Job Description
Project Manager
MediaBank Company Information
Who we are & What we do
We are a privately-held Chicago-based leading provider of integrated procurement technology and advanced analytics to the advertising industry. Our media buying software solution, Datatech, has been in business in Ft. Lee, NJ since 1980 and dedicated to the advertising industry since 1984. We are a fast-growing company and our evolving technologies and our people are revolutionizing the media planning and buying process of the advertising industry. We deliver advertiser-focused tools that streamline the management of complex multi-media campaigns for global advertisers. Our solution offers a secure forum that allows advertisers to access data on every conceivable form of media available in the market through a scalable procurement platform which provides agencies and advertisers a holistic view of digital and analog media spend. For an in-depth overview of MediaBank, visit www.mbxg.com.
Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
- Provide expert level Leadership Services to the top media agencies and our internal staff on the deployment of our service offering
- Facilitate the process of gathering and documenting business requirements
- Manage the functional and technical spec process to ensure the Account Managers, Product Managers, Business Analysts are meeting deadlines
- Assemble documentation
- Manage implementation methodologies to ensure successful visibility for all levels of management
- Ensure successful Leadership and timely completion of client project
- Possible, translation of customer requirements into specific technical requirements
- Oversee the Implementation and software development life cycle to ensure requirements and deadlines are being met
- Work with JIRA to ensure customer tickets are flowing through our internal process
- Create JIRA reports to ensure timelines/tasks are being met
- Analyze and understand client issues and communicate condition as needed at all levels
- Develop project plans and track deliverables
- Facilitate communication between all groups involved to coordinate the transfer of technical specifications
- Coordinate resolution of any pre-implementation issues that may arise
Qualifications:
- 5+ years experience as Project Manager
- 5+ years experience in information technology
- 2 year minimum of external client project management experience is required
- Excellent written, and oral communication skills required
- Organizational skills are a must
- Strong attention to detail, motivation, and self-initiative
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to successfully maintain client relationships required
- Working knowledge of MS Project and Visio is required
- Experience with billing and invoicing is a plus
Educational Background:
- Bachelor's degree (CS, CIS, MIS or engineer major preferred) required
- PMP Required
It is the policy of our company to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap or veteran's status, or status within any other protected group. Various agencies of the United States government require employers to collect information about applicants. Information requested in this section is for the purposes of compliance with these record keeping requirements and to determine recruiting and employment patterns. Such information will in no way affect the decision regarding your application for employment. This data will be kept confidential. Completion of this section is voluntary and is not a requirement for employment.
Location:
600 W. Chicago, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60654
