The Vice President Growth Program Management will report to the Senior Vice President Growth GotoMarket for NBCUniversal Media Group. The Growth GotoMarket team is accountable for the successful consumerfacing launch and ongoing operation of Media Group business initiatives that drive growth revenue innovation and customer satisfaction across products and platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee planning and alignment for complex largescale multidisciplinary growth initiatives for NBCUniversal Media Group
- Ensure growth initiatives launch on time and with excellence by setting and maintaining project plans clearly defining deliverables and effectively leading by influence
- Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across NBCU including the following teams: Product Engineering Decision Sciences Partnerships Product Marketing MarTech Customer Care Legal Finance Strategy Content Distribution and more
- Expertly manage multiple viewpoints from business stakeholders to build consensus and move projects forward effectively and efficiently
- Stand up and manage critical workstreams to ensure clear communication across teams align expectations and timelines and maintain a collaborative environment oriented around shared objectives and key results
- Provide the single source of truth to ensure alignment in a highly matrixed environment with multiple subject matter experts
- Proactively identify program gaps blockers and dependencies; effectively drive risk/issue management and problem resolution
- Present written and verbal status updates to Executive Leadership team tailoring communication for each audience
- Reimagine and redesign the Growth Program Management operating model including unified and updated processes documentation project management systems and crossfunctional ways of working
- Leverage available technology to modernize endtoend planning and program delivery; reduce manual work and introduce more effective updates and recaps
- Instill a culture of continuous improvement and support effective change management across teams; incorporate feedback from key stakeholders to continually improve crossfunctional operating model
- Plan and facilitate more effective working and brainstorming sessions adhering to meeting best practices that drive intended results (inform/discuss/decide framework); lead meetings with a bias for action vs. information sharing
- Lead and inspire the Growth Program Management team (Directors and Managers)
- Determine optimal organizational structure and develop clear team charter and career ladders; socialize team roles and responsibilities to all stakeholders
- Allocate resources and align workload and projects with individual strengths and skillsets based on a defined assignment and prioritization framework
- Provide structure and rigor for the team guiding activities with operational excellence while also allowing for autonomy in daytoday project management
- Actively mentor team members provide direct and constructive feedback and build a cohesive bestinclass Program Management team
- Set individual career goals with team members and actively support personal growth and development
Qualifications :
Basic Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience leading complex strategy marketing technology or product launches including identifying scope building an effective plan and executing to completion
- Proven successful management of a team of 5 including organizational design (definition of reporting structure roles & responsibilities team charters career ladders etc.)
- Experience managing teams with diverse backgrounds both inperson and remotely across time zones
Desired Characteristics:
- Desire to continually learn about new technologies implement project management methodologies and adapt to rapidly changing business and industry needs
- Flexible and resilient performer who can lead multiple largescale initiatives concurrently under pressure and throughout significant change within the business and entertainment industry
- Strong leadership skills with proven ability to coordinate and influence team members from multiple internal departments
- Forwardthinking strategic and tactical executive with experience managing multitiered internal decision making
- Ability to accurately assess long term implications of changing business models while also focusing on optimizing and implementing solutions in the short term
- Adept at synthesizing and simplifying complex concepts/requirements for all stakeholders tying all activities back to business objectives and key results
- Culture carrier with strong leadership skills to drive deliver develop and inspire
- Strong personal character exhibiting company core values: integrity creativity teamwork pioneering spirit and ownership
- A welldeveloped understanding of consumer behaviors and usage patterns
- Program/Project Management certifications a plus (PMP CAPM PMIACP)
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $205000 $230000 (bonus and longterm incentive eligible)
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime