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Dow Jones Senior Project Manager in BARCELONA, Spain
Sr Project/Delivery Manager (IT)
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 world's largest news-gathering
operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the
flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's,
MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's 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 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 Technical Project Manager on the Digital Experience team within Dow Jones, you will lead the delivery of a digital news teams; adding value and minimizing waste in a continuous delivery cycle. Coaching the team on Lean principles of Value and Waste Coaching Agile Framework, with a focus on Scrum or Kanban. Partnering with cross-functional 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 a cross-functional development team, reporting to the VP of Project Management, you will have the opportunity to assist with defining project excellence. You will also have the opportunity to refine our processes around delivery whilst ensuring the highest level of code quality. Your prior experience working in a development environment delivering services 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
Ensure the roadmap deliverables are executed as planned
Driving the definition, design and delivery of key initiatives
Coaching the teams to deliver iteratively and with high quality
Managing and mitigating risk and issues
Ensuring external project dependencies are properly tracked
Communicating and reporting status at appropriate frequency and details for each stakeholder
Report on OKRs and KPIs, leveraging data based on project performance and delivery projection
Drive agile ceremonies
Assist with technical feasibility, implementation approach, deployment strategies, and QA efforts
Help drive the work intake process
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 cross-team 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 discuss this with PMO team members.
You Have:
A Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
At least 5 years of experience managing projects and teams at various levels of maturity
Demonstrate progressively responsible experience / technical expertise in software.
Excellent team management skills and detailed understanding of product and systems integration issues
Some applied knowledge of the media industry, web technologies, and user engagement platforms
Proven ability to produce high levels of customer/stakeholder satisfaction
Basic investment industry knowledge including industry drivers, key players, trends, business processes, and third-party service providers
Ability to prepare resource and time estimates with a good degree of reliability
Strong customer service skills; frequent strategic interactions with high-level clients
Demonstrated leadership and team-building experience
Agile certification (CSM/PSM, PMI-ACP, 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 talentresourceteam@dowjones.com. 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 - Technology
Job Category: Project/Program Management
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.
This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.
Req ID: 44880