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Program Mgr, Ent Architecture
Viacom
New York, NY, United States
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Overview and Responsibilities
As the Program Manager, Enterprise Architecture you will be responsible for working with Product Management, Engineering, and Technical leadership to facilitate the execution and adoption of services, solutions and products across the Enterprise. This entails independently leading the complex, business critical activities that may involve integrating the work of multiple large teams. The ideal candidate will provide strategic and tactical guidance to teams and project managers or scrum masters in ways that promote cooperation and coordination amid competing priorities. In addition, the Program Manager must be able to facilitate Agile ceremonies for Enterprise Architecture.
The Program Manager should be prepared to identify areas of the business where the services of Enterprise Architecture can be meaningfully leveraged.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Facilitate team-level ceremonies, processes, and execution
• Manage projects, and their interdependencies to ensure milestone adherence and integrity of the release
• Continuously develop a viewpoint on Agile Enterprise Architecture to best position the team for success
• Identify and manage risks and impediments that affect release scope, schedule, and quality
• Proactively track and report on operations metrics and budgets
• Collaborate with other Program Managers, Scrum Managers and Project Managers to coordinate releases across multiple technology teams, from inception to delivery to consumer
• Facilitate cross-team scrum-of-scrums (where applicable)
• Manage relationships and deliverables from associated vendors (development, QA, etc.)
• Act as liaison between Enterprise Architecture, development teams throughout the enterprise and Viacom brand teams
• Assist in fine-tuning framework for cross-team communication, coordination of integration among components, and related governance
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently
• Frequently interact with a diverse group of executives, project managers, technology, and business sponsors
• Participate in extensive cross-organization collaboration, playing a crucial role in interfacing with end users and business stakeholders
Additional Program Manager Duties and Responsibilities
• Manage larger and more critical/complex programs and operational activities that involve integrating the work of multiple large teams
• Independently manage activities and resolve conflict within associated teams with minimal influence from management; work effectively with all levels of management and employees
• Effortlessly sift through “noise” and facilitate discussions and team activities with a laser focus towards results
• Scan external environment for best practices and collaborate with team(s) to implement where applicable
• Leverage advanced project management skills to identify process gaps and introduce innovative approaches that increase predictability and quality
• Strong understanding of associated domain (related technologies, processes, etc.)
• Contribute to defining the goals for the Enterprise Architecture and Program Management department
Basic Qualifications
• Minimum 5 years of experience in release and/or program/project management in a well-established, high-performing Agile software development environment
• Advanced knowledge of Scrum,Agile frameworks and software engineering practices, as well as traditional project management approaches
• Ability to understand technologies applicable to assigned product or service area and facilitate resolution of technical needs as they arise
• Comfortable and experienced in leading business and technology in vetting technical options
• Superb written and verbal communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills
Additional Qualifications
• Certified Scrum Master certification, along with other Agile certifications (like CSPO) highly preferred
• Experience with Scaled Agile highly preferred
• Experience working in a media technology environment as an Agile Program/Project/Release Manager
• Experience working with software developers, technical and business management, department heads, product developers and QA engineers
• Media Technologies including: mobile applications, web sites, video delivery, ad delivery, content management systems, and streaming live events and how they integrate into existing technologies
• Experience working with and managing cross functional resources and vendors
• Producing advanced reports in Excel and other reporting tools
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferred.