Technical Project Manager {NBCUniversal}

We’re looking for a passionate and strategic project management professional who will manage a large tech program of work within Essence for one of our largest clients. As a Technical Project Manager, you will partner with the client directly, as well as with the Essence disciplines of  internal Analytics, Data Strategy, Media Activation and BI teams as well as client-side Analytics, Data Strategy, BI and Marketing Technologies teams. You will be tasked with keeping our teams on track as they execute a number of initiatives centering around the development and management of new media tools and technologies. 

The technical PM will be chasing down leads to gain access to data and facilitate the conversations (no hands on data or database work required) to have that data on-boarded into the proper client-side data environments, per specific specifications. This person will need to be fluent enough regarding data assets and data structures and onboarding methods to be able to lead these conversations. This will be a heavily client facing function with lots of time following up with clients to ensure we are getting the proper data onboarded in the tight time frame. 

The ideal candidate has experience in operations and project management, preferably with a media and technology focus. You’ll have a positive attitude, see solutions and risks clearly and are not afraid to talk about them in the moment. You gain the trust of both client side and Essence side stakeholders, and are proactive and detail oriented. You have no problem setting up meetings and you like to run them. You must be comfortable managing not just the project plan, but understanding how all of the moving pieces impact the overall project trajectory and contribute to project success. 

Some of the things we’d like you to do:

• You are proactive and highly organized, and you understand the importance of understanding the larger project vision while still being able to manage what’s going on in the weeds. You are always looking for new ways to be efficient. 
• Be the passionate and trusted gatekeeper and champion of the project management process for several programs of work.
• Actively anticipate and mitigate project risk at the macro- and micro- level. 
• Ensure active maintenance of project documentation, including detailed project plans and summaries, roadmaps, and program level communications. 
• Define and/or influence process and ways of working to ensure that the team is working as efficiently as possible. Proactively flex and refine working processes in order to maximize efficiency in constantly evolving environments.
• Partner with project leadership to maintain shared vision by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution. Ensure that decisions at every level are measured against the high level business goals and vision. Understand and be able to convey overall program and product roadmaps against this vision to help inform conversations about scope and priority.
• Ensure alignment between client-facing comms and internal delivery, partnering closely with Product Management and the Technical Delivery Manager to ensure engineering work ladders up to overall project timelines and goals
• Schedule and emcee effective project meetings, ensuring that every meeting is kept on track and at the right level, has a stated purpose,  agenda, and follow ups..
• Positively influence accountability across team members.
• Facilitate conversations between necessary parties between milestones to ensure that decisions are made and the project moves forward.  Escalate at the right time, before an issue becomes a risk.
• Delegate

A bit about yourself:

• You have 6+ years of project management experience in advertising and/or media technology, with experience applying contemporary PM methodologies to different types of projects.
• You have a proven track record in defining and leading large programs of work with fast-moving multi-agency global teams
• You have an understanding of the product development process and can work well with both business and technical stakeholders
• You are proud of and can’t control your passion for finding solutions to problems before they happen, and you have a keen interest
• in the foundations of team management, and how to actively manage them for success.
• You can drive a project forward by building trust from high level executives and the on-the-ground team.
• You are great at follow-through, and very organized, but you don’t live in your spreadsheets.
• You can focus on priorities and calmly lead a team under pressure to meet deadlines and deliver results.
• You have great interpersonal skills and don’t take yourself too seriously.
• You believe that you can be open, candid and honest communication at all times without offending.
• You believe that empowering those working with you is the best way for everyone to succeed; you look to trust, empower and coach to unleash potential.
• Effective at managing big data projects
• Cloud computing and familiarity with cloud analytics platforms
• Google Cloud Platform experience preferred but not required if you have experience with Azure, AWS, etc.
• A preference for quality over quantity; you get the math right and aspire to find the right solution
• Communicate with a variety of stakeholders in the company on the inception, progress updates and final products of the data science projects.
• Prioritize short-term projects to meet the deadlines and deliver immediate values.
• Manage the risk and expectation of long-term research projects with potential future values.