Manager, Technical Program Management

Paramount

Sourced from Paramount's careers site · Posting last seen November 1, 2026

$124k–$186k New York, NY, 10036, US on site Full time 5+ years exp Posted September 3, 2026
Job description

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

 

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

 

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

 

 
 
Manager, Technical Program Management Applied Intelligence Data Engineering (AIDE)
 
Overiew & Summary
 
We're seeking a Manager, Technical Program Management to drive execution for Applied
Intelligence Data Engineering (AIDE), the team behind the ETL and streaming data platform
powering analytics, personalization, and applied ML across Paramount+ and Pluto TV. You'll
own delivery of AIDE's highest-visibility initiatives bringing program structure to a fast-
shifting environment and becoming the delivery engine for AIDE's product roadmap.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
Program Execution & Delivery Leadership
Drive end-to-end coordination for an in-flight product integration and a larger upcoming
onboarding of product lines onto AIDE's unified data platform, from inception through full
production cutover.
Define scope, milestones, sequencing, reporting & dashboarding for senior executive team and stakeholders.
Bring systems thinking and technical judgment to pipeline and infrastructure tradeoffs, and
influence outcomes across a matrixed set of stakeholders without formal authority.
Risk Mitigation & Issue Resolution
Own cross-team dependency tracking and priority alignment across technology touchpoints.
Proactively identify technical and delivery risks integration gaps, data-quality regressions,
ingestion reliability, infrastructure capacity and drive mitigation with accountable owners.
Facilitate root-cause clarity on complex, blocking issues; surface tradeoffs and escalate
decisions with crisp options and recommendations.
Cross-Functional Communication
Partner with engineering, and adjacent product teams to align milestones and ensure delivery.
Translate technical tradeoff discussions into clear plans for both technical and non-technical
audiences.
Provide clear, executive-ready updates on status, risks, decisions, and tradeoffs to team and org management.
 
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of experience in AI/ML-specific Technical Program Management, Engineering
Program Management, or a related role delivering complex, multi-team technical systems
data platform or data engineering program experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional programs in a matrixed environment with
multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Solid ability to identify technical risk, manage interconnected workstreams, and communicate
clearly across technical and non-technical partners.
Proven ability to operate in ambiguity and bring structure to a fast-moving, still-evolving
platform integration.
 
Additional Qualifications
 
Working knowledge with the following is preferred deep hands-on engineering is not
required, but comfort discussing these systems with engineers is.
Event pipelines and streaming message platforms, and how raw client events flow into a data
warehouse for downstream reporting and ML.
Cloud data warehousing (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift) and workflow orchestration
tools (e.g., Airflow) for ETL/ELT scheduling.
We use containerized services and cloud-native services. We also practice infrastructure as code. This means we manage our production environment proficiently.
pipelines at scale.
We perform automated testing to ensure data quality and check for regressions. We also focus on detecting anomalies. Additionally, we use tools for business intelligence and creating dashboards.
Hands-On With AI-Assisted Development Tools
Knowledge with the same modern tooling our engineers use. Candidates should be comfortable using AI coding assistants. These tools will help them improve their program management workflows. They can also increase productivity. They provide reporting and dashboards, and they automate parts of our product development operating model. This isn't a requirement to write consumer facing code; it's an expectation of genuine day-to-day fluency with AI-assisted coding as a way of working faster and more individually.


About Skydance

Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Hiring Salary Range: $124,000.00 - 186,000.00. 

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
This position is bonus eligible.  

What We Offer:

  • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here.
  • Generous paid time off.
  • Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.
  • Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.

 

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

 

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.

 

Skills

  • AI/ML-specific technical program management
  • engineering program management
  • cross-functional program leadership
  • technical risk identification
  • workstream management
  • stakeholder communication
  • ambiguity management
  • data platform
  • data engineering
  • event pipelines
  • streaming message platforms
  • cloud data warehousing
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake
  • Redshift
  • Airflow
  • ETL
  • ELT
  • containerized services
  • cloud-native services
  • infrastructure as code
  • automated testing
  • data quality
  • anomaly detection
  • business intelligence
  • dashboards
  • AI coding assistants
  • Technical Program Management
  • AI/ML
  • Data Platforms
  • Streaming Data
About this role

Summary

Lead cross-functional delivery of data platform integrations, manage technical risks, and coordinate AIDE’s product roadmap.

Job title

Manager, Technical Program Management

Experience

5+ years

Industry

entertainment

Location

New York, NY · On-site

Salary

$124k–$186k

Listed in the job description

Management role

No

Posting history
  1. Sep 3, 2026 First posted
  2. Sep 3, 2026 Live now

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