Do you love working with exciting new products and technologies in the data industry?
Do you enjoy a diverse set of projects across the globe?
Acxiom is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Product & Engineering Team.
This position will work with a high-energy, innovative area of the business to develop and execute plans across multiple aspects of data products and engineering.
Must be proficient English speaking and writing.
What you will do:
- Work across multiple teams around the globe to achieve business needs, including but not limited to
o Engineering deliverables
o Data deliverables
o Process innovation
o Technology migrations
o Privacy mandates
- Facilitate the process of setting short
- and middle-term plans, helping to connect those plans to longer-term strategic company goals
- Coordinate across diverse functional teams for a given area of the business, ensuring stated deliverables are met within given constraints following an agile methodology (where applicable), while keeping all stakeholders informed of status and risk.
- Act as coordination point for a regional office to ensure communication and progress is productive, escalating issues as needed
- Remove barriers impeding project progress, escalating issues as required.
- Provide support for project management principles and process evolution across multiple teams to ensure success of shared goals
- Help determine and then adhere to best practices established by the project management team, as well as the product and engineering organization as a whole
What you will need:
- Master's Degree or Bachelor's Degree and minimum 5 years of experience
- Thorough understanding of project management principles (traditional and agile)
- Solid understanding of product management activities
- Ability to independently manage multiple complex projects/initiatives in parallel
- Ability to work across different roles, teams, time zones, and communication styles
- Strong risk management and conflict resolution skills
- Familiarity with Agile software development methodology coupled with Jira or similar sprint management software
- Adaptive communication skills, both written and verbal
What will set you a part:
- Prior exposure and understanding of the marketing ecosystem and tech stacks for the data industry
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Strong communication & consensus building skills
- Ambition and drive to understand the unknown to put together the "big picture"
- Ability to quickly pivot based on market, client, or company needs
- Self-directed and self-motivated with great attention to detail
- Knowledge of project management tools such as Jira, Trello, Confluence
Primary Locations:
Mexico City
Additional Locations (if applicable):