Project Manager — Storytelling

Job Title: Project Manager — Storytelling
Location: Beaverton, OR
Duration: 8 months
Hybrid: Mon – Thurs onsite, Fri remote

Job Description:

• Location and/or time zone and expected work schedule: WHQ M-F biz hrs
• Any expected travel: No
• Expected contract length: asap to 5/31/2027
• Team details & who they will work with: Work with HM’s team and product team manager. (Program team (6 team members) will execute against a full portfolio in Sports Marketing (Wholesale Partners) for Client.net- Essentially a digital catalog they can sell through (Make sure sales team and wholesale partners have assets they need to make buying decisions)

Desired Profile

• Minimum required years of experience: 4
• Education requirements: No
• Must have skills:
• 4 years of project and/or program management experience delivering complex, cross-functional digital initiatives, stakeholder management, vendor management to finalize requirements
• Mitigate risks against the project plan

Software/technical requirements:

• Adobe tools, Airtable,
• Previous Client/industry experience preference: Very helpful not mandatory
• What 2-3 traits does the successful person in the role have? Able to work independently, self starter, comfortable with ambiguity, working in cross functional teams (Client matrix)

Nice to Have

• Product background helpful because they will support at discovery phase
• Gira, Atlassian, Confluence

Additional Information

• Interviewers: HM and product team manager
• # of Rounds: 1 interview with each manager (2-5 total interviewees planned)
• Duration of Interview: 30 min each

What You Will Do

• Own project planning, milestone tracking, and status reporting across the CMS Modernization and DRA workstreams
• Drive execution of the Adobe AEM Cloud Service upgrade from active development through production deployment
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, design, vendor, and executive stakeholders
• Identify and actively mitigate risks, blockers, and delivery gaps before they escalate
• Contribute a product management lens — helping define scope, prioritize backlog items, and translate business needs into clear delivery requirements
• Support change management and adoption activities as the team transitions to new platform capabilities

What We are looking For:
Required:

• 4 years of project and/or program management experience delivering complex, cross-functional digital initiatives - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously with structured planning and clear communication –
• Experience operating in Agile environments - Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable engaging engineers, product managers, and executives –
• Hybrid mindset: this role blends project execution with product ownership sensibilities — prior product management experience is expected

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• Experience with Adobe AEM or Adobe Marketing Cloud (AEM, Workfront, etc.)
• Background in CMS, DAM, or digital content platform programs
• Engineering background or hands-on technical experience — not required, but a meaningful differentiator for partnering with development teams
• Familiarity with AI-powered tools, agentic workflows, or AI-assisted content authoring
• Experience in B2B, wholesale, or enterprise digital experience programs
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Airtable, Smartsheet, or similar PM platforms

Skills at a glance:

• Core (Required): Program Management · Project Management · Product Management · Agile Stakeholder Alignment · Risk Management · Cross-Functional Leadership
• Value-Add (Preferred): Adobe AEM · CMS / DAM Platforms · Engineering Experience · AI Tools & Workflows Jira / Airtable / Confluence · Digital Marketing Technology · Vendor Management

WHAT "GOOD" LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS ROLE

• The ideal candidate brings a hybrid background — someone who has managed programs and projects at scale, but who can also think like a product owner: asking why before how, shaping requirements, and helping the team prioritize what matters most.
• They're structured but adaptable, and they bring enough technical fluency to earn credibility with engineering partners without needing to write the code themselves.
• Experience in digital platform modernizations — particularly CMS upgrades, cloud migrations, or content toolchain transformations — is a strong signal.
• Adobe platform familiarity is a meaningful accelerator given the team's approved path to AEM Cloud Service.
• Exposure to AI-powered tools or agentic workflows is increasingly relevant as the program builds toward automation-first storytelling capabilities.