Marathon TS
Staff Project Manager
100% Remote
Marathon TS is seeking a Staff Engineer to support our retail client that consistently ranks in the Fortune top 10.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Core Technical & Delivery Skills - Strong SDLC mastery - Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery models; knows how to translate feature roadmaps into sprint-ready execution
- Technical fluency - comfortable discussing APIs, event streams, data pipelines, tagging, SDKs, and cloud environments (esp. GCP or AWS)
- Integration delivery - experience coordinating multiple systems (ad server, analytics, identity, or CMS integrations)
- Data-driven project oversight - understands data flows, reporting layers, and dependencies between engineering and analytics teams
- Tool proficiency - Jira (including Advanced Roadmaps), Confluence, Smartsheet, Power BI, or equivalent
Communication & Leadership Strengths - Cross-functional facilitation - skilled at aligning Product, Engineering, and Business teams around shared outcomes
- Executive communication - simplifies complex tech or delivery issues for non-technical stakeholders
- Influence without authority - earns trust of engineers and PMs through clarity, consistency, and credibility
- Structured and calm under pressure - thrives in ambiguity, keeps the team focused on sequencing and outcomes
Execution Mindset - Outcome-oriented - focused on delivery velocity, quality, and measurable business impact
- Hands-on driver - unblocks issues quickly, understands enough technical depth to challenge assumptions or validate solutions
- Organized and disciplined - keeps dependencies, risks, and milestones clearly tracked and visible
Key Differentiators - AdTech / Retail Media Network experience - familiarity with ad serving, attribution, campaign management, or publisher systems
- Product acumen - experience collaborating with Product Managers on defining MVPs, requirements, and prioritization
- Platform or data integration background - especially with identity, audience data, or performance reporting systems
- Technical empathy - former engineer, analyst, or QA/BA who transitioned into delivery or PM roles
- Comfort working in scaled environments - managing multiple teams or vendors across interconnected workstreams
