Sr Program Manager
Sr Program Manager
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Job Description
Job Description:
About Our Organization:
Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information delivering content to
consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats including print
digital mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for
more than 130 years and today has one of the worlds largest newsgathering
operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the
flagship Wall Street Journal Americas largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barrons
MarketWatch Mansion Global Financial News Investors Business Daily Factiva Dow
Jones Risk & Compliance Dow Jones Newswires OPIS and Chemical Market
Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS NWSA; ASX: NWS
NWSLV).
About the Team:
Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology Engineering Data
Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cuttingedge
solutions we shape the digital landscape for our customers readers and users. From
revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data mobile
video and social platforms our team is committed to providing a seamless and
immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms
and strategic partners we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and
technologies.
About the Role:
Dow Jones is on a journey to take our products to the next level and we need you to assist in making that happen. The program management team is key to ensuring that our deliverables are executed as efficiently as possible. They are also our cultural backbone team mentor and give life to the organization.
As a Sr Program Manager on the Digital Experience team within Dow Jones you will lead the delivery of a digital news teams focused on providing personalized products to Dow Jones subscribers. You will also assist with agile coaching with a focus on Scrum or Kanban. Partnering with crossfunctional teams to manage any projects or programs that are a part of your portfolio eliminate roadblocks manage expectations and risk. Managing resource forecasting trend analysis and financial reporting. Communicating milestones team progress and financial status.
You will:
Working within crossfunctional development teams reporting to the VP of Project Management you will have the opportunity to assist with defining program excellence. You will manage the of critical data science programs whilst ensuring the highest level of code quality. Your prior experience working in a development environment delivering programs and new features will aid you when joining a team that is already making a significant impact across the business.
Ensure the delivery by:
Managing multiple projects programs and teams as needed
Driving the definition design and delivery of key initiatives
Coaching the teams to deliver iteratively and with high quality
Participating in short and longterm planning for the product line
Leading one or more enterprise initiatives based largely on scrum teams
Resolve impediments and partner with crossfunctional teams to deliver solutions
Provide coaching to project managers on team management in order to maximize program delivery and provide guidance on how to better deliver value to our customer base
You will drive for results learn to identify operational improvements and contribute to a culture of customer service
Ensuring external project dependencies are properly tracked
Communicating and reporting status at appropriate frequency and details for each stakeholder
Assist with technical feasibility implementation approach deployment strategies and QA efforts
Serve the Team by:
Drive agile ceremonies
Helping them to construct solid working agreements guidelines and drive process adherence and improvement
Optimizing productivity and driving team accountability
Partnering with the product owner on scope backlog grooming stakeholder communications etc
Collaboratively defining documenting and driving agile adoption
Foster crossteam coordination and communication
Motivating empowering and improving the team
Know and understand the project:
Gain a detailed understanding of the products tools and practices of the teams
Knowledge of the technical and business context of the project including related services
Demonstrable understanding of your product domain and immediate surrounding areas be able to and confident of discussing this with PMO team members.
You Have:
Preferred a Bachelors degree (BA or BS) from a fouryear college or university
At least 10 years of experience managing programs and teams at various levels of maturity
Demonstrate progressively responsible experience / technical expertise in systems/software including managing multiple projects and teams on largescale programs
Excellent team management skills and detailed understanding of product and systems integration issues
Some applied knowledge of the media industry software development web technologies and user engagement platforms
Proven ability to produce high levels of customer/stakeholder satisfaction
Basic media industry knowledge including industry drivers key players trends business processes and thirdparty service providers
Ability to prepare resource and time estimates with a good degree of reliability
Strong presentation organizational and interpersonal skills
Strong strategic interactions skills with seniorlevel stakeholders
Demonstrated leadership and teambuilding experience
Agile certification (CSM/PSM PMIACP PMP SAFe etc)
Expert user of Jira/Confluence
Our Benefits
Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
Comprehensive Insurance Plans
Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
Education Benefits
Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
Commuter Transit Program
Subscription Discounts
Employee Referral Program
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Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women people with disabilities and those from underrepresented groups. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.Business Area:
Dow Jones TechnologyJob Category:
Project/Program ManagementUnion Status:
NonUnion roleRequired Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
