The Daily
- Define problem statements with data driven proposals, recommendations, and solutions; then drive alignment across all stakeholders.
- Direct engagement with senior leaders to identify near term improvements that are aligned with long term strategic goals.
- Provide knowledgeable feedback in technical discussions about solution design and implementation.
- Client and articulate technical requirements and dependencies on development teams as deliverables change. These could include changes to APIs, interfaces, or the behavior of services or client devices.
- Extract and document implementation details in collaboration with cross-functional teams and identify roadblocks before they occur.
- Maintain a quarterly view of defined, prioritized, and scoped work for execution by engineering teams.
- Work with cross-functional teams to intake, define, identify risks, and schedule work to develop key features.
- Formulate a point of view on how proposed features align with business goals and our tech strategy.
The Essentials
- 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or a similar role (e.g., product management, project management).
- Ability to drive the definition of project scope and facilitate the collection of engineering, operational and business requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to target communications to executive leadership, and across the organization and to external partners.
- Systems thinking and a strong sense of ownership to drive complex programs with interdependencies that require definition from the ground up.
- First-rate project management skills, including the ability to balance multiple, sometimes competing, priorities with date-driven timelines and a solid understanding of risk management.
- Emotional intelligence to lead through influence, while building a culture of teamwork and inclusiveness.
The Nice to Haves
- Entertainment or media industry experience.
- Experience working with consumer facing products.
- Familiar with slack, email, web conferencing, Jira/Confluence.