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The Technical Project Manager, Mobile is responsible for leading the development of mobile software products for The New York Times from planning stages through execution and follow-up.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a strong leader and owner of mobile software development projects and drive them to successful, smooth and on-time completion.
• Coordinate among various departments including Product Development, Editorial, Design, Systems, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. Manage day-to-day relationships with technology vendors and partners. Identify the need for project team meetings, when appropriate, and lead them efficiently.
• Proactively seek out, track and remove barriers to completing a project.
• Create required deliverables for all project lifecycle phases, including project schedules, milestones, requirements and specifications.
• Track project progress and report status on a regular basis to the organization.
• Oversee smooth operation of important site products on an ongoing basis, acting as liaison between the software development group and the rest of the company for bugs, enhancement requests and ongoing needs in these areas.

• Three years managing Mobile & Wireless product implementations & software development, including: carriers integration, aggregators integration, mobile web (WAP xhtml), SMS/SMS, java/brew application development, news/financial/entertainment mobile content, game development and outsource development.
• Strong written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate between technical and non-technical personnel.
• Leadership skills. Ability to take ownership of complex efforts and mediate between competing interests and personalities. Ability to identify options, suggest solutions and act decisively when necessary to advance a project.
• Excellent organizational skills. Ability to conscientiously manage and follow up on multiple concurrent tasks and requests on tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of Web technologies including, at absolute minimum, facility with HTML. Proficiency with technical concepts and an ability to learn technical concepts quickly.
• Familiarity with project management procedures and methodology, especially requirements and schedule management. PMP certification and experience with RUP a plus.
• B.S. /B.A. or equivalent is required. Computer Science degree a plus.

Contact:
Please send resume and cover letter (along with salary requirements) to fredeli@nytimes.com.

The New York Times Company's digital operations, which includes the #1 newspaper site NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com, is a top 10 web property with more than 35 million unique visitors a month.

The New York Times Company is committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.