Lead Technical Program Manager, Design

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Lead Technical Program Manager, Design with a major corporation in Seattle, WA.

Duration: 24 month(s)

Pay Rate: $80 - $83/hr DOE

Must Haves:

Ideal candidate has strong process improvement background.

Jira a must have. Airtable experience a nice to have.

Will be responsible for road mapping upcoming quarters.

Design experience is a plus, having worked as PM for a consumer products.

3rd party consumer experience or design is highly desirable.

Experience with web and or mobile app dev experience.

Team is agile and waterfall depending on project.

Will run sprints but not looking for a scrum lead.

Having worked in UX/UI design and understanding it is highly desirable.

Description:

On any given day at Entertainment & Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming media business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you'd love working for Entertainment & Technology:

Building the future of media business: Technologists are designing and building

the infrastructure that will power media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day from Streaming to News and

Entertainment, to Sports and much more.

Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented, and team-oriented Lead Technical Program Manager to join our Streaming team. This is an opportunity to collaborate with the very best in design, product and technology to help shape industry-leading products used by millions across the world. This team focuses on the Streaming discovery experience (e. g. browse, search, recommendations, etc). Through excellent communication, coordination and collaboration, you will drive planning, managing and executing projects working with the Design team responsible for the user experience.

You will be responsible for supporting the Streaming Design team members, managing communication with other teams & stakeholders, and facilitating design delivery. You have a deep understanding of Design processes and rituals with a keen ability to define design deliverables with designers.

What you'll do:

Collaborate with the Streaming Principal DPM and Design Leads on project organization, allocations, team welfare/health, status tracking, and successful deliveries; Accountable for driving execution and delivery of high-profile product or software development programs and work streams from start to finish

Identify and remove blockers to enable Designers to work productively toward project goals; Ability to drive problems to resolution by leading and driving the right conversations with stakeholders, applying decision making frameworks and data driven methodologies

Organize and lead routine ceremonies for the health of both individual projects as well as the overall program, with a mindfulness to time zone differences and work/life balance

Proactively ask and identify gaps or blockers prior to intake to ensure that the team has all the information and resources necessary to succeed; including dependencies, urgencies and a clear definition of success for outcomes/deliverables before starting a project

Ensure the team is delivering great design quickly, predictably, and with appropriately defined scope

Manage multiple competing cross-organizational projects/programs simultaneously on a global scale

Track progress throughout the duration of a project (from definition to launch and beyond) with a mindfulness toward dependencies, and facilitate effective communication within and across teams

Maintain documentation and dashboards that allow for quick and efficient understanding of resource capacity and project status

Meet regularly with cross team business partners (Engineering/Product) to give/gather

feedback on projects & drive performance forward

What to bring:

Typically has 8 or more years of progressively complex related experience.

BA/BS or equivalent experience required.

Expert knowledge and experience with the software development life cycle; experience in streaming media software, broadcast technology, and/or media engineering preferred.

Mastery in Agile or Waterfall Project Management methods that may include Scrum, Kanban, and/or Scaled Agile.

Has a solid understanding of UX/UI designs, timelines and creative solutions.

Authenticity and excellent relationship building and communication skills are must.

Experienced with working on projects with distributed teams, making use of technology and process to overcome the challenges of working with remote staff across multiple time zones.

Experience managing large teams on complex high-profile projects, and are viewed as the "go-to individual.

Strong experience with JIRA and Confluence including tool administration, customization of issues/workflows/forms and attributes.

Comfortable in fast changing environments, with loose guidelines, fluctuating demands,

building and managing relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.

Strong communication and presentation skills; proven ability to effectively get buy-in at all levels and across cross-functional teams.

Experienced in planning for and effectively managing project risks.

Builds strong relationships throughout the company and earns the trust of team members.

Excellent problem solving & conflict resolution skills; thrives when working with complexity; Cool, calm, and collected under pressure.

Strong listener and able to deeply understand the team's needs, ask the right questions to keep a project moving in the right direction, and proactively pursue feedback.

Required Education:

BS or 14+ years experience

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