TDS Telecom is dedicated to connecting people through advanced fiber internet technology. The Associate Manager-Digital Projects will act as a liaison between Digital Marketing and Operations, overseeing project planning and coordination, while managing communication and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Scope, plan, and schedule Digital Marketing teams’ work on TDS and external projects
- Own and manage team JIRA (project management software) boards – ensuring tasks are properly assigned, scoped and completed on time
- Monitor work-in-progress to ensure work is on track and communicate status up to project teams
- Participate in requirements gathering for Digital Marketing tasks across projects
- Work with team leaders to schedule work and communicate priorities
- Review business cases and consult with Business Owners on Digital Marketing Resources
- Work with team leaders to understand what projects may require team resources, what those resources are, and roughly how involved the team will be on each given project
- Work with project owners to help scope Digital Marketing needs for their projects
- Maintain working knowledge on the systems and tools within the scope of the Digital Operations team’s responsibility
- Attend project planning meetings and report back on impacts to Marketing teams
- Provides weekly reporting and updates on projects back to Marketing, keeping them aware of upcoming work and any changes to scope and priority
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree (or higher) -OR- 4+ years professional work experience
- 4+ years of combined experience working on digital projects
- 1+ years working with modern project management practice methodologies (i.e., Scrum, Kanban, or Lean)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously with attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution
- Proficiency with project management tools and systems (e.g., Jira, Clarity, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and SharePoint)
- Familiarity with telecom services and technology
- Committed to continual skill development in applicable systems and tools