Project Manager

New York, New York (3 days hybrid)

Contract – 12 months (potential for conversion - not guaranteed)

We are seeking an individual to work with a Fortune 50 Media & Entertainment leader specializing in the Streaming space located in New York, New York. As the Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading the execution of data projects within business and technical analytics teams. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the other Decision Sciences teams, including verticals across Data Science, Data Product, Data Engineering, Marketing Analytics, Content Analytics and many more.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Management, Data Analytics, Information

Technology, or related field

• 3-5 years of experience in program or project management

• 3+ years of experience supporting cross functional data teams (data engineering, data

science, data analytics)

• Strong business and technical acumen. Must understand the fundamental technical

environment and data flow concepts.

• 3+ years of experience with JIRA and Confluence

• Experience with all types of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, and

hybrid)

• Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to tailor to all levels of an organization

• Excellent analytical skills, ability to break down a complex problem by asking the right

questions and recommending a solution

• Strong leadership skills, with proven ability to coordinate dependencies across disparate

global teams

Responsibilities :

• Manage decision sciences projects, working closely with analytics professionals, product

managers, delivery technology teams, and business stakeholders

• Facilitate recurring team and cross-functional meetings, take ownership of milestone

deadlines and open items with persistent follow-through

• Create and maintain project plans, reports, and dashboards that regularly provide the team

and executive sponsors insight into the program portfolio

• Partner with other PMO and Delivery teams to ensure successful delivery

• Provide clear and consistent communication of program and project status for crossfunctional teams, leadership, and stakeholders

• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies and develop plans to

escalate and mitigate them

• Identify gaps and areas of improvement, provide process recommendations as necessary

• Connect the dots across teams and silos to ensure cross functional issues and decisions are

flagged to leadership for resolution, manage dependencies throughout the project lifecycle

• Utilize enterprise project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and other applications

to manage the program and deliverables, while adhering to PMO processes, documentation

standards, and best practices

• Support planning and roadmap activities to deliver key results based on established goals

• Develop and manage intake and tracking processes to ensure all work is prioritized against

OKRs

• Highlight team wins to senior stakeholders

• Advocate for team’s work’s prioritization with delivery teams

• Act as a liaison between the teams and requestors from across the business

• Serve as the Decision Sciences POC for projects related to marquee events

What’s in it for you?

• Working for a well-known, globally leading streaming/media organization

• Exposure to high-level business professionals in a variety of departments and geographic

locations

• Opportunity to work and grow your career in a fast-paced environment