Technical Project Manager

Acxiom is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Product Operations team. You will work with a high-energy, innovative area of the business to organize and execute initiatives in our Partner Integrations and Identity space.

The ideal candidate for this role will operate easily in the middle ground between the business and technical aspects of an organization, understanding both and having the ability to translate effectively across them. This is a high-visibility, rewarding position in an exciting and rapidly transforming area of the business.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work across multiple teams/roles around the globe to achieve business needs, including but not limited to
  • Rapid acceleration of new partner integrations
  • Data integration deliverables
  • Process innovation
  • Technology migrations
  • Engineering deliverables

• Facilitate the process of setting short- and long-term plans, helping to connect those plans to overall strategic company goals

• Coordinate across multiple functional teams for a given area of the business, ensuring stated deliverables are met within given constraints following an agile methodology (where applicable), while keeping all stakeholders informed of status and risk.

• Serve as program management liaison with the Product Management and Strategy organization for partner integrations

• Remove barriers impeding project progress, escalating issues as required.

• Assist with project documentation, status reporting, and issue tracking for multiple types of resources

• Promote synergy across multiple teams to ensure success of shared goals  

• Help determine and then adhere to best practices established by the project management team, as well as the product and engineering organization as a whole

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree and minimum 5 years of experience in Project Management
• Demonstrable experience with AdTech, digital marketing, or similar concepts
• Thorough understanding of project management principles (traditional and agile)
• Solid understanding of product management activities
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex projects/initiatives in parallel  
• Ability to work across different roles, teams, time zones, and communication styles
• Strong risk management and conflict resolution skills
• Significant experience using AI tools for communication, automation, and artifact creation
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodology coupled with Jira or similar sprint management software
• Adaptive communication skills, both written and verbal
• THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY SORT OF SPONSORSHIP

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART

• Prior exposure and understanding of the marketing ecosystem and tech stacks for the data industry as a whole, including API development, Cloud platforms, and audience syndication
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Experience building AI agents for repeatable processes
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Databricks dashboards, Power BI, Tableau
• Ability to step outside of typical role definitions in order to collaborate and succeed
• Strong communication, documentation, & consensus building skills
• Ambition and drive to understand the unknown to put together the “big picture”
• Ability to quickly pivot based on market, client, or company needs
• Self-directed and self-motivated with great attention to detail
• Thorough understanding of the application of sound agile engineering principles (scrum, Kanban, etc)
• Knowledge of project management tools such as Jira, Trello, Confluence

Primary Location City/State:

Homebased - Conway, Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Acxiom is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status (EOE/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.

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Attention Colorado, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington Applicants: This position is not located in the aforementioned locations but applications for remote work may be considered. For information about this role under state or local equal pay or pay transparency laws, please contact [email protected].