Senior Technical Project Manager (Product Analytics)

at  BBC

Data & Analytics
Permanent - Full Time
Birmingham, GB, B1 1AY Glasgow, GB, G511DA Salford, GB, M50 2BH Cardiff, GB, CF10 1FT Edinburgh, GB, EH99 1SP

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This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will be an Expert Individual Contributor but also as required Lead a team of Data Operations Managers. You will be an expert on delivering complex Data led initiatives across large organisations, often working across departmental boundaries and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
You will be accountable for the planning, delivery and overall day-to-day coordination and management of a portfolio of workstreams that underpins our Data Strategic Vision. Responsibilities are not solely however on delivery of projects, but also to drive adoption of Agile techniques, and a continuous improvement mindset across Data teams, coaching teams to be not only self-sufficient but self-optimising.
Specifically, you will be responsible for:
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, promoting transparency, collaboration, and innovation in outcome delivery.
Overseeing the Data portfolio & end-to-end delivery process, from project initiation to successful delivery.
Identifying and managing project risks, dependencies, and impediments, and implementing mitigation strategies to drive successful strategic outcomes.
Ensuring commitments to stakeholders are met and any alterations to expectations are fully documented and communicated.
Championing agile best practices, providing coaching and mentorship to teams and individuals, and facilitate the development of agile competencies.
Collaborating closely with key stakeholders, including senior management, product managers, and development teams, to align on project priorities, timelines, and resource allocation.
Working closely with finance, procurement, vendors & your data stakeholders to forecast, manage and control internal & external expenditure within the department ensuring strategic & commercial alignment.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and effective communication among team members, stakeholders, and senior management.