- Industry:
Computer Software - Occupations:
Program Management - Reference Code:
1502
Program Manager
Position Description:
The Media Applications Platform Services team builds the core systems that drive RealNetworks various consumer services, including: RealGuide, RealArcade, RollingStone.com, and the Rhapsody Subscription Music Service. These core systems include a state of the art content management system, user data services, and media authentication/authorization systems.
The Content Management System (CMS) Group, part of Real Networks’ consumer platform, provides content management services/solutions for all of Real Networks consumer services including Rhapsody, Realarcade.com, Film.com etc. The content management system includes a core data model to store meta-data, a rich set of web services and editorial tools, a fast publishing platform and a service layer backed by a caching model to expose content meta-data.
CMS Group is seeking a highly motivated and talented Program Manager with a strong interest in evolving business critical Content services and APIs.
The Program Manager will be responsible for planning, specification, scheduling, and coordination of development projects. The Program Manager will work very closely with other program managers, product marketing, development and QA teams, and other RealNetworks product, technology and operations teams.
Candidates must have solid technical/system analyst skills to allow productive project definition and communication with developers. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to work on several projects simultaneously, show a great attention to detail and have excellent project management skills. A strong business sense is essential as is a demonstrated ability to work effectively with many teams to deliver complex projects on time. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Development projects may include regular shorter duration projects (2-3 weeks) and medium/long term projects (multi-month). Minimum 4 years of experience delivering large software projects is required. 2 years of development or QA experience is preferred
1. Program management of CMS services. Includes assistance with high level scoping, requirements definition and creation of functional specification documentation.
2. Project management of CMS-related projects. Management of schedules, deliverables, issue tracking and status reporting. Close and ongoing interaction with development and QA staff.
3. Helping plan the future of RealNetworks’ CMS systems and build product roadmaps.
4. Keep up to date on the latest tools/trends in project management and suggest/implement process improvements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Minimum:
• Strong technical ability. Be able to understand the existing system quickly and independently and use the same to gather requirements for system extensions
• Excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Be able to write effective functional requirements/specifications
• Proven track record of delivering multiple software projects from beginning to the end
• Be able to effectively communicate with other PGMs, Development, QA and Product Management groups
• Prior experience working with offshore
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Preferred:
• Knowledge of and experience with web/middle-tier technologies, frameworks e.g., (Linux, Java, Tomcat etc)
• Good understanding of multi-tier architecture, distributed systems with high availability requirements
• Experience in Scrum/Agile methodologies is a plus
Education, Certification, and/or Training:
Minimum:
• Bachelor's degree.
Preferred:
• B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project
• Experience in content management systems such as Vignette/ Documentum etc.
• PMI Training or certification is a plus
Experience:
Minimum:
• A minimum of 4 years of experience delivering large software projects, of which at least 2 years should be in a PGM role
Preferred:
• 5-7 years experience delivering large software projects preferred
• 4 years PGM experience preferred
• At least 1 year experience building Content Management Systems, in a PGM/Dev/QA role, is a plus
RealNetworks, Inc. is a rapidly growing, web based, digital music, online gaming and streaming company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that provides the universal platform for the delivery of any digital media, from any point of origin, across virtually any network, to any person on any Internet-enabled device, anywhere in the world.
The Media Applications Platform Services team builds the core systems that drive RealNetwork’s various consumer services, including: RealGuide, RealArcade, RollingStone.com, and the Rhapsody Subscription Music Service. These core systems include a state of the art content management system, user data services, and media authentication/authorization systems.
The Content Management System (CMS) Group, part of Real Networks’ consumer platform, provides content management services/solutions for all of Real Networks consumer services including Rhapsody, Realarcade.com, Film.com etc. The content management system includes a core data model to store meta-data, a rich set of web services and editorial tools, a fast publishing platform and a service layer backed by a caching model to expose content meta-data.
The Content Management Services Platform Group is seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior Program Manager with a strong interest in evolving industrial strength and business critical Content services and APIs.
The Program Manager will be responsible for planning, specification, scheduling, and coordination of development projects. The Program Manager will work very closely with other program managers, product marketing, development and QA teams, and other RealNetworks product and technology teams.
