OrangePeople is Hiring a Production Technology Senior Project Manager Near Burbank, CA
We're looking for a senior project manager to oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure of a variety of projects and initiatives. You'll play a critical role in implementing key initiatives for production groups and within the Technology team. You'll report to the Director of Program Management & Enabling Tech. This role is within the Program Management & Enabling Technologies team, you'll be joining a group of seasoned, dedicated technologists supporting world-class productions, developing the next generation of production technology, as well as solving a range of interesting problems in innovative ways in an exciting and dynamic environment.
Responsibilities:
Serve as a key point of contact for production stakeholders across Technology departments to intake production requests, provide updates, assess priority, and track schedules.
Lead operational and growth initiatives from end to end, including gathering requirements and defining scope, schedule, and resourcing management for the technology team (e.g., IT Infrastructure Engineering, Desktop Support).
Lead large-scale complex projects that span across internal and external departments and at times with vendors.
Ensure clear reporting of project status from project teams including timelines, milestone tracking, budget status, and issue identification to program management and stakeholders.
Prioritize and escalate critical operational tasks, execute project work plans, and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Maintain KPI dashboards related to program metrics via MS Power BI.
Apply analytical and critical thinking to identify team inefficiencies and risk areas, and implement projects or processes to improve operations.
Create workflow diagrams of production technology processes and identify opportunities to streamline processes or improve efficiency.
Basic Qualifications:
5 to 10 years of experience in Technical Project Management, utilizing waterfall and agile methodology.
5 years of experience managing and developing teams to meet expectations for productivity, quality, and goal accomplishment.
Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple tasks and organizing work effectively.
Strong experience in managing technical operations teams (i.e., IT hardware engineers & software developers).
Good meeting facilitation skills and effective team player.
Extensive experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet and familiarity with Jira.
Ability to develop and present business cases via PowerPoint or Keynote.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to create workflow drawings and process maps utilizing Lucidchart.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working in a content creation/Production environment.
Experienced with Business Intelligence tools such as MS Power BI.
PMP certification plus.
Certified Scrum master a plus.
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering, or related technical discipline.
Benefits:
401(k).
Dental Insurance.
Health insurance.
Vision insurance.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
The salary will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
Additional Responsibilities:
Participate in OrangePeople monthly team meetings, and participate in team-building efforts.
Contribute to OrangePeople technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
About us: OrangePeople is an Enterprise Architecture and Project Management solutions company. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers, who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OrangePeople team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & and education. An ideal Orange Person is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical achievements and a strong process/methodology orientation.