Next League · 1 day ago
Senior Project Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
4+ years expNext League is the leading digital growth consultant and technology solutions partner helping lead the sports industry to know what’s next. This role manages large-scale, complex projects and works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, budget, and quality from kickoff through release and ongoing maintenance.
Information TechnologySoftwareSports
Hiring Manager
Allison Fumo
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of complex digital projects — including websites, mobile applications, and integrated platforms — ensuring alignment on scope, schedule, budget, and quality from kickoff through release, live operations, and ongoing maintenance
Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, fostering collaboration, trust, and clear communication across teams
Develop and maintain detailed roadmaps, project plans/schedules, and work breakdown structures that clearly define milestones, dependencies, ownership, and critical paths
Drive disciplined delivery practices for scope and schedule management; periodically mentor peers in improving planning and execution methods
Oversee and communicate project changes across cost, scope, schedule, and resources, ensuring proper governance and approvals
Partner with technical and design leads to define solutions, delivery estimates and approaches
Identify, assess, and manage project risks and dependencies; ensure compliance with delivery and standards
Lead incident response and escalation management, coordinating release schedules and deployment activities as needed
Evaluate delivery performance and recommend improvements to projects, policies, procedures, approaches, processes, and documents to increase effectiveness
Lead effective project meetings and working sessions; document outcomes and ensure timely follow-up on action items
Manage relationships and dependencies with third-party vendors; resolve conflicts and ensure accountability for deliverables
Ensure task clarity and completeness, enabling developers, QA, and other team members to execute efficiently
Own and prioritize the product backlog; plan and drive sprint and release cycles in partnership with product and engineering leads
Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, reviews, retrospectives) to promote alignment and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
4+ years managing end-to-end delivery of complex digital platforms (websites, mobile apps, and/or digital experiences) through full SDLC
Proven success managing multiple concurrent projects effectively
Advanced proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, etc.)
Deep understanding of PMO governance, Agile (Scrum & Kanban), and hybrid delivery frameworks
Solid understanding of modern SDLC practices, including CI/CD models and deployment workflows
Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to interface confidently with clients and executive leadership
Proven ability to balance multiple priorities, adapt to constantly changing business environment, work independently, drive projects to completion, and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
Proven track record delivering large-scale, consumer-facing digital products (web and mobile)
Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality, on-time results
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, partnering effectively with design, engineering, QA, and product teams
Preferred
PMP or CSM certification is strongly preferred
Experience with resource management is strongly preferred
Experience in sports or sports-media digital projects is a plus
Benefits
Retirement Plan Programs (with a company match!)
Unlimited Vacation & Sick Time
Excellent Health Benefits Packages
Flexible Working Opportunities (we are a 100% remote business)
Company
Next League
Next League is a software development company that provides digital technology solutions for the sports and media industries.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
David Nugent
Co-Founder, CEO
Cristina Vanderbeck
Vice President, Americas
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