Strategic Project Manager, Digital Product Delivery

Acbj; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

401K Plan with Employer Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Multiple Employee DependentScholarship

Commuter Flexible Spending

Lifestyle Programs

Medical Infertility Services

Corporate discount programs

Employee Recognition/Service Awards

Job summary

American City Business Journals is seeking a strategic, execution-focused Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of cross-functional digital initiatives in Charlotte, NC. You will partner with business stakeholders, product, engineering, and QA to ensure initiatives enter development with clear scope, success metrics, owners and dependencies.

This role emphasizes communication, disciplined execution, and reducing rework, enabling teams to build high-quality solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional digital or software initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of approved initiatives aligned to assigned business units
• Translate approved scope and success metrics into clear, execution-ready Epics and supporting work
• Maintain Epic-level integrity and surface tradeoffs when changes impact timeline, quality, or outcomes
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies to support project delivery
• Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for assigned business units
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders through clear communication and regular updates
• Establish and maintain a consistent cadence for weekly project updates
• Partner with Engineering Managers during kickoff to review recommended tasks, estimates, and dependencies
• Maintain Epic-level visibility in Jira as the source of truth for scope, status, and outcomes
• Collaborate with QA and stakeholders to support User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Partner closely with the Program Director to surface risks, dependencies, decisions, and delivery insights
• Ensure post-launch expectations, follow-ups, and outcomes are clearly communicated
• Collaborate closely with the Program Director on risks, dependencies, and delivery insights
• Identify recurring patterns or process gaps and contribute to continuous improvement

Skills

Cross-functional delivery

Agile principles

Jira

Requirements translation

Written communication

Multi-project management

Ambiguity navigation

PM certification (CSM/PMI-ACP)

Tools

Jira

Job description

American City Business Journals is seeking a strategic, execution-focused Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of cross-functional digital initiatives in Charlotte, NC. You will partner with business stakeholders, product, engineering, and QA to ensure initiatives enter development with clear scope, success metrics, owners and dependencies.

This role emphasizes communication, disciplined execution, and reducing rework, enabling teams to build high-quality solutions.