WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The Recording Academy is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Project Management Office (PMO) and help drive operational efficiency and excellence across the organization. In this highly visible role, you will lead and deliver complex, multi-level, cross-functional projects that align with key business objectives, partnering closely with the Chief Strategy Officer and reporting to the Senior Director, Project Management. You will play a critical role in shaping and implementing project management standards, championing process adoption, and fostering best practices within the PMO and across multiple departments to ensure consistent, successful project execution organization-wide.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead end-to-end project management, including project leadership, scope management, resource planning, budget oversight, risk management, detailed project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting, deployment and closeout.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder communications and relationships, ensuring all outputs meet client expectations with measurable success outcomes.
• Assess risk and manage change, re-setting expectations as needed in consideration of project progress/outcomes.
• Maintain a high level of communication with internal and external teams by providing clear, tactful, and complete directives, realistic deliverable deadlines, and prompt, actionable feedback.
• Work side-by-side with project and departmental team members in a hands-on capacity to drive effective execution and alignment across all stakeholders while driving accountability.
• Identify, formulate strategies to address, and oversee the resolution of business process issues and improvements to internal processes to create efficiencies.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of existing service offerings and awareness of technical, creative, and business direction.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree and relevant business process analysis and/or project management training and experience. PMP certification preferred.
• 5+ years of project/program management experience, ideally in creative, strategic, or cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency with PM tools (e.g., Airtable, Smartsheet, Asana, Jira), Microsoft Office and Google Suite, and various workflow management software to manage various business processes and for analytical tracking.
• Experience with a variety of project management methodologies (waterfall, lean, agile, etc.) and the ability to apply the best method to the needs of each project.
• Proven ability to drive complex projects made up of diverse teams from concept to completion with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Analytical thinking with the ability to work with data, budgets, timelines, and performance metrics to inform decisions, processes, workflow, and accountability.
• Demonstrated work ethic and ownership mindset, taking pride in delivering exceptional outcomes versus checking boxes, and working tirelessly to achieve those outcomes.
• Proven competency in the areas of diplomacy and sensitivity.
• Must be highly motivated and proactive with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively collaborate within a team and independently to anticipate needs and opportunities.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines without losing focus or compromising the quality of work.
• Excellent communication with the ability to translate between creative, technical, and executive audiences both internally and externally to understand a broad range of needs.

• Calm persistence with the ability to keep teams focused, solutions-oriented, and accountable.
• Ability to respond adeptly to rapidly changing priorities with sound judgment in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent judgment and strategic skills for ensuring positive outcomes across all stakeholders.

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PHYSICAL DEMANDS FOR CERTAIN ROLES

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time, and work at a computer for long periods of time.

The employee will be required to lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The starting salary for this position is $95,600 to $106,500 per year, benchmarked against industry standards. Salaries for positions required to be in specific geographic locations reflect the corresponding labor market. 
 
The actual offer extended will depend on the candidate's experience, qualifications, and the role's requirements and will include our comprehensive benefits package (with medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k match, generous paid time off, and more). Click here for an overview of our company benefits.

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ABOUT THE RECORDING ACADEMY AND ITS AFFILIATES

RECORDING ACADEMY

The Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals. Dedicated to ensuring the recording arts remain a thriving part of our shared cultural heritage, the Academy honors music's history while investing in its future through the GRAMMY Museum, advocates on behalf of music creators, supports music people in times of need through MusiCares, and celebrates artistic excellence through the GRAMMY Awards—music's only peer-recognized accolade and highest achievement. As the world's leading society of music professionals, we work year-round to foster a more inspiring world for creators.

LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY

The Latin Recording Academy is an international, membership-based organization comprised of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers and other creative and technical recording professionals. The organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life and cultural condition for Latin music and its makers. In addition to producing the Latin GRAMMY Awards to honor excellence in the recorded arts and sciences, The Latin Recording Academy provides educational and outreach programs for the Latin music community either directly or through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation is a charitable organization established by the Latin Recording Academy in 2014. The organization is dedicated to creating opportunities for the next generation of Latin music creators through scholarships, educational programs, grants, and access to creators and industry executives.

MUSICARES

A friend and ally of the music community, MusiCares was established by the Recording Academy to safeguard the health and well-being of all music people. A four-star charity and safety net in times of need, MusiCares offers confidential preventative, recovery, and emergency programs to address financial, medical, and personal health issues. Through the generosity of our donors and volunteer professionals, our dedicated team works across the country to ensure the music community has the resources and support it needs.

GRAMMY MUSEUM

The GRAMMY Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and exploring music from yesterday and today to inspire the music of tomorrow through music preservation, education, exhibitions, and public programming and aims to create a world in which shared love of music sparks curiosity, creativity, and community. Programs include GRAMMY in the Schools education programs that are offered year-round for students, teachers, and schools throughout the United States.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Recording Academy, its affiliates, and the music industry have a strong culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. The Recording Academy makes intentional, courageous, and principled decisions for stronger business outcomes and ensures that all creators and professionals live and work in a fair and safe environment. It is the Recording Academy's policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. The Recording Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race (nor traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. The Recording Academy will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the Recording Academy. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, access to benefits and training, recruitment, hiring, transfer, and social and recreational programs.