Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with Product, Technology, and Design teams to ensure the successful completion of tasks, providing updates on status, schedules, scope, risk assessment, and resource requirements.
- Develop and contribute to detailed project plans, outlining scopes and objectives for various projects.
- Support communication needs within product teams, stakeholders, and delivery teams, utilizing internal tools for knowledge sharing, document retention, and governance.
- Lead daily stand-ups for Sprints and actively participate in other Sprint ceremonies across multiple projects.
- Manage relationships and communication with project stakeholders, senior management, and other contributors, identifying and addressing key barriers to project success.
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
- Maintain and enhance the project management tool (JIRA) and project dashboards.
- Contribute to strategic decisions in collaboration with Program, Product, Design, and Engineering teams.
- Facilitate meetings with team members from different disciplines across various time zones.
- Foster team spirit and engagement within the group.
- Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies.
- Take initiative by exploring new approaches, embracing calculated risks, and proactively seeking the best solutions and ideas in the marketplace.
Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in planning, tracking, and monitoring using Agile Principles across multi-disciplinary teams, including Engineering, Product, Design, QA, and IT.
- Demonstrate over 5 years of proven work experience in managing complex projects throughout their full lifecycle.
- Exhibit expertise in managing software applications; hardware experience is a plus.
- Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Bonus points for project experience in CMS, Entertainment and/or Sports Technology, or Astronomy/other sciences.
- Have external client-facing and vendor experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Flexible and adaptable to changes in timelines and priorities.
- Embrace an open, candid, and respectful work environment.
- Experience using JIRA (and similar tools) to create Scrum boards, backlogs, dashboards, and reports.
- Agile experience and PMI/PMP certification are advantageous.
We are an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Robert Half
https://www.projectcasting.com/job/59536-program-manager
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