Project Manager (Business Owner Side)

Project overview

Context of the service:

Within the client's Product and Technologies Department, the Manufacturing Engineering department is responsible for the renewal of the headquarters' control rooms as part of the Genesys V2 project.

This renewal involves the creation of an operating hub where all national editorial content, such as the 1 PM and 8 PM news broadcasts, will be produced.

The project's technological context involves IP SMPTE ST 2110, datacenters, and the virtualization of information systems. All equipment related to the control room back-office will be deployed in a datacenter located outside the client's headquarters.

Beyond this technological evolution, the project also aims to rationalize workstations to make the production of news broadcasts more consistent, more controlled, and more automated. To achieve this objective, production automation systems will be implemented to optimize and secure manufacturing processes.

Finally, the NRCS editorial system will play a more significant role in the production chain, strengthening its integration with various tools and participating more directly in the piloting and production of broadcasts.

Definition of the need:

The client's Product and Technologies Department is seeking a Project Management (Business Owner Side) service within the framework of the Genesys (V2) program, aiming to transform the headquarters' control rooms into a centralized operating hub for the production of all television news broadcasts. Production is estimated for Q1 2028.

As part of the Project Management (Business Owner Side) service, the Holder will ensure:

Particular attention will be paid to coordination with the Information Department and the Fabrique teams, who are the end-users of the solution.

The Holder will ensure the organization and coordination of project activities, ensuring the proper articulation of interventions by different stakeholders, the fluidity of exchanges, and the continuous monitoring of actions undertaken.

Profile sought

Main activities / Expected deliverables:

The services are performed collectively within a versatile team.

The services require writing skills (documentation writing) and interpersonal skills (teamwork and collaboration with business department representatives).

Work environment

Required expertise for service delivery:

• Operational coordination of activities in conjunction with the project coordinator designated by the contracting authority and the integrator partner, as well as various engineering departments, notably ISP Editorial, Exchanges and Support, and DITT.
• Piloting, support, and challenging the integrator's services throughout the project.
• Challenging the various departments with which the project interacts to ensure the consistency of choices and proper consideration of needs.
• Implementation and monitoring of project committees and governance, tracking the schedule and associated action plan, in coordination with the project coordinator and the integrator partner, and the editorial and Fabrique teams (project budget tracking is handled by the project coordinator).
• Lead working groups.
• Gather requirements and support users.
• Organize and utilize feedback.
• Ensure coordination between the various project stakeholders.
• Draft scoping, consultation, and monitoring documents, when necessary.
• Lead various project meetings as well as the Project Committee (COPROJ).
• Draft meeting minutes for each meeting, while ensuring action follow-up in coordination with the integrator partner.
• Implement and maintain project, technical, and support documentation.
• Track the project schedule in coordination with the integrator and the PMO.
• Coordinate and gather requirements from the Information Department and the Fabrique.
• Identify project risks and propose solutions.
• Lead technical and functional acceptance testing.
• Draft documents related to consultation information, workshop organization, and change management.
• Collect workflow requirements.
• Foster the quality of exchanges and the smooth flow of information between project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills in implementing and managing complex projects with reporting to General Management and operational project committees.
• Knowledge of Agile/SCRUM project management methodologies as well as the V-model, to be able to work in a project environment that may combine these different approaches.
• Strong technical knowledge of audiovisual broadcast environments and production control rooms (and, more specifically, live and continuity television control rooms), their operation, their operational constraints, and their interactions with associated systems and equipment (video mixer, audio console, production automation, broadcast controller, etc.).
• Knowledge of all television industry professions.
• Experience in managing control room redesign projects.
• Ability to participate in and understand the configurations of broadcast equipment in a production control room.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, with strong project management and leadership skills.
• Mastery of stakeholder animation and coordination techniques within cross-functional projects.
• Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence tools.
• Management of activities and actions within the scope of the service.
• Analysis of situations, identification of risks, and formulation of recommendations.
• Management of priorities, deadlines, and constraints related to project progress.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 6 mois renouvelable
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Paris, France, FR
• Languages: French