Optomi, in partnership with a industry leading entertainment brand, is looking for a talented Sr. Project Manager to join their team in a hybrid position in Bristol, CT. This Project Manager is responsible for driving technical deliverables in the Advertising platforms area from initiation through closure. This involves daily hands-on management of technology activities utilizing Agile and Scrum based software development practices; and includes working cross-functionally with multiple technical teams to effectively deliver business solutions.
What the right candidate will enjoy:
- Be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of entertainment with innovative products!
- Working in an hybrid environment in Bristol, CT!
- Working in enterprise environment with an industry leader!
- Working in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment!
Responsibilities of the right candidate:
- Accountable for driving execution and delivery of a set of software development deliverables from start to finish..
- Leverage experience with Agile and Scrum to lead teams to successful delivery.
- Lead delivery teams through the identification and management of risks and the resolution of issues, and escalating to management as appropriate.
- Be able to facilitate team ceremonies, meetings/workshops with groups of people beyond the immediate delivery team, the team through the resolution of complex issues, and ensure group participation.
- Responsible for managing team dynamics, morale and motivation while building a culture where all members and points of view are respected
- Accountable for delivering quality solutions that provide desired business benefits and/or solve business problems within timeline and budget expectations.
- Monitor and report on team metrics around delivery.
- Able to quickly solve complex problems in a challenging, dynamic environment with minimal direction.
- Provide frequent and transparent communication to the business and technical senior management, delivery teams and stakeholders regarding initiative health, issues, and risks.
- Effectively communicates complex and/or difficult information to both technical and non-technical audiences, including Executives.
- Interacts with internal and external peers, initiative stakeholders, and managers to exchange complex information.
Experience of the right candidate:
- Bachelor degree of Science, in related technical field, or 15+ years of relevant experience.
- 5+ years as a Scrum Lead, with hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum developing software applications in a highly-technical domain.
- 5+ years of experience managing formal application software development projects.
- Strong expertise in Agile and its frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and Scaled-Agile management methods and processes.
- extensive knowledge and experience with the software development lifecycle.
- Expertise with project management tools used in business/project area.
- Experience working with data; specifically using the technical tools Tableau (front end), Click, MicroStrategy experience, analyzing front end data.
- Experience with Jira.
- Experience working in a media technology environment, Preferred.
- Ad tech domain knowledge, or demonstrated aptitude for learning a technology-based engineering domain, Preferred.
- Project management certifications, Preferred.
