Senior Program Manager / Rte

Job Description

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world's biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the US in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming's other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.

BRAND/DIVISION OVERVIEW

We are the PMO for Paramount+ at Paramount Streaming, which highlights unparalleled insight into transforming Agile Teams at Scale. Our program managers, release managers, project managers, and scrum masters bring passion to iterative delivery and process while keeping our eyes on the goal and motivating one another to do the same!

ROLE DETAILS

This team is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Program Manager, RTE, that will help the success of our Program Delivery team. This person will be accountable for program management for Global Content feature delivery. Does this sound like a good fit for you?

Paramount+'s team of Program Managers are responsible for successfully delivering our Global programs. Our ideal candidate will play a vital part in leading our complex cross-functional and global programs across several Global scrum teams for Paramount+. The role knows what it takes to lead large and complex programs. It involves multiple partners and a team with varied strengths of collaborators taking a project from inception to delivery to delight our customers!

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY
• You are the main point of contact for Program and Feature Delivery for an Agile Release Train passionate about Global Content features.
• Coordinate & facilitate program-level agile ceremonies for a globally dispersed set of scrum teams with team members in the West Coast, East Coast, and European time zones.
• Supply and be responsible for the PI Planning logistics of the PI Planning event quarterly; including lead-up, planning event, and outcomes.
• Serve as the ''air traffic controller,'' guiding projects and objectives to deliver against aggressive timelines, collaborating with scrum masters, product owners, and engineering to ensure successful delivery against PI commitments and complex projects.
• Communicate to ART RTE around teams' velocity, program health, risks, capacity issues, and roadblocks via various artifacts of scrum and common-sense communication efforts.
• Prepare and handle project plans, documentation, risk mitigation, cross-team initiatives, and large projects/programs and act as the liaison between cross-functional teams.
• Be a technical thought-leader, constantly improving how we work, fostering a positive culture for your team and the wider business unit.

QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years of Scrum Master or Project/Program Manager experience.
• High proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Project Plans, Gantt, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively to executive collaborators and leadership.
• Proficiency and a strong understanding of SDLC.
• Experience in direct-to-consumer entertainment, media products, and/or projects within Mobile, Desktop, OTT, and Smart TV screens and their backend architectures.
• Experience working in Web and Mobile Applications development teams in technologies such as HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, IOS, and ANDROID.
• A proactive, efficient, and resourceful approach and ability to thrive in a creative environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Creative thinking - Looking ''outside of the box'' to problem-solve.
• Will need to align with East Coast, West Coast & Central European time zones.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $125,000.00 - 150,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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