Director, Technical Program Management
Nbcu
New York, CAThis was removed by the employer on 1/18/2022 6:03:00 PM PST
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Responsibilities
The Director of Technical Program Management for the NBCUniversal Sports & Entertainment Technology Team is a leader and technologist passionate about envisioning and developing world class digital capabilities at NBCU. You'll be a senior member of the Technology Program Management team and work across multiple project groups and squads to lead the management of product & tech-driven roadmaps and initiatives.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of Project Managers and multiple squads that are responsible for project lifecycle, from creation to close for our websites and applications, as well as internal departmental project initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, technical, and operational teams to determine business and technical requirements for new product delivery
• Create & oversee detailed project schedules/plans, test plans, risk plans, budgets, communication plans, scope statements, etc. using generally accepted project management processes and tools
• Maintain product backlogs, sprint backlogs, and user stories as needed to align with the development teams across multiple platforms
• Identify and manage project dependencies, interdependencies with other projects and existing products, and critical path items
• Own communications and updates to business/brand stakeholders and executive leadership teams
• Coordinate external dependencies and maintain alignment with other NBCU technology teams
• Proactively identify opportunities to adjust processes for efficiencies.
• Help develop strategies and procedures for continual improvement for project delivery
• Participate in after-hours deployments, upgrades, troubleshooting, and/or on-call availability as needed for premium live events and product launches
Qualifications
/Requirements
• 10 years successful project and program management experience
• 5 years managing project teams
• 3 years managing the development of consumer-facing software, ideally cross-platform, native client applications
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-visibility projects and priorities concurrently
• Strong technical proficiency demonstrated in any number of ways, such as coding or QA background or technical writing, demonstrable knowledge of HTTP or JSON / REST APIs, etc.
• In-depth experience executing both Agile and Waterfall software development methodologies
• Excellent professional writing skills and ability to provide verbal explanations of status and technical issues with precision and accuracy
• Ability to learn quickly and enthusiastically, particularly about technical systems and issues
• Obsessed with managing quality applications, always working to better said products
Desired Characteristics
• Certified ScrumMaster or have PMP certification
• Familiar with event-based projects and an ability to work in high stress, high visibility environments
• Experience working in the media or entertainment industry
• Passion to learn new models, programs, organizations, and systems
• Self-Starter able to ramp up quickly and be comfortable in a fast-changing environment