WORK OPTION: The NBA currently provides eligible employees the option of working remotely one day per week.
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Job Summary
This position serves as a Project Employee, helping to support the Team Sites Product team. This individual will assist the Associate Product Manager in the day-to-day management of the Team Sites Customer Portal, and support the product team in conceiving and gathering requirements to help implement the product roadmap. Additional responsibilities include presenting best practices and strategies, gathering relevant data to support the product team in leveraging insights to advance the roadmap, and managing smaller projects as needed.
Major Responsibilities
- Work directly with the NBA Teams, League Product and Account Management groups to help lead all product-related deliverables for NBA team sites
- Work with the Associate Product Manager to support day-to-day management of the Team Sites Customer Portal to ensure NBA Team requests are reviewed, assigned, and addressed in a timely manner, including request tracking, delivery coordination with the Associate Product Manager and engineering, and portal tool management
- Provide day-to-day product management and scrum team support, including development and implementation of product strategy and roadmap, requirements gathering, story writing, stakeholder review and testing, and production escalation triage
- Provide project management support in coordination with PMO to plan, handle, and execute project plans, ensuring deliverables and timelines are successfully met
- Assist with ad product deliverables in coordination with League ad product, Global Media Operations, and account management teams including working with League ad product to crafting requirements for engineering based on NBA Team requests and system requirements
- Support product team in day-to-day communication with stakeholders (Account Management, Engineering, NBA Teams), including but not limited to scheduling calls, crafting agendas, and providing recap notes
Required Education/Professional Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience related to digital product or project management
Required Skills/Knowledge Attributes
- High-level of dedication to quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance
- Ability to work optimally in a fast-paced, team environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing
- Proven decision making and problem-solving skills!
- Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Some familiarity with some of the following platforms preferred (Jira, Confluence, Adobe Analytics)
- Ability to multi-task and creatively solve day-to-day challenges
- Outstanding organization, project management skills, and attention to detail!
Project Employee Benefits (Non NABET)
Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; short-term disability; mental health coaching/therapy; and sick time.
Eligibility Note: Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role.
Salary Range
$3,076.92/Biweekly
Job Posting Title
Project
Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical; short-term disability; mental health coaching/therapy; and sick time.
Eligibility Note: Not all positions are eligible for these benefits; eligibility may vary by role.
We Consider Applicants For All Positions On The Basis Of Merit, Qualifications And Business Needs, And Without Regard To Race, Color, National Origin, Religion, Sex, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Alienage Or Citizenship Status, Ancestry, Marital Status, Creed, Genetic Predisposition Or Carrier Status, Sexual Orientation, Veteran Status, Familial Status, Status As A Victim Of Domestic Violence Or Any Other Status Or Characteristic Protected By Applicable Federal, State, Or Local Law.
The NBA is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace. To safeguard our employees and their families, our visitors, and the broader community from COVID-19, and in consideration of recommendations from health authorities and the NBA’s own advisors, any individual working onsite in our New York and New Jersey offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The NBA will discuss accommodations for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical reason or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
About The NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball. Built around five professional sports leagues: the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and Basketball Africa League, the NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming available in 214 countries and territories in 60 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2024-25 season featured a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than 2.3 billion likes and followers globally across all leagues, team and player platforms. NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility platform, partners with renowned community-based organizations around the world to address important social issues in the areas of education, inclusion, youth and family development, and health and wellness.
