Program/ Project Delivery Manager
Sony Music
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 10/15/2018 3:49:00 PM PST
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The Orchard is looking for a Program/Project Delivery Manager to join our NYC (East Village) development team.
Responsibilities
• Oversee and manage a portfolio of technology projects of varying sizes from inception through delivery to stakeholders and/or customers
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to meet project objectives and maximize project ROI
• Own the identification and management of cross-team dependencies
• Provide project delivery progress, status, and visibility to stakeholders
• Manage stakeholder expectations on all aspects of your technology projects
• Ensure high throughput of systems and development teams by identifying potential issues and roadblocks and working to prevent or eliminate them
• Facilitate release planning and scheduling by providing empirical Agile team statistics, identifying project dependencies, and creating velocity forecasts
• Conduct post mortem and root cause analysis to help teams continuously improve practices to ensure maximum productivity
• Measure project delivery performance and propose, prioritize, and execute on delivery process improvement initiatives
• Oversee and manage consulting partner resourcing, scaling up/down as needed
• Participate in project finance activities including budget planning, tracking, and reporting
Qualifications
• 3-5 years experience in program/project management in an Agile development environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; must be able to identify audience at all times
• Deep understanding of Agile practices; ability to distinguish between different methodologies
• Understanding of the basic technical architecture of an enterprise organization using continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI/CD), automated testing, microservices, etc.
• Prior experience solving complex problems within a number of environments and contexts (e.g. different sized organizations, co-located/distributed teams, IT security and infrastructure projects, new product development, legacy product maintenance, etc.)
• Ability to successfully complete multiple projects simultaneously while working autonomously
• Ability to influence change across a large organization using a consultative approach to drive effective collaboration and deliver results
• Working knowledge and experience with various project management methodologies and communication tools such as JIRA, Slack, Wrike, and GSuite.
• Experience or passion for the music industry is a huge plus.
The Orchard is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.