Technical Project Manager

Nexstar Media Group Inc.; City of Troy (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Employee assistance program

Bereavement leave

Jury duty leave

Military leave

Maternity leave

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is seeking a technical project manager to coordinate and manage a data development roadmap focused on a single governed data estate for AI agent access to trusted, well-structured data across the business.

The role is based in Nexstar’s New York offices and leads a large, multi-phase data platform migration from planning through cutover and retirement of legacy systems. The successful candidate will bridge business and technical teams, manage cross-workstream

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-workstream data platform programs.
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across teams.
• Prior experience managing large external implementation partners.
• Familiarity with modern data stack concepts: data governance, medallion architecture, semantic layers, Master Data Management, AI/ML pipelines.
• Comfortable discussing data pipeline architecture, cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), and modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) at a technical level, with the ability to follow engineering conversations and ask the right questions across Python-based pipelines, Databricks-native jobs, and BI tools (Looker, Power BI).
• Media or advertising industry background helpful. This program spans digital and linear advertising data, is designed to support multiple broadcast partners on a shared platform, and is building toward a unified sales planning and measurement capability across all channels.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan and keep it current including sequencing, dependencies, risks, and adjustments as priorities shift.
• Coordinate with technical leads and program managers from other departments, keeping our priorities and deliverables aligned across multiple cross-functional projects.
• Manage integration partner relationship, holding them to scope, timeline, and quality commitments.
• Coordinate across workstreams (migration, AI agent development, master data management, and others) and disciplines (data engineering, analytics engineering, BI).
• Coordinate across parallel workstreams (migration, AI agent development, master data management, and others) and disciplines (data engineering, analytics engineering, BI).
• Maintain visibility across workstreams operating on independent cadences, and own escalation when drift, priority conflicts, or partner slippage need to be surfaced and resolved.
• Bridge business and technical teams by working credibly with data engineers on architecture decisions and with business stakeholders on priorities and trade-offs.
• Keep data migration sequencing on track. Source systems migrate in a priority order driven by business requirements, and this role maintains that sequence and adjusts it when priorities change.
• Triage incoming requests during the migration, assessing whether new work should be built in current systems or deferred to the new platform.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

External partner management

Data governance

Medallion architecture

AI/ML pipelines

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Technical communication

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Python

Looker

Power BI

Job description

Position Summary

Nexstar is seeking a technical project manager to coordinate and manage our data development roadmap, with a focus on creating a single governed data estate that will serve as the foundation for AI agent access to trusted, well-structured data across the business. This role, located in Nexstar’s New York offices, drives execution across a large, multi-phase data platform migration, from initial planning through full cutover and legacy retirement.

Responsibilities

• Own the program plan and keep it current including sequencing, dependencies, risks, and adjustments as priorities shift
• Coordinate with technical leads and program managers from other departments, keeping our priorities and deliverables aligned across multiple cross-functional projects
• Manage integration partner relationship, holding them to scope, timeline, and quality commitments
• Coordinate across workstreams (migration, AI agent development, master data management, and others) and disciplines (data engineering, analytics engineering, agent development, BI)
• Coordinate across parallel workstreams (migration, AI agent development, master data management, and others) and disciplines (data engineering, analytics engineering, BI)
• Maintain visibility across workstreams operating on independent cadences, and own escalation when drift, priority conflicts, or partner slippage need to be surfaced and resolved
• Bridge business and technical teams by working credibly with data engineers on architecture decisions and with business stakeholders on priorities and trade-offs
• Keep data migration sequencing on track. Source systems migrate in a priority order driven by business requirements, and this role maintains that sequence and adjusts it when priorities change
• Triage incoming requests during the migration, assessing whether new work should be built in current systems or deferred to the new platform

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-workstream data platform programs
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across teams
• Prior experience managing large external implementation partners
• Familiarity with modern data stack concepts: data governance, medallion architecture, semantic layers, Master Data Management, AI/ML pipelines
• Comfortable discussing data pipeline architecture, cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS), and modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) at a technical level, with the ability to follow engineering conversations and ask the right questions across Python-based pipelines, Databricks-native jobs, and BI tools (Looker, Power BI)
• Media or advertising industry background helpful. This program spans digital and linear advertising data, is designed to support multiple broadcast partners on a shared platform, and is building toward a unified sales planning and measurement capability across all channels

Salary and Benefits

Salary range for this position is $80-$100K.

Nexstar offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package to include medical, life and short-term disability insurance, worker’s compensation, and unemployment insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, paid sick time, employee assistance program, bereavement leave, jury duty service time off, military leave, and medical/maternity & family leave.

Nexstar is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining the industry’s top talent. In compliance with the provisions of all applicable state and federal civil rights laws, every effort will be made to employ the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sex, national origin, citizenship, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other prote

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.