Job Title: Senior Project Manager
(Role level is equivalent to Director in the US)
Location: New York, Hybrid
Company: BritBox International
Reporting to: SVP of Delivery & Business Operations
Contract Type: Full Time
Our Mission: Creators & Curators of the Best in British Creativity & Entertainment
Our Vision: To be World leaders in British streaming
Our Purpose: Investing in British Creativity to delight fans with its quality all over the World
About Us
We are creators and champions of the best British TV, and hosts to the world s largest collection. It s our mission to bring the most engaging and relevant British TV experience to fans like us all around the world.
We re relentlessly creative and in this new world of content, where the possibilities are endless, we are charting our own course.
We are thriving in 5 markets already around the world and have ambitious plans ahead of us. This is where you come in . we are on the lookout for talented individuals to join our BritBoxer family and help us to navigate the adventures ahead.
Job Purpose
This role is based out of our NYC Hub, and you ll be the face of the Delivery & Business Operations Team in this office. You ll be expected to build strong relationships with key stakeholders in New York, including the Global President, CTO and Marketing SVP, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced/dynamic environment on a range of special projects / tactical initiatives with minimal fuss . You ll need to build relationships across business functions and act as the glue to get stuff done .
We re growing fast, have an exciting roadmap to deliver and you ll be at the forefront of this. We are looking for someone that is super smart, with ability to quickly get up to speed and make a real impact.
Whilst this is a projects role the successful candidate is likely to have longer term aspirations to grow within BritBox and in time move into more of a General Management type role.
Responsibilities and desired skills:
- You ll have gravitas and be comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels, up to and including the Global President.
- You ll be expert at delivering projects in partnership with senior stakeholders. You ll shape projects, plan, clear issues, anticipate bottle necks and work with vendors to ensure delivery to time, quality, and budget. You go the extra mile to get the project over the line.
- You ll be a great communicator and be able to talk tech jargon free. Building awesome relationships with your stakeholders is second nature to you.
- You ll have the self-awareness to know when to join the dots with the London hub and when it is ok to just run with things in New York.
- You ll lead with kindness, have appreciation of different styles and display a significant EQ as well as IQ.
- You ll be comfortable working on projects clearly defined or be happy with a more generic business problem and working through this. You ll embrace working in a constantly evolving environment, proactively adapting to changing priorities and challenges.
- You ll be a confident leader, who collaborates with team members with humility and emotional intelligence. You re pragmatic, work through issues logically and seek a diversity of opinions to solve problems.
- You ll co-ordinate with cross-functional team members to make sure all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules. You ll work with teams including tech / product, marketing, strategy/business development, data/insight and editorial.
- You ll be flexible and happy with working outside of your comfort zone on projects to meet business need.
- You ll be a driven self-starter, who is naturally collaborative, comfortable adapting to change and learning quickly in a dynamic organisation.
- You ll be a positive member of our small but growing team, muck in, be energetic and support your fellow team members. This role will best suit an individual who is motivated by change.
- You ll help bring control and innovation to our delivery process, ensuring we continue to optimise ways of working. Building a learning culture is super important to us and it is essential we learn from each launch, getting more streamlined every time.
- You ll contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence, within an organisation that empowers team members to achieve their full potential.
- You ll be comfortable with travelling on an ad-hoc basis to our London hub.
Knowledge and Experience
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal with excellent attention to detail. The quality of materials for your project meetings is first class.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders.
- Experience working with global dispersed teams and making this a success on an ongoing basis desirable.
- Strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme management skills, with experience working with vendors a plus.
- Experience working closely with agile Product teams, leading, and managing major projects concurrently. You understand what it takes to lead projects and manage business stakeholders.
- SVOD experience desirable but not a core requirement for the right candidate.
- Commercial acumen, highly numerate with experience managing budgets.
- Management Consultancy experience and MBA is desirable.
- Experience with JIRA, Confluence desirable but not a core requirement for the right candidate.
Salary Range: $100 - 120K base salary + competitive benefits + bonus potential
Please note that the salary range is intended to give as an indicator of the salaries that could be attributed to the breadth or experience for a given role. All candidates will be measured based on their level of experience.
If you are highly collaborative, love to inspire change, have a bias for action, and have experience running high profile projects in a digital landscape, we'd love to hear from you!
This job spec is not exhaustive and may change from time to time in line with the evolving nature of a dynamic and growing business.