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Technical Project Manager

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Optomi, in partnership with an industry leader in media and entertainment, is looking for a talented Technical Project Manager to join their team in hybrid position located in Burbank, CA. This project manager will oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a variety of projects and initiatives.

What the right candidate will enjoy:

  • Working in enterprise environment with an industry leader!
  • Working in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment!
  • Working in a hybrid position!

Experience of the right candidate:

  • 5-7 years of experience in Technical Project Management.
  • 5+ years of experience with managing cross-functional project teams to meet expectations for team productivity, project management quality, and project goals.
  • Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple projects and initiatives; across a wide range of resources (and vendors) required for project delivery.
  • Strong experience in managing technical engineering teams across various aspects of the infrastructure topology.
  • Excellent meeting facilitation skills and effective team player.
  • Extensive experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet with preferred; familiar with Jira; Ability to develop and deliver executive-level presentations and business cases using PowerPoint or Keynote.
  • Excellent written and oral communications skill.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to create workflow drawings and process maps utilizing Lucidchart.
  • Proficiency in using analytics tools with preference for PowerBI experience.

Responsibility of the right candidate:

  • Serve as key point of contact for Production Technology stakeholders to intake, align to budget, scope, prioritize and schedule technology implementation requests with the Operations team.
  • Lead Operations and Growth initiatives end-to-end. This includes gathering requirements and defining scope, identifying impacted teams, sizing these impacts, and working with Management Teams to assign and schedule resources.
  • Lead large scale, complex infrastructure projects that span across internal and external departments and at times vendors.
  • Ensure clear reporting of project status from project teams including timelines, milestone tracking, budget status and risks to Executives, Stakeholders, Management Teams, and the Program Management Office.
  • Prioritize and escalate critical project tasks, execute project work plans, and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
  • Maintain and evaluate KPI dashboards related to Portfolio, Program and Projects metrics via PowerBI.
  • Apply analytical and critical thinking to identify team, process or tool inefficiencies and risk areas, recommend solutions, create workflow diagrams, and implement projects or processes to remediate or mitigate.
  • Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
  • Serve as a mentor and provide guidance for Associate Project Managers, Project Managers and/or Technical Coordinators.