Digital Product Project Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Cascade PBS’s mission is to inform and inspire our community to make the world a better place.

Our vision is a community engaged and empowered by trusted storytelling.

Responsible for project managing the agile digital product development and deployment in a fast-paced digital environment.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $103,000

Location: Seattle, WA

Hybrid schedule available

Cascade PBS offers competitive benefits to team members working 20 hours or more a week. Benefits include: 

• 11 paid holidays 
• 1 personal holiday 
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) to start 
• Half-day Fridays during Summer 
• Company-matched 401(k) Retirement Plan that is fully-vested immediately 
• Employer paid ORCA card 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Medical 
• Dental
• Vision 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

• Maintain product roadmaps aligned with organizational goals, audience needs and technical capacity.
• Facilitate prioritization of product initiatives across departments based on business value, audience impact and available resources.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, define requirements and ensure successful product outcomes.
• Establish and maintain product management processes, documentation standards and delivery practices.
• Champion agile methodologies and continuous improvement practices across product and development teams.
• Manage Cascade PBS’s agile project process for digital products
• Schedule and lead weekly stakeholder meetings to review progress and align priorities.  
• Own and manage Jira boards 
• Collect requirements and lead review and sign-off process for product features, improvements.
• Scope and estimate work with stakeholders.
• Help to resolve blockers and facilitate getting things done
• Pitch in wherever necessary, be it hands-on QA, publishing content via the CMS, etc.
• Keep management apprised of project status and risk 
• Act as main communication contact between development team and other internal and external teams
• Help to build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or retribution, with an emphasis on problem-solving
• Prepare documentation and training plans for staff (how to use CMS, video platforms, etc.) 
• Collaborate with other team members to foster a positive and productive culture and contribute toward the overall growth of Cascade PBS
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Strong organizational skills required
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Basic knowledge (non-coding) of web languages, best practices and protocols
• Proven ability to coordinate with in-house tech talent and independent contractors
• Proven ability to learn new technologies, frameworks and/or programming languages

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• At least 3 years of experience in project management of digital products and services
• Experience using and configuring project management tools such as Jira required 
• Experience with a variety of CMS required Scrum master certification a huge plus 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to view data on a computer screen for long periods of time
• Ability to regularly type on a keyboard 
• Ability to work some evenings, weekends, holidays as needed

The hiring process for this role will include a phone screen and a virtual or in-person panel interview. In some instances, additional panel interviews may take place. If you need reasonable accommodation during the job application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].