Delivery Manager

Job Description

Summary of Position

We have an immediate need for a Delivery Manager on the Content Supply Chain (CSC) team within the broader STARZ UX team. This position will support 2 of the 4 Development teams responsible for building and enhancing the internal tools that STARZ uses to process content.

The Delivery Manager is responsible for building and refining the delivery team's backlog, writing user stories, maintaining release timelines and collaborating with cross functional partners in the planning, prioritization and implementation development initiatives. You will work closely with the CSC Product Owners, Designers and users to define and deliver features that contribute to ongoing technology initiatives, high-impact business goals and process improvements.

The ideal candidate will have experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Scrum Master or Release Manager - preferably some combination of these skills. You are a bit of a unicorn in that you provide support, engender respect and inspire confidence across stakeholders on both the Technology and Business sides of the house. You can break down complicated projects into both easy to understand high level diagrams and also detailed implementation tickets. You are excited by being in the trenches and working closely with a Development team, but readily communicate status and facilitate meetings with end users and project requestors. You thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled with an aptitude for team collaboration.

Responsibilities
• Creates and maintains the backlog of product priorities and ongoing initiatives that support business and technology goals by translating epics and features into user stories with well defined requirements, dependencies and acceptance criteria.
• Organizes and sequences delivery of the team backlog according to business values, priorities and ROI.
• Conveys the vision and goals at the beginning of every sprint and release.
• Inspects and adapts the product backlog each sprint and adjusts course based on product and customer/business needs.
• Manages user stories and epics that can be delivered with confidence while accomplishing business goals.
• Ensures that the products or features to be released meet product requirements and quality standards.
• Participates in requirements gathering and definition, based on product knowledge, UI/UX collaboration and end user interaction.
• Communicates status to the broader organization by acting as a reliable voice of the team to stakeholders that are vested in the team's product delivery.
• Helps to facilitate daily Standup, Sprint Planning and Refinement meetings, Sprint Reviews, Demos and Retrospectives.
• Advocates, supports and contributes to ongoing improvement of Agile/SCRUM practices and processes.
• Actively collaborates with team members and across STARZ for the achievement of business goals.

Qualifications & Skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or related field, or equivalent training and experience.
• 5+ years experience managing software delivery to projects/teams with both a business and a technology focus.
• 5+ years experience leading product delivery and release cycles.
• 5+ years experience with Agile software development environments, specifically as part of a Scrum team.
• Experience organizing work within Jira and related Atlassian tools.
• Ability to manage product delivery for more than one SCRUM team at a time.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Extremely detail oriented with strong organizational skills with the ability to address time sensitive demands on a continuous basis.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish a deep understanding of the product, project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member.
• Media and Entertainment experience preferred.

About Starz

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ® service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its international premium streaming platform STARZPLAY, now LIONSGATE+, to provide subscribers access to bold, curated storytelling. LIONSGATE+, coupled with the STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture in MENA and Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia, has a footprint that extends across the globe. STARZ and LIONSGATE+ are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

With the Company aligning its studio operations behind the growth of its streaming business, Starz has become one of the pre-eminent modern premium global streaming platforms. Offering subscribers more than 7,500 television episodes, including Starz original series and provocative documentaries, along with a broad catalogue of first-run movies, Starz is taking the lead in delivering relatable premium content that makes it the platform of choice among a wide spectrum of female, African-American and other historically underserved audiences. Its focused brand, premium content and freedom from legacy relationships position Starz at the forefront of the new bundles emerging throughout the media ecosystem, a compelling value proposition to complement virtually every kind of subscription platform.

Distinguished by its successful and focused content strategy, top programming, exceptional curation and speed to market, Starz has quickly scaled its platform to become one of the most widely distributed and fastest-growing OTT services in the world, with OTT subscribers making up more than half of its global subscriber base. The Starzplay International premium subscription service offers a ''best of global SVOD'' content portfolio in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India through a bespoke and expanding network of distribution partners. The Starzplay Arabia joint venture is one of the leading SVOD operators in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. The proprietary and highly-rated Starz app, a proven hit with US audiences, continues to roll out internationally.
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental
• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day
• 401(k) company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$95,400 - $149,300

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Denver

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5wk83-3-129-23-30-42 in your application.