Project / Product Manager (Finance IT)

STAND 8 provides end to end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and with offices in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, and more including internationally in Mexico and India.

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of Media & Entertainment? Join our Technical Solutions team as a Project/Product Manager (Finance IT) and lead a transformative payroll-related project for our global client. We're looking for a seasoned professional with a knack for managing financial software products and projects. In this dynamic hybrid role, you'll ensure that our iterative project milestones are not only delivered on time but also meet product requirements and undergo rigorous testing. You'll work closely with business stakeholders, product, and engineering teams, leveraging Agile Scrum methodologies to drive cross-functional success. Your mission will be to ensure deliverables align with business outcomes, maintain top-notch quality standards, and facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT). You'll be the guardian of engineering code quality, adapting to the ever-changing nature of transformation projects, and removing roadblocks to keep the team on track.

Your strong attention to detail in drafting project plans and writing user stories, coupled with your expertise in risk mitigation and executive communication, will be crucial. Experience in financial software is essential, and preference will be given to those with a background in Media & Entertainment IT, royalties, entertainment payroll, participations, residuals, or similar systems. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive significant change within a large global Media & Entertainment environment. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping our client's future, scaling with top talent, and creating exceptional content.

We're scheduling interviews now and would love to hear from you if you're passionate about delivering projects on time and making a positive business impact!

Responsibilities

• Perform a hybrid role of project management (to deliver the "when" on time) and product management (to deliver the correct "what" to stakeholders)


• Lead project workstreams within a large financial payroll transformation project


• Document functional user stories and ensure Engineering efforts are aligned with stakeholder requirements.


• Drive project workstreams to completion and develop project plans; identify key milestones, tasks, and resources.


• Collaborate with business partners to understand their system problems and opportunities in the context of requirements.


• Coordinate with business stakeholders, Product and Engineering teams to ensure deliverables and solutions meet business requirements on time.


• Manage the full project lifecycle with design, build, deployment and signoff of assigned projects, ensuring requirements are met, design reviews are held, documentation is maintained.


• Manage risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and escalate as appropriate.


• Communicate project status, progress, and issues to executive stakeholders clearly and timely.


• Ensure project deliverables are completed on time and within scope.


• Promote and enforce Agile Scrum methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.


• Work with Technology teams and management to identify solutions that achieve project goals.


• Provide direction to internal and external resources, monitor development efforts, assemble key project deliverables, report project status, and raise awareness on issues requiring escalation.


• Pivot and direct resource teams to align with backlog priorities and program increment (PI) goals are achieved.

Qualifications/Requirements

• 5 years of Finance related software project or product management experience.


• Experience with Media & Entertainment financial payroll, royalties, participations, residuals or similar software payments projects experience (preferred).


• Practical experience managing technology projects within Media & Entertainment environments (preferred).


• Strong product management fundamentals getting products created and delivered to specifications.


• Strong project management skills and the ability to work with multiple cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholder groups.


• Work experience with enterprise project management with an understanding of project management tools, processes, risk mitigation, communications and strategic planning.


• Strong problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to manage project risks and issues.


• Deep understanding of Project Management Methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall


• Experience in executive communication and ability to influence decision-making at all levels of the organization.


• Experience developing project schedules, managing team resources, creating work breakdown structures, estimating size and effort for new development projects, as well as develop detailed requirements for these projects.


• Experience with project management software (e.g. MS Project, Smartsheet, Monday, etc.) and MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) skills


• Strong oral and written communication skills, with excellent presentation and facilitation skills


• Ability to prioritize effectively, think independently and problem solve to ensure all projects are completed in an effective and timely manner


• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university is required (or related experience); major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field preferred


• Project / Product management certification or Certified Scrum Master or equivalent Agile project / product management certification nice to have

Additional Details

The base range for this contract position is $55.00 - $70.00 /per hour depending on experience. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires of this position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

• Medical coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) through Anthem


• Dental/Vision/Various Ancillary coverages through Unum


• 401(k) retirement savings plan


• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• Discount programs through ADP WorkforceNow

About Us

STAND 8 provides end-to-end IT solutions to enterprise partners across the United States and globally with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Mexico, Japan, India, and more. STAND 8 focuses on the "bleeding edge" of technology and leverages automation, process, marketing, and over fifteen years of success and growth to provide a world-class experience for our customers, partners, and employees.

Our mission is to impact the world positively by creating success through PEOPLE, PROCESS, and TECHNOLOGY.

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