Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
In this role you will lead and be responsible for the E2E delivery of Programmes/Projects within GOTs Technology Roadmap worth tens of million pounds of investment and you will work and collaborate with Architects, Analysts and Engineering Leads to initiate, plan, manage and track deliverables/milestones, maintaining an active Roadmap. This is truly an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager seeking a new challenge.
What you’ll do:
• Lead the planning of complex OTT Programmes and initiatives across multi-disciplinary teams
• Have a forward-looking view of how GOT resources are being deployed on the roadmap, tracking capacity/budgets and escalating any contention
• Manage the end-to-end view of GOT delivery across back-end and front-end, including milestones, benefits, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Anticipate major risks and issues, working collaboratively with the different Departments to proactively recommend creative and pragmatic solutions in situations such as: resource contention across GOT delivery; lack of alignment
• Build and Manage relationships across all of GOT that contribute to the deliveries
• Have exertise and experience in establishing governance structures that define clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for governance and delivery of change initiatives, and that align with organisational practice.
• Work in close collaboration with key stakeholders to communicate scope or milestone changes clearly to ensure buy in throughout the organisation
What you’ll bring:
• A proven track record of technical delivery spanning multiple years in a senior role
• Solid project management and execution skills particularly when applied to agile environments.
• Strong leadership, with motivational skills including the ability to inspire lead throughout all levels of the organisation
• Relevant technical experience, ideally with an understanding of OTT, Streaming services
• The ability to maintain a high-level, customer-focused, strategic outlook but get into the detail when an issue requires it.
• The ability to think strategically and tactically about technical and cross-functional issues and aptitude (and experience) communicating and collaborating across teams
Department overview:
We’re the Product Hub. We’re the team behind your favourite Sky products, and the platforms that power them. We make every moment magical, everywhere. Our team is made up of self-motivated, big thinkers who have a knack for solving problems and find new ways to captivate millions of customers by putting them at the heart of everything we do. From Sky Glass, Sky Q, Peacock and NOW to news and sports apps, we make entertainment even better and we can’t wait to get started on what’s next.
Team overview:
Global OTT Technology
Our team develops and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal Peacock in the US and Sky, NOW and SkyShowtime across Europe. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world’s best entertainment, news and sport.
The Rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you’ll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.
We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Your office base:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.
And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Job ID: 91618
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