Candidates must have solid technical/system analyst skills to allow productive project definition and communication with developers. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to juggle large numbers of projects, show a great attention to detail and have excellent project management skills. A strong practical business sense is essential as is a demonstrated ability to work effectively with many teams to deliver complex projects on time. Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills. Development projects may include regular shorter duration releases (weekly) and medium/long term initiatives. Minimum experience requirements include at least 4 years program management continour experience on large, high availability systems. At least 2-3 years of development or SDET experience is essential as well.
1. Program management of CMS services. Includes assistance with high level scoping, requirements definition and creation of functional specification documentation.
2. Project management of CMS-related projects. Management of schedules, deliverables, issue tracking and status reporting. Close and ongoing interaction with development and QA staff.
3. Project coordination and prioritization with other RealNetworks organizations.
4. Helping plan the future of RealNetworks’ CMS systems and build product roadmaps.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Minimum:
• Strong technical ability. Be able to grasp existing system knowledge and apply knowledge to gather requirements for system extensions
• Excellent project management skills and ability to juggle multiple projects.
• PGM experience working in agile and iterative methodology.
• Be able to write effective functional requirements/specification
• Great attention to detail and follow through on various tasks
• Candidates with experience working with offshore teams.
• Be able to effectively communicate with other PGMs, Development, QA and Product Management groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of modern multi-tier architecture and distributed systems.
• Good understanding of Java, XML and Web services oriented development
Preferred:
• Candidate with experience leading a PGM team will be preferred
• Knowledge of and experience with web/middle-tier technologies, frameworks e.g., (Linux, Java, Tomcat etc)
Education, Certification, and/or Training:
Minimum:
• B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline.
Preferred:
• PMI Training, Scrum master or certification is a plus
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project
• Experience in content management systems such as Vignette/ Documentum etc.•
Experience:
Minimum:
• At least 4 years PGM experience in 24x7 large, High availability system environment
• At least 2 to 3 years development or SDET experience
Preferred:
• 5-7 years experience delivering large software projects preferred
• At least 1 year experience building Content Management Systems, in a PGM/Dev/QA role, is a plus
To Apply Visit RealNetworks, Inc.
Qualifications:
please see above
The Media Applications Platform Services team builds the core systems that drive RealNetworks various consumer services, including: RealGuide, RealArcade, RollingStone.com, and the Rhapsody Subscription Music Service. These core systems include a state of the art content management system, user data services, and media authentication/authorization systems.
The Content Management System (CMS) Group, part of Real Networks’ consumer platform, provides content management services/solutions for all of Real Networks consumer services including Rhapsody, Realarcade.com, Film.com etc. The content management system includes a core data model to store meta-data, a rich set of web services and editorial tools, a fast publishing platform and a service layer backed by a caching model to expose content meta-data.
CMS Group is seeking a highly motivated and talented Program Manager with a strong interest in evolving business critical Content services and APIs.
The Program Manager will be responsible for planning, specification, scheduling, and coordination of development projects. The Program Manager will work very closely with other program managers, product marketing, development and QA teams, and other RealNetworks product, technology and operations teams.
Candidates must have solid technical/system analyst skills to allow productive project definition and communication with developers. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to work on several projects simultaneously, show a great attention to detail and have excellent project management skills. A strong business sense is essential as is a demonstrated ability to work effectively with many teams to deliver complex projects on time. Candidates must have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Development projects may include regular shorter duration projects (2-3 weeks) and medium/long term projects (multi-month). Minimum 4 years of experience delivering large software projects is required. 2 years of development or QA experience is preferred
1. Program management of CMS services. Includes assistance with high level scoping, requirements definition and creation of functional specification documentation.
2. Project management of CMS-related projects. Management of schedules, deliverables, issue tracking and status reporting. Close and ongoing interaction with development and QA staff.
3. Helping plan the future of RealNetworks’ CMS systems and build product roadmaps.
4. Keep up to date on the latest tools/trends in project management and suggest/implement process improvements
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Minimum:
• Strong technical ability. Be able to understand the existing system quickly and independently and use the same to gather requirements for system extensions
• Excellent project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Be able to write effective functional requirements/specifications
• Proven track record of delivering multiple software projects from beginning to the end
• Be able to effectively communicate with other PGMs, Development, QA and Product Management groups
• Prior experience working with offshore
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Preferred:
• Knowledge of and experience with web/middle-tier technologies, frameworks e.g., (Linux, Java, Tomcat etc)
• Good understanding of multi-tier architecture, distributed systems with high availability requirements
• Experience in Scrum/Agile methodologies is a plus
Education, Certification, and/or Training:
Minimum:
• Bachelor's degree.
