Senior Technical Project Manager

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's Global Operations & Technology Engineering organization as a Sr. Technical Project Manager within the Data & Analytics team. You will lead the delivery of data and analytics projects, collaborating with senior leadership and stakeholders to define and execute strategic vision. Responsibilities include managing project budgets and timelines, ensuring technical soundness and alignment with industry best practices, and reporting progress to senior leadership. This fully remote position requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, and proficiency in various tools and methodologies. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. NBCUniversal offers competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering, mathematics, economics, or related field
• 5+ years experience managing complex technical projects ideally in the data and analytics space
• Experience managing project budgets and timelines
• Proficiency in Jira and software development methodologies (agile/scrum)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures, services and data analytics patterns
• Understanding of Business Intelligence and Analytics tools (Tableau, Power BI) and ability to analyze data sets
• Able to simplify complex technologies, data flows, and business processes into clear and concise communication for both executives and execution teams
• Strong communication skills to present to high-level executives on product statuses and to engage with product owners and development teams in day-to-day execution
• Experience assessing and managing vendor relationships, to assist with selecting, and managing third-party vendors and technology partners in the context of data and analytics initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of data and analytics projects within the portfolio, ensuring they are completed on time, on budget, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. Drive a culture of excellence in project execution
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership to define and execute the strategic vision for data and analytics within the organization. Translate this vision into actionable plans and projects
• Engage with internal stakeholders across various business units to understand their data and analytics needs. Translate these requirements into actionable project plans and prioritize delivery efforts accordingly
• Ensure that our data and analytics solutions are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with industry best practices. Stay up to date with the latest technologies and trends in data management and analytics
• Establish and track key performance metrics for data and analytics projects, regularly reporting progress to senior leadership and making data-driven recommendations for improvements
• Analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources ensuring alignment with long range plan and budget goals
• Implement process improvements: identify operational gaps and implement them to optimize processes, reducing costs and improving efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as an engineering manager or other hands-on technical role in data analytics
• Effective Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to engage all levels of the organization
• Customer-Focused Rapport: Ability to quickly build rapport and gain the respect of both technology and business leaders while maintaining a strong customer focus
• Collaborative: Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels in a cross-functional matrix environment. Leadership style that fosters collaborative teams and empowers team members to think critically and speak openly about their projects
• Adaptability: Proficiency in making quality decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, even when faced with ambiguity
• Technical and Non-Technical Communication: Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Continuous Improvement: A commitment to continually improving weaknesses while leveraging strengths to achieve goals
• Independent Work: Ability to work independently, plan workloads, and deliver on commitments. Be self-driven and show ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data
• Analytical Problem Solving: Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Innovative Problem Solving: A personal drive to utilize both proven and innovative solutions to address business problems

Benefits

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence
• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks