Technical Project Manager

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead special programs and cross-functional initiatives to ensure project and operational excellence. This role combines project management, agile methodology, and technical expertise to drive impactful solutions for production, data, and technology projects

• Lead a program of technology initiatives and projects with significant complexity throughout their lifecycle. This includes project intake, use case definition, charter and scope definition, project plan development, capacity allocations, resource assignment, project execution, and post-mortems.
• Oversee portfolios that include large-scale complex projects that span across internal and external technology departments and, at times, with vendors.
• Manage tasks and resources through waterfall, scrum, or Kanban methodologies.
• Prioritize and escalate critical operational tasks, execute project work plans, and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Coordinate, manage, and communicate updates and request from external teams outside of Studio Technology and work with stakeholders/vendors to execute.
• Manage day-to-day activities for team members, ensuring blockers are removed, and team throughput is maximized.
• Lead and/or partner with other project managers to lead sprint ceremonies, including planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives, and reporting.
• Organize and maintain project documentation and artifacts

• 5+ years of experience in technical project management, utilizing waterfall and agile methodology.
• 3+ years of experience managing a diverse portfolio of projects reflecting a wide range of technologies, complexities, and duration.
• Experience in helping manage cross-functional technical teams, including architects, infrastructure and data center engineers, software developers, system reliability engineers, storage engineers and/or audio and visual engineers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks, organizing and prioritizing work effectively, in a constantly evolving and rapidly changing environment.
• Experience in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet) and process mapping tools (e.g., Lucid Chart).
• Demonstrated ability to status programs and projects to executives using Lucid Chart, Miro, and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication (oral, written, and visual), analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong meeting facilitation skills and effective team player
• Experience working in media, entertainment, or production environments.
• Experience in AI and/or Machine Learning.
• Experience with Product teams; delivering and project managing in an agile methodology for product development and deployment.
• Certifications such as PMP or Scrum Master (CSM).
• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Experience working in media, entertainment, or production environments.
• Experience in AI and/or Machine Learning.
• Experience with Product teams; delivering and project managing in an agile methodology for product development and deployment.
• Certifications such as PMP or Scrum Master (CSM)
• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering