Technical Product Manager (Media experience)
At Railroad19 , we develop customized software solutions and provide software development services. We are currently seeking a Technical Project Manager who will be responsible for product strategy, delivery, coordination, and tracking of all projects, programs, and initiatives of all media ad sales custom-developed applications. This will include developing and creating project plans, resource plans, risk identification, risk mitigation, and timelines; and partnering with business and technology divisions to increase productivity and revenue opportunities for our Media client. This role is a key leadership position within the Software Engineering group and requires an individual capable of managing large-scale software engineering initiatives.
As a Railroad19 employee, you will be part of a company that values your work and gives you the tools you need to succeed. Our headquarters is in Saratoga Springs, New York, but this position allows you to work remotely . Therefore, we would prefer individuals who can work East Coast hours. Railroad19 provides competitive compensation and excellent benefits.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Partner with a development team to deliver new advertising sales application, laying the foundation for future analytics and optimization
- Manage the complete software development process including planning, design, implementation, testing, debugging and tuning, as well as iterative post-production enhancements
- Drive project initiation, scoping, and planning.
- Develop & manage project plans, GANT charts and user stories.
- Run SCRUM meetings and Stand-ups and IPM’s and maintain the AGILE methodologies.
- Write and maintain user stories in a tracking tool throughout the entire software development life cycle
- Establish good working relationships with project sponsors from business and technology groups.
- Develop staffing and resource management plans.
- Assess project/program progress and provide status updates to leadership.
- Evaluate project risk(s) and effectively create mitigation plans.
- Develop standard communication protocols and documentation templates.
- Design, implement, and maintain standard processes & methodologies for project/program execution;
- Serve as the expert in project management and organization.
- Collaborate with business users, internal and external technology teams in order to deliver a scalable application that exceeds requirements ensuring compliance with enterprise standards
- Identify new opportunities, tools, and services to enhance the custom software platform.
- Support and troubleshoot issues (process & system), identify root cause, and proactively recommend sustainable corrective actions.
Qualifications Required
- 5+ years of software development experience, as a Project manager, BA, or engineer
- Experience within the media entertainment industry and solid knowledge and understanding of AdSales
- Can assess disparate data streams and distill them into meaningful and ultimately actionable recommendations
- Able to easily transition between high-level strategy and day-to-day implementation
- Self-directed, ability to multitask, sharp analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Results-oriented, high energy, self-motivated
- Experience working in story and task-tracking tools for agile workflows.
- Motivated and Self-Starting: able to think critically about problems, decipher user preferences versus hard requirements, and effectively use online and onsite resources to find an appropriate solution with little intervention.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be willing to provide support d