Project Manager

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

NBCUniversal International is one of the world’s premier entertainment companies, delivering quality content and compelling brands to over 176 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Operations and Technology are at the heart of this network, providing global, standardised and efficient workflows and business systems that enable the rapid delivery of content from source to consumer. We operate the international linear channels, a broad range of non-linear services, and are also developing new digital initiatives that offer direct to consumer services.

Overview

The Product and Delivery team are responsible for successfully implementing new business opportunities or changes to existing services across International Media Operations and our International business units. With responsibility across the Media Operations lifecycle from scheduling & playout to media ordering & fulfilment the team are experts at delivering new services across the end-to-end workflow. Additionally, the team support and deploy IT Business Systems and solutions used by several International business units. The breadth of Product & Deliveries’ responsibility includes:

• Business Development Support & Governance
• Business Analysis & Requirements Capture
• Project Management, Delivery Methodology, Reporting & Accountability
• Product Management, Product Roadmap & Solution Design
• Service Transition, Integration & Change Management
• Workflow Optimisation, Business Process Engineering & Productivity Improvement

Specifically: we require a Project Manager to join the team who can deliver technical integration projects within the Media Operations environment. The role will be based in London and may involve some International travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a member of the Product & Delivery team
• Manage multiple concurrent projects through the end-to-end lifecycle from Inception to Completion, using standard project management methodologies. Ensuring that the projects deliver to the agreed timescales, budget and quality expectations
• Work with product and engineering teams to drive solution design and prioritise configuration & development tickets
• Work with business users to understand their business requirements so that you can ensure the resulting technical solutions deliver on business objectives
• Maintain project documentation including but not limited to; project plan, risk register, communications plans and status reporting
• Provide regular communication to project stakeholders including; business leadership teams, user groups & operational support teams
• Ambassador for International Media Operations when liaising with the business units supported by IMO and vendors that supply services to NBCU

Qualifications

Education and

Qualifications

• Professional project management qualification (e.g.Prince2, APMP) - desirable

Skills & Behaviours

• Ability to deal with high pressure situations with senior stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills with ability to communicate across multiple time zones and territories
• Evidence of leadership capability and credibility and influencing skills across large virtual team
• Strong understanding of the challenges of working in an International environment and sensitivities to regional differences in working & communication styles
• Ability to build relationships with internal teams as well as with stakeholders that may be more senior
• Focused on delivering excellence through detailed planning and paying attention to detail at every stage
• Independent thinker, confident to build and execute a strategy and direction for the project
• Has ability to make courageous decisions in pressure situations ensuring that all factors are assessed in the process
• Ability to work with subject matter experts, balancing their project deliverables with a recognition that they have day to day responsibilities that may conflict with project deliverables 
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising where necessary
• Ability to work in matrix organisation where resources are shared and may have conflicting priorities, including being based in other time zones
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills

Specific Previous Experience

• Demonstrated excellence in delivering projects and meeting stakeholder expectations
• Proven track record of successfully managing projects from inception to completion over an extended period
• Extensive background in overseeing complex projects and ensuring timely delivery
• Demonstrated expertise in project management developed through significant hands-on experience
• Strong blend of technical experience and knowledge – both media and broadcasting technologies as well as information technologies, such as Agile software development
• Extensive experience of project and programme management in media organisations, with a proven track record of delivering major projects and business change programmes with >$100k budgets
• Strong understanding and experience with change management practices to aid smooth delivery of projects
• Proactive with an excellent interpersonal, written & verbal communication style as well as planning and time management skills
• Desktop skills – MS office, MS Visio, MS Project (or similar applications)

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the company

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's 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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