Overview
This position will be focused on supporting the execution and management for the finance Integration Management Office (IMO) within Discovery. The position will demand very strong organizational and structuring skills, strong analytics, a high degree of collaboration/partnership with members of different groups both domestically and internationally, including senior business units, and corporate groups. The ability to independently shepherd complex interactions and situations is essential.
Responsibilities
Project management (65%)
1. Support the finance IMO teams in the identification and structuring of issues/questions to be solved, and the structuring and execution if project plans
2. Ultimate responsible for the appropriate pace/on time execution of projects
• Prepare and manage project plans/timelines
• As necessary coordinate, lead and/or communicate analysis and
• Prepare and manage timelines
• Assemble representative project teams and coordinate team members to meet project milestones
• Conduct status meetings
• Manage and escalate issues as required
• Continually evaluate project risks and dependencies
• Create project documentation for updates to project steering committee and executive stakeholders
3. Define relevant financial and metric information and coordinate effort to ensure appropriate tracking
4. Maintain updated documentation of projects
Facilitate planning of process/system training and communication materials for project rollout (20%)
1. Support creation of process training documentation for implementation of key business process changes
2. Support creation of schedule, organization of sessions, documentation and execution of system training as required
3. Create and distribute key communications related to project milestones, change management, and roll out
4. Plan all aspects of communication events for project rollout (as necessary)
Act as strategic liaison, project leader and communicator with all project stakeholders (15%)
1. Maintain a clear and updated set of project documents
2. Schedule and conduct project meetings to ensure participants are fully engaged in project activity
3. Help articulate project goals and their fit into wider organizational processes
4. Help coordinate activities, and as necessary lead execution of activities to support operations
Qualifications

• 5+ years project management experience. Media industry preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial/production Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management or related field or equivalent experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to manage complex projects, multiple stakeholders and articulate the dependencies and interrelationships.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to include the ability to articulate problems and solutions clearly, to conduct brainstorming sessions, etc. Ability to communicate with and influence all levels of staff to include executive management.
• Must have legal right to work in the United States.