Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tailored Management is seeking an experienced Research Program Manager III for a contract role supporting research-adjacent technology programs. The role coordinates projects involving imaging, immersive media, entertainment, emerging media technologies, research publications, open content initiatives, and multi-format media assets while partnering with cross-functional and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end programs involving research-adjacent technology projects, open content initiatives, and external-facing deliverables
- Organize and manage multi-format production data, including stereoscopic and volumetric media assets
- Develop sustainable data storage, egress, redundancy, and cost-management strategies
- Design and implement tiered-access workflows based on stakeholder, project, security, and policy requirements
- Partner closely with legal, policy, operations, production, and research teams to establish appropriate data-access processes
- Coordinate cross-functional dependencies, milestones, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
- Build and maintain relationships with external organizations, open-content initiatives, standards bodies, and research communities
- Evaluate potential partnerships and opportunities that support technology, research, and open-content objectives
- Apply research publication and release methodologies to research-adjacent technology projects
- Translate technical and operational requirements into clear project plans and execution strategies
- Communicate program status, risks, decisions, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Drive alignment across teams with different priorities, processes, and levels of technical expertise
- Support the development of scalable processes for managing and releasing immersive media and research-related content
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in research program management, preferably within imaging, media technology, immersive media, entertainment, or a related technical field
- Proven experience leading cross-functional programs from planning through execution and delivery within a matrixed organization
- Experience working across multiple functions, such as research, engineering, production, legal, policy, and operations
- Strong strategic communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both highly technical and production-focused audiences
- Working knowledge of data governance, data access, security, and tiered-access concepts
- Familiarity with stereoscopic and volumetric media formats and associated production workflows
- Understanding of how research organizations operate, including publication cycles, external releases, and collaboration with academic or standards communities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Strong program management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
- Location: Remote – US Only
- This is a CW-W2-only position. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship (H1B, STEM/F1) or work with 1099, C2C, or C2H contracts at this time
- Experience managing public-facing content or data endpoints and access-control frameworks such as IAM and SSO
- Technical scripting experience supporting batch media-processing workflows, including tools such as FFmpeg and AI-based tooling
- Knowledge of VR/AR headsets, immersive media experiences, imaging technologies, or entertainment technology
- Familiarity with research publication standards, academic collaboration, or industry standards organizations
- Experience working within large-scale technology or research organizations
- Background in imaging, media technology, computer vision, immersive media, or related research disciplines
- Experience working with or alongside entertainment and Hollywood production teams
- Experience evaluating or establishing partnerships with external technology, research, standards, or open-content organizations
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline is preferred but not required
Benefits
- Remote work
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