Job Responsibilities
- Provide oversight and management of a product portfolio, including project intake, assessment, resourcing, execution, tracking, and team capacity management.
- Partner closely with Design Leads, Product Owners, Tech Leads, and Scrum Masters on discovery, execution, and delivery, ensuring concept readiness and artifact quality.
- Consult with design teams to develop clear plans, including size, scope, sequence, and next steps for design activities.
- Track projects to ensure milestones are met, status is documented, and updated regularly; produce reports as needed and serve as a single point of contact for project status and issue management.
- Promote and champion ongoing firm-wide and design team process improvements.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- 3+ years of project/program management experience.
- Understanding of the product development lifecycle at scale.
- Thorough understanding of Waterfall and Agile project methodologies.
- Experience or familiarity with tools including Atlassian/JIRA/Confluence/Monday.com/Figma.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in developing plans, prioritizing activities, and driving execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and handle sensitive information appropriately.
- Strong organizational skills with experience coordinating multiple work streams simultaneously, proactively, and independently.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence outcomes.
- Flexibility/adaptability to change direction based on team and stakeholder consensus.
- Strong project management skills.
- Passionate about creating customer-centric design.
- One year in digital design or product development; experience in a design studio and/or large corporate environment.