Associate Director of Program Management, Bluelabs
$115-130k
Data science & analytics firm
Job no longer available
Data science & analytics firm
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$115-130k
21-100 employees
Company mission
BlueLabs' mission is to help organizations improve the efficacy of their communications with individuals, fine-tune their strategy, identify opportunities, and measure outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant project or project management experience
- 2+ years of team leadership experience, with competencies in the following areas: empathy, active listening, coaching/feedback, integrity, decisiveness, and problem solving
- Experience leading and implementing project management tools and processes with service delivery teams. Experience with Asana, Jira, Monday, or similar tools desired
- Proven track record for being detail-oriented and self-motivated to follow-through on projects and tasks assigned to a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to manage project prioritization, planning, schedule development, and budgetary oversight
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (including proficiency in Excel)
- Familiarity in analytical concepts and processes
What the job involves
- The Associate Director of Program Management is a leadership role within the Insights division who will design and implement processes that track project milestones and deliverables for our political, advocacy, non-profit, and commercial clients
- This position will help advance our clients’ goals by operating with a consistent set of tools and project management principles
- The role will strengthen our service delivery by: developing a deep understanding of our business and client needs, helping keep teams on track with priority deliverables, and establishing key relationships with business stakeholders across internal and external teams
- As a leader and strategist, the Associate Director will develop a deep understanding of the business and client needs and develop solid relationships with key business stakeholders across internal and external teams to provide effective guidance of the deliverables
- This role will report to the VP, Insights
- At a high level, support account leads in project managing the lifecycle of analytical projects, and establishing timelines and cross-team priorities
- Grow and manage a team of project managers, providing leadership, support, and resources to team members
- Maintain project timelines, deliverable schedules, budgeting estimates, and status reports
- Facilitate task execution among project team members, develop agendas for and lead stand-ups, and assist in mitigating risks and roadblocks
- Design and implement tools and processes to help our teams maintain excellence in our work product delivery
- Use project management tools to track and communicate project performance and schedules
- Collaborate with key client stakeholders and internal teams to create detailed project plan(s) to manage a multi-layered project roadmap
- Manage day to day communications with the client and internal teams, which will include: aligning tasks to moving priorities and regularly providing status updates, taking notes during meetings and communicating next steps to all stakeholders
Application process
- We expect to onboard this position in October 2023
- To get there, we anticipate the successful candidate will complete three interview rounds (HR 15 minute screen, hiring manager interview, and a panel interview), all virtually
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
BlueLabs leverages big data to gain an understanding of and engagement with audiences, allowing its customers to launch more effective communications campaigns. The majority of its work initially came through political campaigns and social impact drives, though the company has expanded its activities into more commercial fields like brand perception and sales in the last few years.
BlueLabs has an interesting origin story, with the founding quartet all working in senior analytics roles for the Democratic Party during the 2012 presidential campaign, where Barrack Obama won a second term against Mitt Romney.
Though the jury is still out on the ethics of big data methods for political motivation - for instance, the Cambridge Analytica scandal regarding its use of social media data in influencing elections - this approach has proven to be extremely effective in persuading and activating audiences. There’s also little doubt that it can be used for great causes too, as shown by BlueLabs’ work with the likes of the UN Refugee Agency, and environmental organization The Sierra Club.
Insights
Company
Company benefits
- Premier health insurance plan
- 401K matching
- Unlimited vacation
- Telecommuting options
- Pre-tax transportation options
- 14+ weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development & learning stipend
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Program
- Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
Company HQ
Northwest Washington, Washington, DC
Articles
Founders
Elan Kriegel
(Co-founder)Previous Battleground States Analytics Director for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012, and Chief Analytics Officer for the 'Hillary for America' campaign in 2015-2016.
Chris Wegrzyn
(Co-founder & Senior Advisor)Previous Director of Data Architecture for the Democratic National Committee. Current Fellow at Schmidt Futures.
Dan Porter
(Co-founder & Head of Data Science)Experience as Director of Modeling for the 'Obama for America' campaign in 2011-2012.
Erek Dyskant
(Co-founder & Civic Tech Partner)Previous Analytics Technical Lead for the 'Obama for America' campaign, and experience in consulting for Me! and International Medical Corps.
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