Job Description

Required Skills & Experience

- 4+ years of experience in a Project Manager role directly involved with managing and delivering technology (SDLC) projects in an Agile environment

- Experience project managing consumer-facing mobile app projects

-Experience managing vendors

- Excellent in-depth knowledge of Agile processes based on hands-on, proven experience.

- Excellent oral and written communications. Demonstrated ability to manage, assess and communicate project health using qualitative and quantitative measures with all levels of business and technology in one-on-one, small and large group settings.

- Experience in organizing and creating project workflows, diagrams, timelines, etc.

- Experience with project management software, Jira or Confluence, Smartsheets

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Digital Distribution and Entertainment industry experience a plus

- Industry experience in Broadcasting, New/Interactive Media

- Technical background a plus

Job Description

An employer is seeking a Digital Project Manager in Universal City, CA.

The individual will be part of the PMO team and will be responsible for working on technology teams delivering projects to enable and support business priorities. The candidate will operate in a matrix environment managing projects that include resources from cross-functional teams and guiding them through processes that most effectively deliver IT solutions. Key responsibilities include leading all aspects of Lean-Agile Project Management.

The candidate must have strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple assignments across the organization following project management principles. The role requires strong communication and relationship management skills to effectively deal with business sponsors and executives and sometimes conflicting sets of priorities and requirements. This resource must have experience in managing project tasks, deadlines, presentations and status reports.

Responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and maintaining a schedule with Product Manager(s), identifying key milestones/dates and deliverables
• Tracking to milestones and reporting on status and issues, escalating as needed
• Managing vendor and multiple internal teams on different work streams, syncing with them on a regular basis to track progress towards milestones
• Identifying dependencies and establish plans to mitigate risks
• Monitoring and holding the teams accountable to processes
• Monitoring the backlog and ensuring stories meet the team’s Definition of Ready (DoR) prior to development beginning
• Reviewing and securing approvals by stakeholders at major milestones
• Scheduling and leading project meetings, distribute meetings notes afterwards
• Managing project documentation and repositories

Compensation:

$45/hr to $50/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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