is excited to announce a position opening for a Certification Program Manager (CPM) to join our team. The CPM leads a designated certification review subteam and oversees a portion of PCO's annual certification workflow, ensuring effective and consistent implementation of certification under the USDA National Organic Program and other organic standards. As a key people leader, the CPM guides and supervises team members, translating certification policies and priorities into actionable workflows while fostering a culture of compassion and mission alignment across PCO staff.
PCO is a growing non-profit organization that works with farmers and food producers across the US. PCO provides organic certification services to more than 1600 operations, employs approximately 40 staff, and sub-contracts with around 50 inspectors. Our staff are dedicated to our vision: A world where agriculture systems prioritize health, ecological balance, fairness and care, and we are committed to a work culture of purpose, caring, and results.
This position is fully remote with moderate travel. This position will remain open until filled. For more information on our benefits, click here.
Class: Full-time, Exempt
Location: Remote
Reports to: Certification Deputy Director
Reports: Certification Specialists; Certification Program Assistant Manager
Position Summary: The Certification Program Manager (CPM) leads a designated certification review sub-team and oversees a designated portion of PCO’s annual certification workflow, ensuring effective and consistent implementation of certification under the USDA National Organic Program and other organic standards. As a key people leader, the CPM guides and supervises members of the team, aligning individual performance and team operations to meet organizational goals. They translate certification policies and priorities into actionable team workflows and monitor performance against targets. In this capacity, they are responsible for executing certification policies and positions to attain organizational objectives, all the while fostering a culture of compassion and alignment with the organization's mission among PCO staff. This includes providing direct supervision to Certification Specialists.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Team Leadership
- Provide proactive leadership to the Certification Review Team; ensuring staff are supported, valued, and empowered to meet individual and team goals. supports hiring, training, and ongoing management of personnel to achieve organizational results and ensure that PCO staff are cared for and valued.
- Drive any necessary culture change and performance improvement through hands-on coaching, mentoring in staff performance through coaching, mentoring, and professional development, supporting both individual and organizational outcomes.to deliver team and individual goals.
- Conduct regular performance reviews, provide ongoing feedback and manage any other personnel people issues in conjunction with the Certification Deputy Director and HR
- Oversee all aspects of team management, including onboarding training, workflow planning, and performance monitoring to ensure certification decisions are timely, consistent and aligned with PCO’s mission and strategic goals.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high performing team culture rooted in compassion, accountability and continuous learning.
Change Management & Adaptive Leadership
- Support the implementation and refinement of the team-based certification service model, including documenting lessons learned and building sustainable processes.
- Lead the team through periods of change with clear communication, empathy, and an orientation toward learning and improvement.
- Identify and communicate operational impacts of evolving regulatory requirements or internal process changes.
- Collaborate across departments to align change initiatives with broader organizational goals.
- Facilitate opportunities for staff feedback and engagement during transitions and actively incorporate insights into change strategies.
- Participate in industry working groups, task forces, listserv discussions, and other relevant training/events to stay current on rulemaking, industry developments, and trends.
Certification & Compliance
- Implement and monitor strategies aligned with annual work plan goals; support team workflow processes and prioritization of client files, including assigning and performing reviews when appropriate.
- Manage team metrics and evaluation tools to measure performance, identify trends, and optimize services.
- Allocate team resources collaboratively to ensure a high level of customer service, consistency, timeliness, and quality of reviews and decisions.
- Oversee and support the adverse action process and ensure quality and consistency, including mediations, settlements, and reinstatements.
- Implement a customer service strategy that enhances the certification journey and supports client retention.
- Oversee, monitor, and administer the process for reinstatements and export certificate issuance, including approval and documentation.
- Partner with Quality to support compliance with accreditation requirements, audit plans, and resolution of findings/NCs.
- Support communication with relevant stakeholder groups (internal & external) to ensure timely, inclusive, and transparent communication.
- Contribute to the development of training, procedures, forms, and policies to support continuous improvement and compliance.
- Assist with complaints, investigations, appeals, and legal actions as necessary.
Job Requirements:
Position-Specific:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and training.
- Minimum three years of experience in organic certification.
- Minimum of three years as a supervisor/people manager.
- Team leadership experience preferred.
- Knowledge of USDA organic standards and demonstrated education, training, or professional experience in agriculture, science, or organic production/handling relevant to assigned duties.
- Strong regulatory compliance experience.
- Experience with database management preferred.
- Ability to attend events or trainings that require travel.
General:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work independently while coordinating and communicating effectively with others.
- Strong planning and teamwork skills.
- Proficiency with common software tools (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, internet research).
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions
The bullet points below are representative of the physical demands and working environment that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Standard / Remote office setting; proximity to office equipment that includes electronic devices.
- Must remain at a workstation for at least 50% of the time; will need to use equipment that includes electronic devices.
- Perceive and interact with text, media, and people.
- Communicate and accurately exchange information with text, media, and people.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Moderate travel required. This role requires travel by car, air, or other transportation and the employee should be able to withstand the demands of regular travel.
- May be required to be exposed outdoors to sun and other elements.
- May be required to ambulate long distances in fields, facilities, and training locations, and/or other relevant sites.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote certification manager jobs.
- Three to seven years of experience managing ISO, regulatory, or accreditation certification programs
- Demonstrated ability to lead internal and external audits from preparation through closeout
- Proficiency with document control systems and quality management software
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as quality management, engineering, or life sciences
- Certified Quality Auditor, ISO Lead Auditor, or equivalent professional certification preferred
- Experience preparing and submitting regulatory submissions or accreditation application packages
Tips for Your Remote Certification Manager Job Search
Show your async certification management workflow
Remote employers want proof you can keep certification timelines on track without in-person check-ins. Document how you've managed audit cycles, renewal schedules, or credentialing pipelines using tools like shared trackers, automated reminders, or document-management platforms.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote certification manager openings from companies across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Highlight written communication in your application
Remote certification managers communicate almost entirely in writing, so your cover letter and application materials are your first audition. Use them to demonstrate clear, concise explanations of complex compliance or credentialing processes.
Target companies with multi-site credentialing needs
Organizations running certification programs across several locations or business units are most likely to hire certification managers remotely. Look for employers in regulated industries where centralized oversight of distributed credentialing makes remote management a practical fit.
Remote Certification Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote certification manager job?
Target companies with distributed quality, compliance, or credentialing teams, since those organizations build remote certification workflows into their operations from the start. Remote employers screen for self-direction, clear written communication, and familiarity with document-management systems and audit-ready recordkeeping. Candidates who demonstrate they can manage certification timelines and stakeholder communication asynchronously have a clear edge over applicants with no remote work history.
Which companies hire remote certification managers?
Remote certification manager roles are posted by Eurofins, LegitScript, and Fort Robotics and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first firms and distributed teams in healthcare, software, and professional services tend to hire for this role regularly as they need centralized certification oversight across multiple locations.
Can you get a remote certification manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level certification manager roles are harder to land because employers expect you to manage compliance timelines and stakeholder communication independently from day one. Remote-first companies in healthcare tech and SaaS are more open to junior candidates. Showing you've coordinated certification or credentialing processes in any context, even in a support or coordinator role, opens the door.
Do you need a degree for remote certification manager jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated experience with certification programs, audit processes, and compliance documentation more heavily than a specific degree. Relevant certifications in quality management or credentialing, combined with a clear record of managing certification cycles and cross-functional communication, often carry as much weight as a bachelor's degree for remote roles.
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