Dow Jones

Senior Project Manager

Dow Jones$125K — $135K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in Project Management or a similar role.
  • Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
  • Expertise in Project Management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
  • Mastery of Risk Mitigation and Contingency Planning.
  • Experience with project management tools like Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project.
  • Advanced skills in Strategic Leadership and Stakeholder Management.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage key strategic projects across Dow Jones as part of the Global Business Operations team.
  • Define and manage project delivery through the development of detailed project plans and timelines.
  • Translate complex concepts into actionable project plans with governance and frameworks.
  • Monitor project progress, communicate status, and address roadblocks and risks to stakeholders.
  • Manage logistics including scheduling, communication of deliverables, and distribution of materials.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for managing large, multi-workstream plans and ensure enterprise-wide alignment.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement and technology implementation to enhance efficiency and employee satisfaction.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:

About the Role

Dow Jones is seeking a collaborative, organized, and strategic Senior Project Manager to oversee a variety of high-priority enablement initiatives across Dow Jones. Reporting to the VP, Global Strategic Projects and Integration, you will be accountable for leading projects and programs that are cross-functional, translating broad strategic goals into actionable enterprise-level portfolios, and establishing the governance and frameworks necessary to drive alignment across the organization.

You Will:

Project Management
  • Oversee, lead and manage a diverse variety of key strategic projects across Dow Jones on behalf of Global Strategic Projects and Integrations team (part of the Global Business Operations team)
  • Define and manage the delivery/execution of results through independently build and manage project plans, timelines, and resourcing
  • Understand complex concepts and ideas and strategically translate into a project plan, with governance and a framework
  • Monitor/track project progress against established goals and; communicate project status, including roadblocks, risks, milestones, and successes with all stakeholders
  • Manage logistics such as scheduling meetings, updating timelines, communicating deliverables, distributing materials, etc.
  • Manage large, multi-workstream plans from end-to-end, acting as the primary point of accountability and contact for stakeholders. Focus on enterprise-wide alignment by managing complex interdepartmental dependencies
  • Proactively respond to and effectively execute on ad-hoc requests, accurately assessing the time and resources required for completion
  • Identify opportunity areas where process management and new technology can significantly impact efficiency, quality, profitability, and employee satisfaction.

Strategic Planning and Portfolio Leadership
  • Translate broad strategic goals into actionable enterprise-level project portfolios and long-term roadmap for key initiatives
  • Drive strategy and assume leadership proactively, particularly in initiatives that currently lack clear ownership.
  • Demonstrate agility in managing progress across a diverse portfolio, adapt swiftly, and efficiently to new information critical to project success.


You Have:
  • 7+ years of experience within a Project Management role or similar
  • Preferred Bachelor's degree in either Psychology, Business Administration, Management Information Systems or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Expertise in Project Management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
  • Mastery of Risk Mitigation & Contingency Planning
  • Experience with tools like Jira, Asana, Wrike, Monday.com, or Microsoft Project
  • Advanced Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management


Our Benefits
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:
Dow Jones - People

Job Category:
Project/Program Management

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $125,000 - $135,000

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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