Project Manager

Company Description

At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Be part of the Production Engineering and Digital Workplace Technology PMO. You will join a team of creative, curious, and passionate professionals whose mission is to deliver high standards solutions to our business. The successful individual ensures that our projects and strategies meet the evolving needs of the enterprise through continuous innovation, evaluation, and execution. This role requires strong multi-business unit and stakeholder management. You must work well in a dynamic, complex environment and under deadline pressures. The role requires strong organizational, technical, and creative problem-solving skills. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for providing the leadership and direction to effectively deliver production engineering projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 4-5+ years of experience using both Agile and standard project methodologies
• Manage and deliver projects and small programs comprised of cross-matrixed teams; coordinate activities within the project/program team
• Detailed knowledge and proven experience with project management knowledge areas: integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder
• Analyze and provide regular status reports that are objective and reflect the true state of progress
• Ensure that projects are executed within specified timeframes and budget in accordance with quality and benefit targets using defined controls and processes
• Collaborate with teams to identify, log, track and resolve principles of professional project management such as Risk, Issue, Dependency, Decision and Change Management, Resource and Capacity Management and leverage these to improve control and visibility 
• Manage escalations either within the team or to sponsors and executives when needing steer
• Manage the complete lifecycle and facilitate the team to transition from phase to phase
• Lead the communication and dissemination of information between all working teams
• Manage meetings and check-ins with teams and leadership, defining and mitigating any issues. 
• Adhere to PMO governance (i.e., project charter, change management, etc.)
• Develop and foster relationships with portfolio leaders, project managers, and external partners
• Facilitate weekly project reviews, including ownership of scheduling, presentations, and capturing meeting notes and action items
• Develop project closeout reports
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint, Project, PowerBI, Smartsheets
• Appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables
• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization, including managing through cross-business area or business unit prioritization discussions
• Ability to synthesize and simplify complex concepts/requirements to the team and stakeholders and tie back to business objectives
• A true collaborator and team player who can encourage and promote one team across groups to meet common goals and add value

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Media infrastructure (network, content management platforms, production tools, etc) knowledge and experience
• Experience driving production control room implementation
• Solid documentation skills related to business analysis and requirements gathering
• Experience in implementing and maintaining accurate key performance measures related to project management best practices
• Adaptable with history of leading effectively under pressure and through significant change
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner