Technical Project Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits Package

401K Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Free MLB Tickets & MLB.TV

Discounts at MLBShop.com

Employee Assistance Programs

Onsite/Online Training & Development

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Benefits

Life and AD&D Insurance

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Major League Baseball (MLB) is seeking a Technical Project Manager to drive delivery of streaming experiences in an Agile environment with product and engineering partners. You will manage roadmaps, responsibilities, and cross-team coordination to ensure on-time delivery.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with product owners, engineers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable user stories, track risks, and continuously improve processes while helping teams achieve ambitious

Qualifications

• 3+ years coordinating mid-to-large software development across multiple Agile teams.
• Clear status, risk, and dependency reporting to technical and non-technical participants.
• Hands-on day-to-day collaboration with engineering and product teams in Agile.
• Track and mitigate risks with proactive management.
• Proficient with Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace, Outlook.
• Strong ownership mindset and attention to detail.
• Continual process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Coach 1-2 assigned teams on Agile practices and delivery.
• Translate requirements into actionable user stories for engineers.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams to support cross-functional projects.
• Partner with leadership to standardize processes and meet business goals.
• Manage project communications to stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risks with proactive plans.
• Clarify options in ambiguous situations to help teams move toward decisions.
• Drive delivery and manage dependencies to achieve project goals.
• Identify opportunities for team growth and performance.
• Maintain understanding of products and technologies to support delivery.

Skills

Agile coordination

Stakeholder comms

Hands-on Agile

Process improvement

Jira/Confluence

Ownership

Continuous improvement

Education

Degree in Engineering/Math/CS

CSM/PMP certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

Google Workspace

Outlook

AI development tools

Job description

About the Role

MLB is seeking a Technical Project Manager to work in an Agile environment with product and engineering partners to drive the delivery of streaming experiences to market. The role involves managing roadmaps and deliverables for assigned teams, ensuring clear communication, cross-team coordination, and proactive risk management. MLB, launched as MLBAM in 2001, is the technical arm of Major League Baseball and is renowned for creating experiences that baseball fans love.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach one to two assigned teams on Agile practices (sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, retrospectives) and on consistently delivering outcomes and adapting in a fast-paced business environment.
• Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to distill technical requirements into actionable user stories or specifications for engineers and designers.
• Track and coordinate dependencies across assigned teams and partner teams to support delivery of cross-functional projects.
• Partner with vertical leadership to establish consistent processes and help achieve business goals.
• Manage project communications to ensure transparency to internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify, analyse, and proactively elevate risks and issues with appropriate mitigation plans across teams and stakeholders.
• Bring structure to ambiguous situations by clarifying options, surfacing tradeoffs, and helping teams move toward decisions.
• Drive delivery and execution of assigned projects, working across teams to manage dependencies and mitigate risks to achieve project goals.
• Identify opportunities for improvement to promote both individual growth and team performance.
• Maintain a working understanding of teams' products and technologies to support effective delivery.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience coordinating mid-to-large software development efforts across multiple Agile teams
• Effective communication with both technical and non-technical participants, including clear status, risk, and dependency reporting
• Hands-on experience working day-to-day with engineering and product teams in an Agile environment
• Demonstrated process improvement mindset with a track record of making teams more effective
• Fluency in delivery and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace, and/or Outlook
• Strong sense of responsibility, attention to detail, and ownership mentality
• Passionate about continually improving processes and making teams as successful as possible

Preferred Skills

• Preferred experience working on software engineering projects (Web, Mobile, Connected Devices, etc.) or infrastructure-related projects (Database, Cloud Migration, etc.)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or similar certification
• Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science
• Familiarity with automation and AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor, Codex, or Claude Code) or a willingness to learn and apply them to streamline workflows
• Background in video streaming platform and/or video client development environment

Salary

• $115,000.00 - $150,000.00 (Base Salary) + Bonus

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Benefits Package
• Company 401K Contribution
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
• Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Pet Insurance

About the Company

Employees value MLB's culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism, and successful employees take initiative, identify problems and provide solutions, and put the Team first.