Project Manager: Yahoo! Inc

Title: Right Media Senior Program/Project Manager

The Program/Project Manager position reports to the head of the Right Media Program Management Office. The PM monitors, coordinates and reviews team outputs for multiple teams. The PM will make recommendations to teams regarding issues/barriers affecting project continuation, and may function as a high-level interface with business segments in order to relay project status information. The PM ensures that projects throughout the entire Program comply with internal business operations procedures and processes. The PM will be focused on enabling the RM Business Unit to effectively scale with the growing project and quality demands Right Media's success requires.

Key responsibilities include leading/supporting the following activities:

• Compile and communicate staffing requirements needed to complete projects
• Facilitate interdepartmental communications
• Identify and manage all expectations and escalations between teams
• Implement improvements in project management strategies, techniques, and deliverables
• Recommend solutions for conflicts
• Track program progress, compliance and publish to stakeholders
• Scope, plan, and execute projects as assigned
• Travel requirements will vary but up to 20% to support project kick-off and milestone activities

Key Skills Necessary:

• High attention to detail and superior organization skills
• Track record of successfully managing complex planning, programs and projects
• Versatility & Agility: Ability to work on multiple concurrent and diverse projects
• Ability to consider program interdependencies across multiple work streams.
• Build broad cross organizational relationships, and leverage them to insure excellent communication of information, to gain buy-in, and move initiatives forward across the global BU
• Self starter and proactive problem solver
• Excellent program/project management skills
• Able to quickly ascertain business changes and identify roadblocks to program success
• Ability to work in a Global Virtual Team
• Skilled in negotiation & dispute resolution
• Skilled in team/stakeholder building and facilitation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to prioritize and work under short deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects remotely
• Strong collaborative nature and ability to negotiate is a must

Experience Requirements:

• 6-9 years total professional experience
• Experience in online advertising industry
• Advanced knowledge: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• 4-6 years of Project management experience
• Proficiency with project management methodologies, software and tools
• Undergraduate degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• Strong experience / effectiveness in a cross functional environment

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.