Project Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Job Overview:

Reporting to the SVP, Product & Project Management, as a Senior Project Manager, you will assume the role of project execution expert from discovery to launch across a wide variety of strategic initiatives within ASCAP for the Product Team. This includes establishing, refining, and maintaining project management processes and methodologies that align with the needs of complex and time-sensitive initiatives. You will own the overall project timelines, risk mitigation strategy, and change management process. The incumbent will serve as the cross-team connector/main point of contact to ensure that roles are clear, project transparency is maintained, and subject matter expertise is leveraged to launch successful initiatives. The Senior Project Manager will lead meetings (agendas, meeting notes), memorialize key decisions, and follow up on identified action items. Additionally, they will ensure that all pertinent due diligence with stakeholders, various ASCAP departments, and formal sign-off is achieved.

Areas of Responsibility & Accountability:
• Assume the role of project execution expert, which would include project timelines, change control risk mitigation, and status reports.
• Ensure that overall project goals and critical project milestones are created, documented, and communicated to all cross-team project contributors.
• Establishes and maintains key project management processes and methodologies - project kick-off deck, project plan, project documentation.
• Ownership of project plan, including proactive escalation and mitigation recommendations for any deliverables that are “at risk” or “missed” targeted dates.
• Primary responsibility for meeting scheduling, planning, and execution - setting clear agendas, providing detailed meeting notes, memorializing key decisions, and following up on action items.
• Ensure due diligence is completed with the ASCAP Business and Legal Affairs team, Security teams, stakeholders, Senior Leadership, Client Services, Marketing, and Technology teams (as required).
• Lead requirements Management flow, including creating documents, JIRA tickets, and ensuring deliverables align with strategic objectives and ASCAP strategic needs as outlined within the Product Roadmap.
• Complete detailed test plans and success criteria in collaboration with the ASCAP Technology team and/or subject matter experts as needed.
• Collaborate with the project lead, project managers, and designers throughout the product development lifecycle, including training materials and analytics reports.
• Facilitate vendor vetting process (as needed), including initial drafts and approvals for the SOW in conjunction with the Product Lead.

Qualifications & Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.
• 5 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Extensive experience working with Product Management and Design teams.
• Experience working on complex, time sensitive projects with Senior Executive stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating and working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience presenting to a variety of project stakeholders in a meaningful and influential manner.
• Experience with and exposure to Agile Development environments desired, but not required.
• Must have excellent multi-tasking, organizational, written, and verbal skills.
• Must have high standards for completeness and accuracy of all work products as well as an obsessive attention to detail.
• Experience with project management software (e.g. Smartsheets).
• This position requires the incumbent to be in the office 3 days per week.

Occasional travel for in-person meetings may be required.

Please be aware that ASCAP is not a nut-free or other allergen-free workplace.