Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM4), Cloud

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

The Comcast Cloud Technologies (CCT) organization develops, delivers and operates cloud technologies and services to help Comcast organizations digitally transform their businesses and convert technology challenges into innovation opportunities.
We do this through our culture by leading with trust in our teams through empowerment, accountability, and empathy. We ask our team to manage through change by remaining furiously customer centric, maintain our ability to be open, and striving for transparent with ourselves and each other. Additionally, we ask our team to continuously evolve through learning and flexibility.
As a technology centric and end to end customer experience driven company, Comcast has embarked on a bold journey to embrace cloud computing and cloud-based technologies across its entire business.
With this goal in mind, over the last several years, many Engineering organizations across Comcast have begun to leverage cloud solutions and services to modernize their infrastructures and establish their future platforms for innovation.

Job Description

LOCATION: This role is open to applicants in the Philadelphia or Denver area. This TPM4 will work onsite with the team in a hybrid environment per company policy. It is not approved for remote/virtual employment.
SPONSORSHIP: We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role now or in the future.
In this role, you will be expected to:

• Understand the scope of technical projects as defined by the product and business requirements and be able to support an Agile DevSecOps engineering team. Participate in the key planning of project milestones.
• Develop project plans and project records to include upstream and downstream dependencies. Work with stakeholders to identify and schedule all the work required to fulfill project scope, including identification and management of critical path tasks.
• Identify, confirm and obtain commitment from required cross-functional teams. Partner with other team members and initiatives effectively.
• Facilitate the development of key goals, objectives and success criteria for the project.
• Analyze and identify areas of risk; establish contingency plans and assume responsibility for initiation of corrective actions.
• Work with leadership and core team members to help identify and assist in making project tradeoffs to include scope, time and costs while developing resolutions to complex problems that require the frequent use of creativity and problem solving. Ensure proper documentation of decisions and tradeoffs.
• Communicate updates on major achievements and keeps all partners informed of progress and issues.
• Volunteer to lead “tiger teams” that help improve the Cloud team and/or Comcast. Mentor more junior level teammates
• Other duties as assigned

What you can expect:

• You will function as a Project Delivery Lead for multiple, large scale and /or complex projects as assigned, to include development & test phases, facilitation of trials and deployment planning, and development of communication plans.
• You will provide project management leadership and expertise.  You will be the source of truth for information about your project ensuring all parties are aligned on objectives and definition of success.   
• You will become a subject matter expert, understanding the details of what we are delivering, not just the dates and milestones.  Project leads in our organization become the “go-to person” and truly own every aspect of their projects. 
• You will manage the project and stakeholders through the deliverables associated with the project by establishing milestones and monitoring adherence to plans and schedules by holding leads accountable as appropriate.
• You will identify project risks and mitigation plans as appropriate and drive mitigations. 
• You will communicate and partner with key stakeholders including development teams, operations, product, etc. as required.
• You will provide regular project status updates to the leadership team (Dir, VP, SVP, EVP).
• You will have the opportunity to learn, collaborate with other Project Managers, Product Managers, Engineers, and Senior Leadership, and work in Cloud – a thriving area of “tech”! 

What you need to succeed (minimum requirements)

• This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 7-10 years experience or equivalent years experience.
• An engineering degree is not required, but you must have strong technical aptitude, passion for technology and innovation, and ability to communicate with technical teams. Ideal candidate would have experience working in Cloud technologies, OS images, and/or infrastructure deployments.
• We love people who are intellectually curious, utilize data to make decisions, innovate, elevate the performance of those around them, win as a team, and can express themselves thoughtfully.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills and ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to drive data-driven decisions.
• Comfort working in an ambiguous environment, and the ability to build a project from scratch – setting your own plans, targets, objectives, and measurements.
• This role is expected to participate in and potentially led Agile ceremonies with an Engineering team and the ideal candidate would have experience in this area
• Release management experience ideal, but not required

Additional Preferred skills: Smartsheet, Jira, PowerPoint.

Our Team

• We have a bias for action and outcomes
• We are agile and seek continuous improvement
• We take our work seriously, but don't take ourselves too seriously
• We are passionate about winning together
• We treat customers as partners rather than as tickets to be closed
• We value delivering usable solutions now and iterative refinement over holding out for a perfect solution later

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Skills

Accountability, Communication, Leadership, Planning Ability, Taking Initiative, Technical Program Management

Compensation

This job can be performed in Denver Campus with a Pay Range of $123,125.48 - $184,688.21

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.    Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus.  Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees.  We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most.  That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

7-10 Years

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.