NBA is hiring a
Project Employee, Team Sites Digital Product

WORK OPTION:  In Office    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.   This is a temporary position with an expected duration not to exceed (10) months.     Position Summary: This position serves as a project employee, helping to support the Team Sites Product team. This individual will be a daily point of contact for NBA teams through the Team Sites Customer Portal, and will assist the product manager 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 manage all product-related deliverables for NBA team sites 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, serving as product team liaison for portal requests, delivery coordination with League 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 as needed in coordination with business and tech project managers to plan, manage, and execute project plans, ensuring deliverables and timelines are successfully met Manage and execute NBA team sites ad product deliverables in coordination with League ad product, Global Media Operations (GMO), account management, and WBD teams, including creating requirements for engineering based on NBA Team requests and system requirements from GMO and League ad product Support day-to-day communication with stakeholders (Account Management, Engineering, NBA Teams), including but not limited to scheduling calls, creating agendas, and providing recap notes Required Skills/Knowledge: Minimum 1-2 years of experience related to digital product or project management High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing Demonstrated 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 Superior organization, project management skills, and attention to detail     Salary Range: $2,692.31 - $2,884.62 / Biweekly  The NBA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to the NBA will be considered NBA property, and the NBA will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. The NBA considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, 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. 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 215 countries and territories in more than 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 200 countries and territories on all seven continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2021-22 season featured a record 121 international players from 40 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 2.1 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

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