Project Manager

Posted:
11/7/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
New Jersey, United States ⋅ Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, United States ⋅ Colorado, United States ⋅ Englewood, Colorado, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

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

Responsible for managing the complete life cycle of moderately-to-highly complex projects, including approval, planning, execution and closeout to ensure planned results are achieved on time. Develops budgets, timelines and ensures progress to plan, as well as tracks critical project achievements. Works with vendors and team to establish and achieve goals. Coordinates the activities of a cross-functional team including exempt and non-exempt employees. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities. Acts as resource for colleagues with less experience.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

  • Provides research and assistance to leadership in development and design of new projects
  • Uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks and changes. Recommends new process and tools to achieve advanced project management
  • Manages project status and information in the form of formal briefings, project update meetings and written, electronic and graphic reports.
  • Develops, maintains and manages detailed project plans, action registers and major milestone timelines for all assigned projects. Creates and maintains process workflow documents to support business needs
  • Manages all assigned projects to completion ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands and maintaining overall project ownership.
  • Acts as a single point of contact for project status. Maintains communication with stakeholders.
  • Facilitates and leads project meetings.
  • Addresses problems through risk management and consistency planning and presents solutions and /or options to executive management.
  • Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
  • Teammates at all levels are expected to embody Comcast Leader Behaviors

Employees at all levels are expected to:

  • Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
  • Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
  • Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
  • Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
  • Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
  • Drive results and growth.
  • Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
  • Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Skills & Aptitude

  • Advanced ability to identify, engage and communicate with stakeholders to ensure their satisfactions with project deliverables
  • Advanced experience with planning tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet
  • The ability to identify potential risks, assess their impact, and develop a plan to mitigate them
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage change effectively to ensure deliverable stay on track.

Breadth & Depth

Team role model who moves projects forward, prioritizes work and provides technical leadership within team. Develops innovative solutions relative to complex development problems; decisions serve as standards for future issues. In-depth knowledge & application of engineering methodologies beyond discipline. Expert level of industry knowledge and skills.

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.

Skills

Atlassian JIRA, Leadership, New Projects, Organizing Meetings, Prioritization, Project Planning

Compensation

Primary Location Pay Range: $83,016.92 - $124,525.38

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)

Relative Work Experience

5-7 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.