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News Corp · 3 days ago

Project Manager, Corporate Strategy

News Corp is a global diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content. They are seeking a Project Manager for their Corporate Strategy Team to support strategic planning and operations, develop research and analysis for business initiatives, and collaborate with senior management across multiple business units to ensure project alignment with business objectives.

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Responsibilities

Work with members of the News Corp HQ Strategy Team to create and maintain the project management and reporting framework for projects and workstreams that are part of our Strategic Initiatives. Specific tasks include helping to determine the prioritization and scope of the various internal and cross-business initiatives, establishing key milestones and ensuring the team is adhering to all timelines
Provide direct support to the Chief Strategy Officer, including responding to CEO requests, preparing executive-level materials, supporting team strategy and budgeting processes, leading and coordinating strategic initiatives across global BUs
Establish and maintain effective reporting mechanisms as well as draft and monitor KPIs to ensure project status is communicated in an accurate and timely manner. This will include working with Finance to integrate budget into the reporting framework
Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to message objectives, timing and key deliverables initially then continue to ensure projects and initiatives are progressing according to the timeline
Lead preparation for regular reviews of Strategic Initiative workstreams and updates for senior management to report on progress of the programs; this includes drafting agendas, attendee lists, capturing notes and providing summaries with follow up actions
Support Strategy Team with ad hoc projects as directed, including quarterly CEO presentation
Be a self-starter that will take initiative in moving projects forward, flagging any potential risks and identifying areas of opportunity

Qualification

Strategic planningResearchAnalysisProject managementPowerPoint presentationsExcel proficiencyAnalytical skillsInterpersonal skillsMotivational skillsAttention to detailLeadership ability

Required

Bachelor's degree in business or finance, or related field or equivalent experience
6+ years of working in consulting, strategy and/or program management with direct experience working with senior management
Project management experience managing all phases of multifaceted strategy projects with proven day-to-day project management proven expertise
Experience in establishing and enforcing effective product / program management strategies, methodologies and processes
Proven ability to plan, organize, and deliver projects in accordance with agreed schedules and budgets across multiple time zones
Fluency in storyboarding and crafting PowerPoint presentations
Comfortable working in Excel
Ability to judiciously set and manage priorities
Highly organized with an ability to juggle multiple projects with varying degrees of completion and priority
Excellent written / oral communication, interpersonal and motivational skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Exceptional service orientation and ability to motivate staff in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and see the big picture while effectively managing details
Strong analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
Proven leadership ability and experience with workflow management
Superior ability to articulate ideas to various audiences such as technical and non-technical audiences, senior management, and both corporate and business unit working groups

Preferred

Previous work experience in digital media and publishing a plus but not required

Benefits

A comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
Variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits
Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce

Company

News Corp

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News Corp is home to some of the world’s most trusted brands, producing content and experiences that inform and inspire audiences around the world every day.

H1B Sponsorship

News Corp has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2022 (1)
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2020 (14)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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2017-06-28Acquired

Leadership Team

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David Kline
Executive Vice President Technology and CTO
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Andrew Cramer
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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