Project Manager

Altice USA•Town of Oyster Bay, NY

17d•$64,260 - $105,570

About The Position

The Project Manager in the Data & Analytics department is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering data and analytics initiatives using Agile methodologies. This role partners with business stakeholders, scrum masters, data engineers, analysts, data scientists, architects, and technology teams to ensure projects deliver measurable business value on time, within scope, and with appropriate quality and governance. Optimum is a communications and media company that enables our customers through the power of connectivity. With a relentless focus on challenging today's norm while developing the telecommunications of the future, our products and services bring people closer together and connect them to the things that matter most to them, faster and more easily than ever before. To meet the needs of our customers, Optimum is building a company and a workforce that is equipped to deliver on the Optimum promise. That means creating an environment that attracts and retains the best talent and reflects the ideas, perspective and backgrounds of the diverse communities and people we serve across the country. Optimum believes that great ideas and the opportunity to deliver for our customers should come from every member of our team. And when our make-up and mindset reflect that of the world in which we live, we're all the stronger for it.

Requirements

PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PSM, SAFe, or similar certification
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Data, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of project or program management experience, preferably supporting technology, data or analytics initiatives
Demonstrated experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid methodologies
Experience managing cross-functional technical teams and complex project dependencies
Experience with project and Agile management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar platforms
Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving

Nice To Haves

Agile project delivery
Stakeholder and vendor management
Planning and prioritization
Risk and dependency management
Facilitation and conflict resolution
Executive communication
Continuous improvement
Outcome and value-focused delivery

Responsibilities

Managing/overseeing project: scope, cost, schedule, risks/issues, procurement and communications.
Apply Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid Agile approaches based on project and team needs.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including: Scrum of scrum, PI planning, Portfolio syncs, PI retrospectives.
Partner with 3rd party suppliers and internal stakeholders including scrum masters, data engineers, analysts, data scientists and business stakeholders to define priorities, quarterly commitments, success measures and dependencies.
Identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers impacting commitments made by the scrum teams.
Develop, maintain and communicate PI plans, roadmaps and benefits to stakeholders including executives.
Track delivery of scrum teams using Agile metrics such as sprint velocity, burndown/burnup, cycle time, throughput, and delivery predictability.
Create project procurement management plans detailing what needs, quantities, and timelines are required for renewals and new contracts with procurement.
Monitor supplier performance, manage day-to-day vendor relationships, and resolve delivery issues.
Track spending against the project budget and report financial variances early.