Versant
Program Manager, Data Platforms & Emerging Technology
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
Cloud PlatformsMachine LearningData EngineeringProject ManagementAgileJiraConfluenceStakeholder ManagementProcess ImprovementRecruitingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills
About the role
- It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment.
- This individual will help translate strategy into execution by establishing program governance, managing cross-functional dependencies, tracking delivery progress, and ensuring alignment between technical teams and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives across Data Platforms, AI/ML, analytics, and emerging technology programs.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, timelines, and dependency tracking across multiple teams.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate cross-functional risks and dependencies that may impact program success. Partner with Data Platform, ML Engineering, and Innovation leaders to track progress against strategic objectives and key results.
- Support prioritization and intake processes for new data, analytics, AI, and automation initiatives.
- Partner with business leaders to understand objectives, communicate program status, and drive adoption of new capabilities.
- Support organizational readiness activities, including communications, training coordination, and adoption tracking for new technologies.
- Drive transparency through regular updates, executive dashboards, and program reviews.
- Implement mechanisms to track program performance, outcomes, and value realization.
- Support governance processes related to AI, data management, vendor partnerships, and technology adoption.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in fast-paced environments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, project management, or related roles.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, data engineering concepts, or modern software development practices.
- Experience in media, entertainment, digital publishing, or consumer technology environments.
- Experience supporting technology enablement, innovation, or emerging technology adoption programs.
- PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or similar certification preferred.
- Experience working with executive stakeholders and presenting program updates to senior leadership
- You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.
- VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
- VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.
Benefits
- Maintain visibility into project health, resource allocation, delivery metrics, and business outcomes.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ithout 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 i
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