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NBCUniversal · 1 day ago

Sr Engineering Project Manager

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. The Senior Engineering Project Manager will lead and direct engineering projects, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the enterprise through continuous innovation and effective stakeholder management.

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Responsibilities

Manage and deliver projects and small programs comprised of cross-matrixed teams; coordinate activities within the project/program team
Analyze and provide regular status reports that are objective and reflect the true state of progress
Ensure that projects are executed within specified timeframes and budget in accordance with quality and benefit targets using defined controls and processes
Collaborate with teams to identify, log, track and resolve principles of professional project management such as Risk, Issue, Dependency, Decision and Change Management, Resource and Capacity Management and leverage these to improve control and visibility
Manage escalations either within the team or to sponsors and executives when needing steer
Manage the complete lifecycle and facilitate the team to transition from phase to phase
Lead the communication and dissemination of information between all working teams
Manage meetings and check-ins with teams and leadership, defining and mitigating any issues
Adhere to PMO governance (i.e., project charter, change management, etc.)
Develop and foster relationships with portfolio leaders, project managers, and external partners
Facilitate weekly project reviews, including ownership of scheduling, presentations, and capturing meeting notes and action items
Develop project closeout reports
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization, including managing through cross-business area or business unit prioritization discussions
Ability to synthesize and simplify complex concepts/requirements to the team and stakeholders and tie back to business objectives
A true collaborator and team player who can encourage and promote one team across groups to meet common goals and add value

Qualification

Agile project methodologiesEndpoint managementProduction technologyProject management knowledgeMicrosoft Office proficiencyDocumentation skillsCommunication skillsAdaptabilityTeam collaboration

Required

5+ years of experience using both agile and standard project methodologies
Endpoint management platform (device and applications management systems, virtual desktop technology, etc) knowledge and experience
Production technology (fiber infrastructure, IPTV) knowledge and experience
Manage and deliver projects and small programs comprised of cross-matrixed teams; coordinate activities within the project/program team
Detailed knowledge and proven experience with project management knowledge areas: integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder
Analyze and provide regular status reports that are objective and reflect the true state of progress
Ensure that projects are executed within specified timeframes and budget in accordance with quality and benefit targets using defined controls and processes
Collaborate with teams to identify, log, track and resolve principles of professional project management such as Risk, Issue, Dependency, Decision and Change Management, Resource and Capacity Management and leverage these to improve control and visibility
Manage escalations either within the team or to sponsors and executives when needing steer
Manage the complete lifecycle and facilitate the team to transition from phase to phase
Lead the communication and dissemination of information between all working teams
Manage meetings and check-ins with teams and leadership, defining and mitigating any issues
Adhere to PMO governance (i.e., project charter, change management, etc.)
Develop and foster relationships with portfolio leaders, project managers, and external partners
Facilitate weekly project reviews, including ownership of scheduling, presentations, and capturing meeting notes and action items
Develop project closeout reports
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint, Project, PowerBI, Smartsheets
Appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization, including managing through cross-business area or business unit prioritization discussions
Ability to synthesize and simplify complex concepts/requirements to the team and stakeholders and tie back to business objectives
A true collaborator and team player who can encourage and promote one team across groups to meet common goals and add value
B.S. or B.A. degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field (or equivalent work experience)
Solid documentation skills related to business analysis and requirements gathering
Adaptable with history of leading effectively under pressure and through significant change
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
A variety of other discounts and perks

Company

NBCUniversal

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NBCUniversal is a media company that provides entertainment and news development, production, distribution, and marketing services. It is a sub-organization of Comcast.

H1B Sponsorship

NBCUniversal 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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2011-01-29Acquired

Leadership Team

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Jeff Shell
CEO
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Stephen Burke
Chief executive officer
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