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The Associated Press seeks a motivated Senior Project Manager to join its Technology team in NYC. The Senior Project Manager will be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that develops and supports AP’s elections platform and operations from vote tabulation to race calls to estimating expected vote.
The successful candidate will play a key role in evolving AP’s traditional elections business into a data product, delivering complex use cases for demanding customers in a growing number of industries. The project demands deep attention to detail, interest in/knowledge of/hunger to learn about the mechanics of U.S. elections administration, an ability to broker conversations and decisions about relative priority of various feature sets, and a willingness to help support the system and its users on critical election nights during the 2023 and 2024 calendars and beyond.
Applicants are expected to have a working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, and tools used to create products roadmaps and project plans. Project managers are expected to participate in project planning; developing business requirements; managing scope, budget and schedules; collaborating with software development, QA and support teams and managing all stakeholder communications.
This role calls for strong communication and organizational skills and a willingness to learn internal workflows and the needs of AP’s customers. This full-time position will be based in AP’s New York City headquarters.
Please note: AP is currently a hybrid office-remote workplace. This role would require the successful candidate to work from AP’s New York office at least 2 days per week, subject to change.
Responsibilities:
The anticipated salary range for this position is $125,000 - $150,000, contingent on experience and other job-related factors. Employees are eligible to participate, according to the terms of the official plan documents, in a 401(k) plan, employer-sponsored health insurance plan, and are eligible for paid time off and holidays in accordance with AP policy.
The application period will expire at 11:59pm on March 18, 2023.
AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable nondiscrimination laws.
The Associated Press seeks a motivated Senior Project Manager to join its Technology team in NYC. The Senior Project Manager will be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team that develops and supports AP’s elections platform and operations from vote tabulation to race calls to estimating expected vote.
The successful candidate will play a key role in evolving AP’s traditional elections business into a data product, delivering complex use cases for demanding customers in a growing number of industries. The project demands deep attention to detail, interest in/knowledge of/hunger to learn about the mechanics of U.S. elections administration, an ability to broker conversations and decisions about relative priority of various feature sets, and a willingness to help support the system and its users on critical election nights during the 2023 and 2024 calendars and beyond.
Applicants are expected to have a working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, and tools used to create products roadmaps and project plans. Project managers are expected to participate in project planning; developing business requirements; managing scope, budget and schedules; collaborating with software development, QA and support teams and managing all stakeholder communications.
This role calls for strong communication and organizational skills and a willingness to learn internal workflows and the needs of AP’s customers. This full-time position will be based in AP’s New York City headquarters.
Please note: AP is currently a hybrid office-remote workplace. This role would require the successful candidate to work from AP’s New York office at least 2 days per week, subject to change.
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple initiatives simultaneously across a variety of teams
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organization to analyze and translate business needs into technology requirements, and report out on project status
- Organize and report project status to all stakeholders
- Create and manage work tracks
- Adapt to changing conditions and modify project execution plan as appropriate while managing multiple projects concurrently
- Proactively highlight and resolve risks and issues and clearly communicate those risks to stakeholders
- Identify blocks and facilitate the removal of those blocks
- 5+ years project management experience leading co-located project teams
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline
- Have a strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, concurrently managing multiple initiatives, and manage priorities
- Analytical, deadline-driven, and process-oriented personality
- Entrepreneurial drive, with the ability to understand tradeoffs and how project decisions are made
- Excel in leading effective meetings (keeping teams on track), plan, document decisions, and follow up
- Excellent communication and organizational skills – especially in written and oral presentations – and the ability to facilitate parties working collaboratively and efficiently
- Foundational understanding for software and infrastructure engineering technologies (Cloud, DevOps, Databases etc.)
- Willingness to learn new technologies and use data to inform business decisions
- PMP (Project Management Professional) / CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification
- Knowledge of and/or interest in U.S. elections
The anticipated salary range for this position is $125,000 - $150,000, contingent on experience and other job-related factors. Employees are eligible to participate, according to the terms of the official plan documents, in a 401(k) plan, employer-sponsored health insurance plan, and are eligible for paid time off and holidays in accordance with AP policy.
The application period will expire at 11:59pm on March 18, 2023.
AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable nondiscrimination laws.
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