Senior Project Manager

Blue Pisces Consulting Inc.; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation

Paid holidays and sick days

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision package

401(k)

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Blue Pisces Consulting Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Burbank, CA. This role involves overseeing various projects within a technical team crucial for content creation. Responsibilities include managing project scopes, timelines, and budgets, mentoring junior staff, and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders. Required qualifications include 5-7 years in technical project management, proficiency in tools like PowerBI and Jira, and a Bachelor's in a related field. This is a full-time role with benefits including paid vacation and medical coverage.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Technical Project Management, utilizing waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Strong experience managing technical engineering teams across various infrastructure aspects.
• Ability to develop and deliver executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of projects.
• Lead Operations and Growth initiatives end-to-end.
• Ensure clear reporting of project status to stakeholders and executives.

Skills

Technical Project Management

Cross-functional team management

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Experience with project management tools

Meeting facilitation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering

Tools

PowerBI

Smartsheet

Jira

Lucidchart

Job description

Please note: This role is required to be onsite in Burbank, CA a minimum of three days per week. If you cannot commit to this commute, please do not apply.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to oversee the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a variety of projects and initiatives. You’ll play the critical role of implementing key initiatives for a technical team that is vital to the successful creation of content at a notable studio. This will be a full-time, W2 position with Blue Pisces Consulting Inc. that includes all the benefits listed below.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as key point of contact for Production Technology stakeholders to intake, align to budget, scope, prioritize and schedule technology implementation requests with the Operations team.
• Lead Operations and Growth initiatives end-to-end. This includes gathering requirements and defining scope, identifying impacted teams, sizing these impacts, and working with Management Teams to assign and schedule resources.
• Lead large scale, complex infrastructure projects that span across internal and external departments and at times vendors.
• Ensure clear reporting of project status from project teams including timelines, milestone tracking, budget status and risks to Executives, Stakeholders, Management Teams, and the Program Management Office.
• Prioritize and elevate critical project tasks, execute project work plans, and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Maintain and evaluate KPI dashboards related to Portfolio, Program and Projects metrics via PowerBI.
• Apply analytical and critical thinking to identify team, process or tool inefficiencies and risk areas, recommend solutions, create workflow diagrams, and implement projects or processes to remediate or mitigate.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Serve as a mentor and provide guidance for Associate Project Managers, Project Managers and/or Technical Coordinators.

Basic Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Technical Project Management, utilizing waterfall and agile methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience managing cross‑functional project teams to meet expectations for team productivity, project management quality, and project goals.
• Ability to work under pressure while managing multiple projects and initiatives across a wide range of resources (and vendors) required for project delivery.
• Strong experience managing technical engineering teams across various aspects of the infrastructure topology (e.g., data centers, workflows, systems and applications, storage, and networks).
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills and effective team player.
• Extensive experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, with preference for familiarity with Jira.
• Ability to develop and deliver executive‑level presentations and business cases using PowerPoint or Keynote.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to create workflow drawings and process maps utilizing Lucidchart.
• Proficiency in using analytics tools with preference for PowerBI experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in Technology, Media, Content Creation, and / or Studios.
• Proficiency in using Business Intelligence and analytics tools with preference for PowerBI experience.
• PMP certification a plus.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering; or related technical discipline.

Benefits

• Attractive compensation
• Paid holidays and sick days
• Paid vacation days
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision package (50% paid for employee, 25% for spouse/dependents)
• Discretionary bonus
• 401(k)

Please note: We cannot currently provide visa sponsorship. If you require visa sponsorship now, or in the future, please do not apply for this position.