Director, Enterprise Applications (EA) Program Office at NBCUniversal

Director, Enterprise Applications (EA) Program Office

NBCUniversal, See List Below, Multiple Locations

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Level: Manager (Supervisor)

Role Purpose
Do you have a passion for supporting business transformation? Be part of a team that’s core to delivering today to enable NBCU business evolution in a fast-changing media and entertainment market.

This role will lead the program office within Enterprise Applications and consists of a team of project/program managers responsible for the IT deliverables that enable NBCU value generation, partnering with business functions on strategic initiatives to include, but not limited to:

Finance transformation
Procure to pay automation
SAP platform expansion/modernization
Application migration to the cloud
Etc.

Role requires:

Up to 10 years’ experience in IT project/program management and budget analysis
Up to 5 years managing a team and implementing change
This role will report into the SVP/CIO of Enterprise Applications

Responsibilities:

Establish and manage project intake requests, ROI and reviews with management
Own and ensure leverage of core program management processes and stage gate discipline (agile & waterfall) across all EA programs and projects appropriately
Drive strategic cross-functional planning of key initiatives by closely partnering with Project Sponsors, Project Managers, Product Managers, and Engineering Leads to develop program plans including roadmaps, dependency analysis and identification, and resource plans
Maintain master program schedule/milestones of Enterprise applications programs and projects
Partner with various Operations & Technology Groups (CyberSecurity, Engineering, Workgroup Collaboration, etc) to ensure all integrated projects and governance checks and balances are in place
Oversee the PMO process and ensures that information concerning programs (e.g., deliverables, risks, issues) passes to and from internal teams, stakeholders and management.
Facilitate the Enterprise Applications monthly program review (MPR) to ensure portfolio is well understood, on track, and actioned for success
Seeks to improve the consistency, predictability and efficiency of the organization’s program/project delivery capability
Provides leadership in best practices and is highly customer value focused
Manage, mentor and lead a team of project/program managers
Owns executive status updates, report outs and risk documentation collected from all teams
Manage portfolio of program risks and mitigation plans
Ensure groups strategy, priorities and projects are being delivered on time and on budget

Bachelor’s degree

Project Planning, Portfolio Management experience

Adept at program/project and change management

Excellent written and verbal communication

Financial acumen

High level of organization

Strong leadership skills

Ability to perform under pressure

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Experience within media & entertainment industry

Experience with finance, HR, supply chain/sourcing, legal technology solutions/implementation

Experience with SAP projects

Detailed orientated and self-starter

Deliverable follow through

M365, ServiceNow, Jira / Confluence, Project online, Smartsheets experience

Works well under pressure

Strong sense of ownership, ability to proactively remove program obstacles, and willingness to go above and beyond to resolve issues are required

At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

About NBCUniversal

At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU.

Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.

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