Technical Program Manager

Title: Sr. Technical Program/Project Manager

Location: Glendale/Santa Monica/Seattle are the only locations we're considering at this point. Must be OK with potential to come onsite for up to 4x a week if needed.

Type of Hire: 12 month contract

Rate: $87

**MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN MEDIA/ ENTERTAINMENT/ STUDIO INDUSTRY**

What to bring

• B.S in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Proven track record with Agile project management in a hands-on role as a Program Manager, Project Manager, or Scrum Master for software development teams
• Analytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems
• Technical knowledge of architecture and development practices
• Ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations in a fast-paced environment with evolving business needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Lead the release of many large, complex projects from concept to completion by collaborating with engineering teams, product management and developing detailed project plans from development to deployment
• Understand architectural and design specifications. Suggest alternate solutions that achieve business goals and/or drive alternate solutions in order to meet objectives
• Track team progress against timelines and collaborate with teams to determine solutions to get back on-track when the project falls behind schedule
• Engage with the development team to build delivery timelines of feature sets for projects, and be able to sequence the work based on priorities
• Collaborate with other Program Managers to understand cross-team dependencies and prioritize the work to avoid impediments
• Ability to breakdown and reconstruct a problem for better visibility amongst stakeholders, and aim to resolve in a timely fashion
• Ability to prioritize multiple team requests and balance that against other priorities and committed work. Must understand the impact of injecting these requests to the team’s backlog