Project Manager (IT) IV

Day to Day Responsibilities of this Position and Description of Project:

Browse & SEO Technical Project Manager

Location: San Jose, CA

We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to support Client's s fast-paced Browse and SEO team. The role will support Product Managers and Engineers on the SEO team by managing and helping deliver complex projects from inception to implementation. You ll get to partner with stakeholders horizontally and vertically within the organization - as well as create processes to manage requests and collaboration with key stakeholders across the company. If you have experience in project Project Management and/or Search Engine Optimization (SEO), you d be a great fit!

Responsibilities :

• Coordinating with Product Managers and collaborating teams to ensure clear communication and documentation of delivery requirements between teams
• Run the end to end lifecycle of complex projects that contribute to the Browse & SEO roadmap, from concept and initiation to release and go to market (launch to site)
• Establish detailed project plans, developing and controlling deadlines and processes across the teams activities
• Assess project performance by and aim to maximize/optimize delivery impact
• Identify risks and issues impacting delivery and work with teams to mitigate them, always having a Plan B
• Lead key operating rhythms within the project team and between partner teams; ensure that everyone is working together helping solving cross org issues / communication / partner concerns
• Balance trade-offs between business needs with technical constraints; gaining consensus across partners along the way
• Ensure clear status reporting is happening at all levels, whether at the sponsor level or day to day team members

• Must Have: 5+ years of project or program management
• Nice to Have: 2+ years experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Demonstrated track record of leading large-scale projects in a product environment from conception through completion
• Ability to take initiative even under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances and act independently
• Experience working in an end to end, cross functional environment with engineering, product, operations, and project management counterparts
• Clear and concise in both verbal and written communications including presentations (e.g., functional/technical specifications, status reports, etc.)
• Manage multiple partners at various level in the organization and working with them all equally, proactively and transparently
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Able to work across US, EU and IL time zones
• Team player with a structured and reliable way of working
• Experience in e-commerce is a plus