Job responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage a product portfolio, including project intake, assessment, resourcing, execution, tracking, and team capacity management.
- Partner with Design Lead, Product Owners, Tech Leads, and Scrum Masters on Discovery and Delivery, as well as concept readiness and artifact quality.
- Consult with design teams to develop clear plans, including size, scope, sequence, and next steps for design activities.
- Facilitate cross-impacting project discussions with multiple Design teams and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with DCE, Product, Line-of-Business, Data and Analytics, and Tech teams to understand customer problem statements, market demand, and desired outcomes.
- Track projects to ensure milestones are met, project status is documented, and reports are produced as requested.
- Champion ongoing firm-wide and design team process improvements.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Minimum of 5 years of project/program management experience with 3 years in digital design or product teams.
- Understanding of product development lifecycle at scale.
- Thorough understanding of Waterfall and Agile project methodologies.
- Familiarity with Atlassian/Jira Align, JIRA software tools, Monday.com, Figma, or FigJam.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in developing plans, prioritizing activities, and driving execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for presenting complex information and handling sensitive information.
- Strong organizational skills with experience coordinating multiple work streams simultaneously, proactively, and independently.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience at both a design studio and a large corporate environment.
- Familiarity with design systems and toolkits.