NBC Universal’s Quality & Project Management (QPM) team provides PMO services across large initiatives within Technical Opeartions and Enterprise Engineering. The team is seeking a Program Manager that will be instrumental in managing key relationships while overseeing large-scale technology programs for the Enterprise Engineering and Corporate Core portfolio. This person will be key in developing processes for a critical subportfolio while also managing high-profile programs. The programs in th... more details
Job Description
NBC Universal’s Quality & Project Management (QPM) team provides PMO services across large initiatives within Technical Opeartions and Enterprise Engineering. The team is seeking a Program Manager that will be instrumental in managing key relationships while overseeing large-scale technology programs for the Enterprise Engineering and Corporate Core portfolio. This person will be key in developing processes for a critical subportfolio while also managing high-profile programs. The programs in this portfolo are core to delivering initiatives to enable NBCU's business evolution in a fast-changing Media and Entertainment market.
Create and manage individual project charters, schedules, resource plans, and budgets.
Participate in and facilitate program intake, facilitate program prioritization discussions, and collect high-level requirements.
Continually collaborate with stakeholders, document requirements/scope and dependencies, and host project kick-offs.
Execute multiple simultaneous programs across the team and ensure objectives and deliverables are accomplished according to plan.
Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by optimizing scope, schedule, and resources accordingly
Provide program-level status updates and reporting to sponsor and stakeholders, and facilitate regular program status meetings (including agendas, presentations, minutes, action items and follow-up)
Build strong partnerships to mobilize program/project team members and influence across a range of leaders, internal teams, and external suppliers.
Follow and contribute to standards, best practices, processes, and documentation for the Program Management team
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or 4 years equivalent experience in Product Management, Business Administration, Project/Program Management or a related field.
Minimum 4 years of technology Program / Project Management experience through design, development, testing, launch, and post-launch support with functional knowledge.
Excellent interpersonal demeanor and executive presence.
Detail-orientated with excellent time management and organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication to peers and executives.
Thorough note taking abilities with follow-ups and key next steps
Problem-solving skills while working well under pressure and ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment.
Proactive, strong sense of ownership with demonstrated teamwork capabilities.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and team members.
Strong business partnering and cross-functional leadership skills
Ability to drive results and hold teams all teams accountable.
Experience with Microsoft & Program Management tools - Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, MS Project, Smartsheet.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing and maintaining large scale budgets
Experience managing global projects teams with competing priorities, diverse business objectives, and time zones constraints
Ability to collect information from multiple sources, document concepts using data + visualizations, and present complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with Microsoft 365
Experience with JIRA, PPT, Smartsheet
Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications a plus
Additional Requirements:
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
The candidate must live within a commutable distance from the following designated NBCUniversal office - Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Additional Information
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