Preferred:
• B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project
• Experience in content management systems such as Vignette/ Documentum etc.
• PMI Training or certification is a plus
Experience:
Minimum:
• A minimum of 4 years of experience delivering large software projects, of which at least 2 years should be in a PGM role
Preferred:
• 5-7 years experience delivering large software projects preferred
• 4 years PGM experience preferred
• At least 1 year experience building Content Management Systems, in a PGM/Dev/QA role, is a plus
RealNetworks, Inc. is a rapidly growing, web based, digital music, online gaming and streaming company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, that provides the universal platform for the delivery of any digital media, from any point of origin, across virtually any network, to any person on any Internet-enabled device, anywhere in the world.
The Media Applications Platform Services team builds the core systems that drive RealNetwork’s various consumer services, including: RealGuide, RealArcade, RollingStone.com, and the Rhapsody Subscription Music Service. These core systems include a state of the art content management system, user data services, and media authentication/authorization systems.
The Content Management System (CMS) Group, part of Real Networks’ consumer platform, provides content management services/solutions for all of Real Networks consumer services including Rhapsody, Realarcade.com, Film.com etc. The content management system includes a core data model to store meta-data, a rich set of web services and editorial tools, a fast publishing platform and a service layer backed by a caching model to expose content meta-data.
The Content Management Services Platform Group is seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior Program Manager with a strong interest in evolving industrial strength and business critical Content services and APIs.
The Program Manager will be responsible for planning, specification, scheduling, and coordination of development projects. The Program Manager will work very closely with other program managers, product marketing, development and QA teams, and other RealNetworks product and technology teams.
Candidates must have solid technical/system analyst skills to allow productive project definition and communication with developers. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to juggle large numbers of projects, show a great attention to detail and have excellent project management skills. A strong practical business sense is essential as is a demonstrated ability to work effectively with many teams to deliver complex projects on time. Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills. Development projects may include regular shorter duration releases (weekly) and medium/long term initiatives. Minimum experience requirements include at least 4 years program management continour experience on large, high availability systems. At least 2-3 years of development or SDET experience is essential as well.
1. Program management of CMS services. Includes assistance with high level scoping, requirements definition and creation of functional specification documentation.
2. Project management of CMS-related projects. Management of schedules, deliverables, issue tracking and status reporting. Close and ongoing interaction with development and QA staff.
3. Project coordination and prioritization with other RealNetworks organizations.
4. Helping plan the future of RealNetworks’ CMS systems and build product roadmaps.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Minimum:
• Strong technical ability. Be able to grasp existing system knowledge and apply knowledge to gather requirements for system extensions
• Excellent project management skills and ability to juggle multiple projects.
• PGM experience working in agile and iterative methodology.
• Be able to write effective functional requirements/specification
• Great attention to detail and follow through on various tasks
• Candidates with experience working with offshore teams.
• Be able to effectively communicate with other PGMs, Development, QA and Product Management groups
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of modern multi-tier architecture and distributed systems.
• Good understanding of Java, XML and Web services oriented development
Preferred:
• Candidate with experience leading a PGM team will be preferred
• Knowledge of and experience with web/middle-tier technologies, frameworks e.g., (Linux, Java, Tomcat etc)
Education, Certification, and/or Training:
Minimum:
• B.S. in Computer Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline.
Preferred:
• PMI Training, Scrum master or certification is a plus
• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project
• Experience in content management systems such as Vignette/ Documentum etc.•
Experience:
Minimum:
• At least 4 years PGM experience in 24x7 large, High availability system environment
• At least 2 to 3 years development or SDET experience
Preferred:
• 5-7 years experience delivering large software projects preferred
• At least 1 year experience building Content Management Systems, in a PGM/Dev/QA role, is a plus
To Apply Visit RealNetworks, Inc.
Qualifications:
please see above
