Program Specialist

NBCUniversal • Universal City, CA

6h • $80,000 - $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

NBC Universal’s Quality & Project Management (QPM) team provides PMO services across large initiatives within Technical Operations and Enterprise Engineering. The team is seeking a Program Specialist that will be instrumental in managing key program task while closely aligned to Program Managers across technology programs for the Corporate Core and Engineering portfolio. This person will be instrumental in supporting processes for a critical sub-portfolio while supporting key program tasks. The programs in this area are core to delivering key projects and initiatives to enable NBCU's business evolution in a fast-changing Media and Entertainment market.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years experience in Product Management, Business Administration, Project/Program Management, or a related field
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field
• Excellent interpersonal demeanor
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Thorough note taking abilities with followups and key next steps
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Works well under pressure
• Proactive and strong sense of ownership
• Detail-orientated and self-starter
• Demonstrated teamwork capabilities
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and team members
• Strong business partnering and cross-functional leadership skills
• Ability to drive results and hold teams accountable
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly growing environment
• Experience with Microsoft - Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Proficiency in MS Project or other Project Planning tool
• The candidate must live within a commutable distance from the designated NBCUniversal office – Universal City, CA
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting global projects teams with competing priorities, diverse business objectives, and time zones constraints
• Ability to collect information from multiple sources, document concepts using data + visualizations, and present complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience within media and entertainment industry
• Experience with Microsoft 365
• Experience in IT, Agile Product & App Development environment highly preferred
• Experience with JIRA, Lucidchart, Smartsheet, Tableau or PowerBI
• Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certifications a plus

Responsibilities

• Support program charters creation, schedules, resource plans, program budgets, and financial pacing
• Continually collaborate with PMO leadership and Program Managers, assist in documentation and supporting dependencies as well as preparing team for presentations and meetings
• Support one to two key programs across the Corporate Core Program team and ensure objectives + deliverables are accomplished according to plan
• Assist in cross-functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by following program structure and governance plan created
• Align with Director of Program for program-level support for status updates and all cross functional reporting to sponsor and stakeholders, and facilitate regular program status meetings (including agendas, presentations, minutes, action items and follow-up)
• Build strong partnerships to mobilize key processes determined by program leadership team for all program/project team members and support other internal teams, and external suppliers
• Participate in program intake, facilitate program prioritization discussions, and collect high-level requirements
• Follow and contribute to standards, best practices, processes, and documentation for the Program Management team

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level