Technical Project Manager
Major League Baseball (MLB) · New York, NY · Today
Information TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Collaboration Coach one to two assigned teams on Agile practices (sprint planning, estimation, backlog refinement, retrospectives) to improve team health and predictability
- Work closely with product owners and stakeholders to distill technical requirements into actionable user stories or specifications for engineers and designers
- Track and coordinate dependencies across assigned teams and partner teams to support delivery of cross-functional projects
- Partner with vertical leadership to establish consistent processes and help achieve business goals
- Manage project communications to ensure transparency to internal and external stakeholders
- Identify, analyze, and proactively escalate risks and issues with appropriate mitigation plans across teams and stakeholders
- Bring structure to ambiguous situations by clarifying options, surfacing tradeoffs, and helping teams move toward decisions
- Coach one to two teams to consistently deliver outcomes and to adapt in a fast-paced business environment
- Drive delivery and execution of assigned projects, working across teams to manage dependencies and mitigate risks to achieve the projects’ goals
- Identify opportunities for improvement to promote both individual growth and team performance
Qualifications & Skills
- 3+ years of experience coordinating mid-to-large software development efforts across multiple Agile teams
- Effectively communicates with both technical and non-technical participants, including clear status, risk, and dependency reporting
- Hands-on experience working day-to-day with engineering and product teams in an Agile environment
- Demonstrated process improvement mindset with a track record of making teams more effective
- Fluency in delivery and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace, and/or Outlook
- Strong sense of responsibility, attention to detail, and ownership mentality
- Passionate about continually improving processes and making teams as successful as possible
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or similar certification
- Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science
- Familiarity with automation and AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor, Codex, or Claude Code) or a willingness to learn and apply them to streamline workflows
- Background in video streaming platform and/or video client development environment
Benefits
Salary Range: $115,000.00 - $150,000.00 (Base Salary) + Bonus
As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors.
MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees. Top MLB Perks & Benefits include:
- Competitive Benefits Package
- Company 401K Contribution
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
- Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Pet Insurance