Hiring: Sr. Director, PMO, Gracenote Company: Nielsen Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 14:33:35 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Change Management, Program Management, Project Management, SAFe, SaaS About the job Experience: •15+ years of progressive experience in Program Management, Product Operations, or GTM Management within B2B Tech, SaaS, Data, or Media Technology industries. Required Skills: •The ideal candidate brings deep domain expertise in media technology, possesses exceptional influence without authority, and knows how to balance rigorous Gated Agile governance with operational flexibility. •Lead, evolve, and maintain Gracenote’s Gated Agile PMO playbook (Phases, Gates, Deliverables, RACI) from ideation through post-launch evaluation. •Drive change management and enablement training across teams to ensure long-term process adoption and eliminate cross-functional handoff failures. •Host and enforce cross-functional Gate Reviews (Research > Alpha > Beta > Limited Availability > General Availability) using objective entry/exit criteria to optimize product-market fit, prevent premature commercial scaling, and accelerate time from initial commercial availability to first closed-won revenue and ultimately broad market adoption. •Simultaneously orchestrate complex, multi-region product introductions across Video, Audio/Auto, Sports, and Core Platform domains. •Enforce tier-based change control (minor, moderate, major). Establish and run global RAID logs, escalation protocols, and process retrospectives. •Serve as the primary connector across Product, Engineering, Legal, Marketing, Sales, CPX, Operations and Finance. Align VP/SVP leadership on process compliance and define strict criteria for executive exceptions. •Build and maintain dashboards tracking program health, milestone delivery, and other KPIs. Qualifications: •10–15+ years of progressive experience in Program Management, Product Operations, or GTM Management within B2B Tech, SaaS, Data, or Media Technology industries. •Demonstrated success in building and scaling enterprise-wide Stage-Gate/Agile or similar NPI frameworks across multi-product portfolios. •Strategic, cross-functional fluency across Engineering, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Product, and Finance at the executive level. •Mastery of Gated Agile, hybrid Stage-Gate methodologies, and software development lifecycles (SDLC). •Strong executive presence and manage-by-influence skills with a demonstrated ability to constructively challenge senior leadership, manage ambiguity, and drive organizational change. •Knowledge of and success with a Project management Office for large programs •Successfully establish and lead project teams providing guidance and structure •Relevant certifications: PgMP, PMP, SAFe SPC, or equivalent. •Enabling your best to power a better media future. Compensation: •This includes comprehensive health and wellness plans, a 401(k) with a Nielsen company match, and a generous paid time off policy Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!