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Encompass Digital Media, Inc. · 4 days ago

Senior Project Manager

Stamford, CT

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Encompass Digital Media, Inc. is a global technology services company focused on supporting broadcast, cable, and digital leaders. The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for end-to-end project management of client projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time and within budget while managing multiple projects across various regions.

BroadcastingCommunications InfrastructureDigital MediaNewsVideo Streaming

Responsibilities

Managing multiple projects across clients, disciplines and regions

Following the Encompass PMO framework, tools and processes to ensure that projects are documented and tracked consistently

Identification of potential risks and developing strategies to mitigate them. Ensuring appropriate escalation measures are taken when necessary

Developing detailed project plans, defining scope, setting timelines, and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget

Owning the project plan and ensuring consistent communication of status

Managing defined project budgets, ensuring the correct allocation of spend

Forecasting capital spend of active projects across fiscal year

Define stakeholder groups, ensure level of communication is agreed and maintain consistent internal and external communication

Work with Solutions Architect and Engineering Leads to ensure the translation of high-level design to low level design through to execution

By working with Solutions team and Product Management, ensure the delivery is in alignment with the Encompass global technical strategy

Excellent client relations management – relied upon to communicate status of a portfolio of projects for multiple clients

Work collaboratively with the Project Management Office to ensure correct allocation of resource and learnings are applied

Overall performance tracking against the agreed baselined project plan, budget and scope, ensuring any projected deviations are reported and approved by the relevant key stakeholders

Lead Project Team to ensure:

Definition of customer requirements

Clarity of roles and responsibilities

Documentation of detailed design and planning

Procurement of resources and equipment

Accurate budget and time tracking

Communication of project plan, scope and timeline for execution

Good workload management, time management and transparent task prioritization

Rigorous change control

Monitoring and reporting in place

Creation and execution of test plans in conjunction with operations and engineering support department

Regular status reports for management, charting progress to plan

Single point of ownership for issues impacting project

Qualification

Project Management certificationClient focused deliveryProject Management frameworksSmart sheets administrationStakeholder managementCommunicationTime managementSelf-motivated

Required

Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience

Holds or is working towards a recognized professional Project Management certification (APM/Prince II or PMP)

Demonstrable experience with large, client focused delivery projects within a broadcast/technology environment

Good understanding of Project Management frameworks and methodologies

Strong leader and team player

Enthusiastic and Proactive approach – ‘can do' attitude

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Accomplished stakeholder management

Ability to think laterally and holistically for the business

Strong eye for detail

Demonstrable leadership skills

Strong personal integrity

Highly disciplined with good personal organization and time management

Self-motivated and able to deliver without supervision

Works well in high pressurized environments

Preferred

Experience using and administering Smart sheets would be advantageous

Being technically astute and inquisitive may be beneficial

Company

Encompass Digital Media, Inc.

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Encompass is a global technology services company focused on supporting TV networks, broadcasters, sports leagues and digital leaders with the delivery of their linear/nonlinear video content across television and digital platforms.

Founded in 2007