Director, Program Manager Distribution

Ascap-Sa • New York, NY

11d • $150,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Program Manager - Distribution, under the supervision of the SVP, Distribution Innovation, supports cross-departmental oversight for the ASCAP royalty distribution cycle and helps ensure continuous operational alignment, risk management and process optimization throughout the cycle. This is an office-based role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in business, operational, or program/project management, including being accountable for delivery of program/project- wide milestones.
• Strong knowledge of process analysis/improvement and program management frameworks and methodologies.
• Strong research, data gathering, analytics and reporting capabilities to drive improvements and influence data-based decision-making.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate convincingly and effectively (verbally and in writing) across stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of process analysis/improvement, program management and related frameworks and methodologies.
• Ability to successfully cross departmental lines to organize the development and delivery of programs/projects.
• Strong process orientation and ability to build repeatable processes that create value.
• Proven ability to work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Personal resilience and strong ability to work through complex issues.

Nice To Haves

• MBA/Advanced degree is desirable.
• Track record of participation in corporate-wide process improvement/program management/change management efforts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate delivery of necessary tools, processes, role descriptions and documentation for cross-departmental teams to successfully complete their tasks and deliver consistently.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Manage expectations and build consensus among stakeholders with varying interests and perspectives.
• Identify, evaluate, prioritize and manage risks and issues.
• Problem-solve, innovate and find practical solutions to risks or issues proactively and efficiently.
• Should escalations or issues arise, support triage efforts to ensure timely resolution.
• Build strong relationships and rapport across teams to understand their business challenges and guide them on best practices and paths to success.
• Support development of communication plans and regular status updates to stakeholders to manage expectations and communicate timely and relevant information.
• Collaborate with the Product and Project Management Teams on distribution-related discovery and project planning to promote successful operationalization of that team's recommendations and deliverables.
• Collect data, interview stakeholders and map workflows as needed to drive successful planning, coordination, execution and delivery of the distribution cycle.
• Help design the framework, processes, playbooks and toolkits within which the distribution cycle and all related processes are planned, managed and completed.
• Maintain and operationalize the distribution cycle RACI analysis and ensure that all stakeholders are identified and aligned on roles, responsibilities, accountability, schedules and milestones.
• Leverage third party tools to manage, monitor, and optimize distribution cycle processes.
• Assist with establishment of metrics to measure the effectiveness of processes and continuously monitor performance to identify further opportunities for improvement.
• Support annual and periodic reviews of processes and documentation as needed.
• Implement feedback loops and processes to implement continuous improvement.
• Continuously monitor the distribution cycle from start to completion, including deadlines, milestones, dependencies, and processes.
• Efficiently extract insights and translate them into actionable optimizations.
• Leverage data to drive process improvements and decision-making.
• Generate reports and socialize them in a standardized and meaningful manner to provide transparency.
• Determine and establish Key Performance Indicators to ensure that status and progress can be measured and reported effectively across the distribution cycle.

Benefits

• A choice of either network-only provider medical and dental plans or more flexible medical and dental plans where you can see providers in or out-of-network
• Vision plan that offers both in and out-of-network provider options
• 401(k) Plan that offers pre-tax, Roth, and an after-tax employee contribution option which includes a company match.
• An additional employer paid discretionary profit share contribution, regardless of your participation in the 401(k) Plan
• Generous time-off policy
• 12 company holidays
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term disability insurance/salary continuation and long-term disability insurance
• Company provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Employee gym discounts at select gyms
• Commuter benefits
• Voluntary pet health insurance
• Voluntary auto and homeowners insurance
• Voluntary employee, spouse, and dependent life insurance options
• Voluntary ID protection Coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees