Product Owner

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's Data & Legal Solutions team as a Product Owner, supporting legal and compliance functions. You will leverage your product management expertise in legal operations and tools to deliver on the Legal Operations applications roadmap, staying abreast of industry trends. Partner with business, legal, and engineering teams to ensure on-time delivery and meet internal KPIs. You will own the delivery of new technology, including discovery, scoping, budgeting, vendor selection, and post-go-live support. This role requires strong technical understanding, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. The position is fully remote and offers competitive benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Product Management experience implementing On-Prem and/or SaaS solutions
• Experience in working with Legal Operations/Technology
• Expertise in the SDLC process, with a focus on scoping, iteration planning, user story and acceptance criteria writing, rollout management, testing and defect management, and issue resolution
• Expertise in translating business needs in to clear technical requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills exhibiting excellent written and oral communications, effective interpersonal skills, project management, and strong formal presentation abilities
• Deep technical understanding to manage and solve complex technical issues
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Product Management from an accredited institution or equivalent
• Demonstrate best practice knowledge for Global Corporate Legal applications in a multi-country environment
• Self-starter to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge
• Exhibit collaboration and teamwork skills
• Strong organization skills and detail-oriented with ability to manage own work as well as track the activities of others
• Ability to manage competing/conflicting requests to build consensus and manage stakeholder expectations
• Adherence & collaboration with NBCUniversal project methodologies and change control processes
• Willingness to work off business hours and weekends as needed in a demanding environment

Responsibilities

• Support legal and compliance functions including the NBCU Legal Operations, Litigation & Compliance, Employment & Labor Law, Rights IP, Legal Affairs groups
• Understand best practices in Product Management with a focus on Legal Operations & Tools to assist in the delivery of the Legal Operations applications roadmap
• Maintain pulse on industry and technology trends to deliver tool adoption, improved user experience, simplified architecture, while ensuring a compliant and secure technology solution
• Partner with multiple Business, Legal and Engineering teams building strong relations to meet on-time delivery of the roadmap while building and delivering on internal KPIs
• Own the delivery of new technology which includes discovery, scope, defining project phases and budget for initial build & on-going support, vendor selection and working with Product, Engineering and Architecture peer groups
• Establish & own the support team for on-going post go-live support & solution improvements
• All other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the Media / Advertising industry
• Scrum Certification
• Familiarity and comfort in working with outsourced offshore resources
• Overcome obstacles and develop resolutions to complex problems
• Influence internal and external team members without direct reporting authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to relate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proven record of demonstrating self-initiative and working independently with little supervision
• Excellent project management & leadership skills with demonstrated planning & organization capabilities
• Strong character exhibiting company core values: Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Pioneering Spirit, Ownership

Benefits

• Company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A variety of other discounts and perks
• Remote work