Are you a detail oriented Project Manager located in NY? Do you have 3+ years of project management experience?
Apply today to join a team where your growth, well-being, and success are our top priority!
Details:
- $40 per hour pay rate
- Full Time
- Contract
- Onsite in New York 3x per week
What's in it for you?
- Health, Dental, Vision insurance offered
- 402k options
- Work with a great team!
Only considering candidates with the following:
- Bachelor's degree and relevant industry background (tech start-up, corporate IT/engineering) preferred
- 3+ years of project management experience with tech/engineering departments, ideally with M&A and business integration exposure
- Strong understanding of corporate tech workstreams (product development, engineering, AI) in global organizations
- Ability to handle sensitive M&A matters with discretion and confidentiality
- Collaborative approach with strong interpersonal skills
- Process improvement and results-driven mindset focused on operational efficiency
- Customer service orientation toward internal stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously across various workstreams
- Proven track record of project completion
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, motivate teams, build relationships, drive change, and facilitate problem solving
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong project management skills, with experience using PM software (Asana, Jira, Confluence, or similar)
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and help drive strategic projects across Dow Jones on behalf of Global Business Operations
- Develop and maintain project plans and timelines, identify resource requirements and deliverables
- Report on delivery and execution of results, as well as resolution of key risks and issues
- Manage multiple projects across a diverse portfolio with agility, adapting swiftly to new mandates
- Monitor and track project progress against established goals
- Communicate project status, including roadblocks, risks, milestones, and successes with stakeholders and senior managers
- Liaise with procurement and sourcing teams for technology licensing needs
- Support proactive response and ad-hoc requests, accurately assessing time and resource requirements
- Work closely with the Tech Department to streamline processes and identify efficiency opportunities, particularly within M&A integration workflows
- Partner with subject matter experts across Tech, Product Development, and other teams to implement process improvements, document workflows, diagnose inefficiencies, and drive completion
- Create standardized M&A business integration process templates and develop workflows
- Serve as liaison between Tech, GBO, and other business units (Finance, Tax, Legal, HR, etc.)
- Manage logistics such as scheduling meetings, updating timelines, communicating deliverables, distributing materials, following up on actions, and preparing presentations
- Use collaborative tools to improve transparency and project visibility across functional teams