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Program Manager, Technology Delivery, Commerce, Peacock
NBCUniversal, LLC, New York, New York
Create the extraordinary.
Level: Manager (Supervisor)
Welcome to Peacock, the dynamic new streaming service from NBCUniversal. Here you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a fast-paced, high-flying team for unique birds that want to be at the epicenter of technology, sports, news, tv, movies and more. Our flock works hard to connect people to what they love, each other and the world around them by creating shared experiences through culture-defining entertainment.
As a company, we embrace the power of difference. Our team is committed to creating an organization that champions diversity and inclusivity for all by curating content and a workforce that represents the world around us. We continue to challenge ourselves and the industry by being customer-centric, data-driven creatures of innovation. At Peacock, we are determined to forge the next frontier of streaming through creativity, teamwork, and talent.
Here you can fly to new heights!
The Technology Program Manager, Direct to Consumer, will be responsible for the successful end-to-end delivery of projects in support of the Peacock streaming product. This position requires strong communication skills and program management expertise, and the ability to influence tech stakeholders and manage delivery of complex projects across a large ecosystem and role matrix. To succeed, a candidate should exhibit a keen ability to understand technology principles and agile delivery. Also important is the ability to establish and maintain key relationships within business and technology groups, and to interact with exec-level leaders and partners.
As a company, we embrace the power of difference. Our team is committed to creating an organization that champions diversity and inclusivity for all by curating content and a workforce that represents the world around us. We continue to challenge ourselves and the industry by being customer-centric, data-driven creatures of innovation. At Peacock, we are determined to forge the next frontier of streaming through creativity, teamwork, and talent.
Here you can fly to new heights!
The Technology Program Manager, Direct to Consumer, will be responsible for the successful end-to-end delivery of projects in support of the Peacock streaming product. This position requires strong communication skills and program management expertise, and the ability to influence tech stakeholders and manage delivery of complex projects across a large ecosystem and role matrix. To succeed, a candidate should exhibit a keen ability to understand technology principles and agile delivery. Also important is the ability to establish and maintain key relationships within business and technology groups, and to interact with exec-level leaders and partners.
- Lead and partner across workstreams to support stakeholder communications & project status
- Lead and partner with business, product & developer workstreams to execute technology deliverables
- Partner with other PMO and Delivery teams to ensure successful delivery within business expectations and requirements
- Provide program governance with clear and consistent communication of project level status for leadership, project sponsors, and stakeholders
- Engage and support executive stakeholders through plan preparation, status updates, risk planning and objective-based meetings
- Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies and develop plans to escalate and mitigate them
- Utilize enterprise project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet and other applications to provide project status and reporting, while adhering to PMO processes, documentation standards, and best practices
- Support planning activities to deliver maximum business value based on critical program KPIs
- Partner with embedded and tactical PM teams to ensure consistent and accurate project scoping, cost-benefit analysis, and level of effort assessments
- Effectively prioritize critical path activities to ensure on-time delivery
- Partner across the business to identify and secure resources required to execute plans and manage internal and external assigned resources
- Coordinate and manage change control in adherence to PMO standards
- 8+ years' experience leading complex technology delivery projects, building effective plans, and executing them to completion
- Strong knowledge of project & program management and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts for a variety of audiences
- Key understanding of technology principles and work methods (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.)
- Working knowledge of PM and tech working platforms such as JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet and others
- Ability to take complex technology discussions and break them down for non-technical groups
- Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to coordinate and influence team members from multiple internal departments and external vendors
- Ability to effectively present ideas and communicate with senior leadership
- Ability to manage risk and maintain clear visibility across the program for all components
- Strong character exhibiting company core values: Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Pioneering Spirit, and Ownership. Experience working with Product Management to deliver software features.
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- Proven ability to manage global teams with diverse backgrounds, business objectives, and time zones constraints
- Ability and desire to continually learn about new technologies, project management methodologies, and adapt to ever-changing business and industry needs
- Adaptable performer who can lead effectively under pressure and through significant change
- Culture carrier with strong leadership skills to drive, deliver, develop and inspire
- Results-oriented with initiative to work until job is complete
- Experience within streaming, media or telecom technology a plus, but not required
- Experience delivering large scale projects with interdependencies and critical delivery dates.
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NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.
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 consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
NBCUniversal is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
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- Proven ability to manage global teams with diverse backgrounds, business objectives, and time zones constraints
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About NBCUniversal, LLC
NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.
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