Senior Project Manager

This role is offered on an Italian employment contract. Candidates must be based in Italy as we are unable to support remote working from outside the country due to local employment and tax legislation.
Deltatre builds the platforms behind some of the world's most-watched sports and entertainment organizations. This role sits within our delivery organization, with open positions in both our OTT and Digital delivery teams. OTT covers the streaming platforms and apps fans use to watch live and on-demand content; Digital covers the websites, apps, and publishing tools that keep fans connected between events. In either team, you'll work alongside designers, engineers, and technologists to deliver experiences used by millions of fans.
As Senior Project Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams through complex, multi-disciplinary delivery, owning everything from sprint execution and project financials to client relationships and pre-sales scoping. You'll be the central point of alignment between client objectives, delivery execution, and commercial outcomes. We'll talk through which team, OTT or Digital, best matches your background during the process.
Responsibilities
Delivery execution
Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex OTT or Digital projects, from kickoff through launch and post-launch support
Keep delivery aligned with client objectives and with the quality of the end-user experience
Translate client business objectives into measurable delivery outcomes that feed into account and portfolio strategy
Facilitate sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives, and act on what they surface to improve how the team delivers
Lead post-launch reviews to measure operational stability and feed learnings back into project, product, and account roadmaps
Financial and commercial ownership
Track team velocity, project financials (P&L), and KPIs against the project plan
Create and maintain project plans, budgets, and reporting documentation
Report on project performance across delivery speed, scope, quality, and cost
Protect project margins through disciplined change control
Contribute to pre-sales and scoping, including effort and cost estimates, RFIs, and Statements of Work (SOWs)
Communication and stakeholder management
Act as the central point of communication between internal stakeholders, engineering teams, and clients
Provide clear, timely updates through regular reporting, standups, and client-facing reviews
Maintain dependency plans across sprints, infrastructure, and third-party integrations
Build working relationships with client stakeholders and executive sponsors, from onboarding through to support
Team leadership and governance
Run daily standups and end-of-sprint retrospectives, coaching the team on agile practices
Keep project artifacts (RACI matrix, RAID log, change requests, communication plans) current and accessible
Set up governance cadences, steering committees, and milestone gates that keep projects aligned with business strategy
Mentor and coach junior project managers and coordinators
Requirements
This is the experience that will help you hit the ground running.
Required
3+ years' experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary technology projects of up to 12 months, with budgets above $500,000
Hands-on experience applying Agile and Scrum to manage development teams and deliver technology projects on time and within scope
Experience aligning delivery outcomes with client business goals, and managing change control, risk, and project profitability
Enough technical understanding to discuss architecture, integrations, and estimates with engineers, and to explain the trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
Working knowledge of the Atlassian suite, especially Jira and Confluence, for workflows, documentation, and sprint tracking
Fluent written and spoken English, adapting how you communicate to audiences from engineering teams to senior stakeholders
Experience working in an international or distributed organization, collaborating across time zones and cultures
Experience mentoring team members and sharing knowledge across a delivery team
Examples of process improvements you've introduced without formal authority, including where scope or priorities were unclear
Valued
Background in OTT, video streaming, or digital media projects
Experience delivering websites, apps, or content platforms for sports, media, or entertainment organizations
Experience delivering projects for sports federations, leagues, or tournament organizers
Experience in a digital agency or professional services delivery environment
Experience contributing to professional services engagements, RFIs, and SOW generation
Who Thrives Here
This role sits at the intersection of delivery discipline and client relationship. You're accountable for the