Portfolio Manager

Paramount; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

PTO

Job summary

Paramount Streaming, a division within Paramount Global, is seeking a Portfolio Manager to lead workflow and integration initiatives from discovery to production. You will manage plans, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder communications, translating complex workflows into measurable requirements and outcomes.

You will partner with engineering, research, security, legal, and business stakeholders to drive launch readiness and assess adoption and business impact.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a technical program manager, program manager, or operations lead delivering software or workflow solutions.
• Experience documenting complex workflows and writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing project plans, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Ability to coordinate across Engineering, Product, IT, and governance teams.
• Experience leading structured meetings.
• Experience conducting requirements workshops.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project plans, milestones, and delivery cadences across discovery, prototype, pilot, and production.
• Facilitate standups, planning sessions, stakeholder workshops, demos, decision reviews, and retrospectives.
• Track scope, schedules, resources, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Surface blockers and tradeoffs clearly to management.
• Gather requirements by talking to stakeholders, holding workshops, and reviewing workflows.
• Translate stakeholder needs into process maps, use cases, user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Document exception scenarios, decisions, and definitions of done.
• Connect stakeholder goals to solution features and measurable success metrics.
• Coordinate dependencies involving APIs, content systems, data owners, IT, identity and access, Security, Privacy, and Legal.
• Maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, and pilot and production readiness checklists.
• Drive launch readiness by ensuring documentation, telemetry, operational runbooks, training, support plans, and governance approvals are completed before release.
• Produce concise, outcome-focused updates for stakeholders and management.
• Track adoption, delivery health, and business outcomes following launch.

Skills

Technical program management

Requirements workshops

Cross-functional coordination

Communication skills

Structured meetings

Education

Bachelor’s degree (business/tech/media)

Job description

#WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in? We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

As a Portfolio Manager within the Production Platform Integration Team, you’ll help proceed workflow and integration solutions from discovery through prototype, pilot, and production. You will manage plans, dependencies, and risks. You will also communicate with stakeholders. Additionally, you will translate complex workflows into clear requirements, acceptance criteria, and measurable outcomes. You’ll partner with Technical Directors, Engineering, Research Platform and Evaluation teams, Security, Legal, Privacy, Brand, studio stakeholders, IT, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project plans, milestones, and delivery cadences across discovery, prototype, pilot, and production.
• Facilitate standups, planning sessions, stakeholder workshops, demos, decision reviews, and retrospectives.
• Track scope, schedules, resources, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Surface blockers and tradeoffs clearly to management.
• Gather requirements by talking to stakeholders, holding workshops, and reviewing workflows.
• Translate stakeholder needs into process maps, use cases, user stories, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Document exception scenarios, decisions, and definitions of done.
• Connect stakeholder goals to solution features and measurable success metrics.
• Coordinate dependencies involving APIs, content systems, data owners, IT, identity and access, Security, Privacy, and Legal.
• Maintain risk registers, mitigation plans, and pilot and production readiness checklists.
• Drive launch readiness by ensuring documentation, telemetry, operational runbooks, training, support plans, and governance approvals are completed before release.
• Produce concise, outcome-focused updates for stakeholders and management.
• Track adoption, delivery health, and business outcomes following launch.

Basic Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a technical program manager, program manager, or operations lead delivering software or workflow solutions.
• Experience documenting complex workflows. Experience with functional requirements. Insight with user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience managing project plans, risks, dependencies, and delivery milestones.
• Ability to coordinate across Engineering, Product, IT, and governance teams.
• Experience leading structured meetings.
• Experience conducting requirements workshops.
• Ability to communicate technical and operational information clearly to different audiences.
• Robust written communication
• Comfort working autonomously in ambiguous environments.

Bonus Skills (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience supporting AI-enabled products, including LLM workflows, search, retrieval, or automation.
• Knowledge with APIs, system integrations, telemetry, identity and access, and deployment constraints.
• Experience navigating Security, Privacy, Legal, or enterprise release approvals.
• Experience in media, entertainment, production, or creative operations. Knowledge of complex workflows
• Experience supporting pilot launches, change management, training, and adoption reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, computer science, media, or a related field.

Paramount Streaming, a division within Paramount Global, is the home to the company's direct-to-consumer services spanning free and paid in the form of Pluto TV and Paramount+. Pluto TV is the global leader in free ad-supported TV, delivering more than 1,400 global channels and an extensive library of streaming content, including live and original channels. Paramount+, digital subscription video-on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news, and A Mountain of Entertainment. Paramount+ features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME.

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $86,000.00 - 128,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here: https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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