Design Programme Manager
Remote
6 months
My client is looking for an experienced creative project manager with experience leading user-centred design and development projects. This individual would be embedded with one of our life sciences clients, managing a number of internal projects - ranging from external-facing site redesign to internal business process engineering. Key responsibilities:
Essential
* Experience managing multi-functional design and development teams (prior experience working with creative teams is a must)
* Effectively summarize and communicate project status to a wide variety of stakeholders. Disseminate such information effectively and efficiently.
* Ensure that dependent business unit schedules are known and identified in advance to all participants (who needs to launch what when and what is required for that effort).
* Facilitate the definition of project scope and deliverables.
* Anticipate issues and risks associated with project implementation and work with functional management to develop strategies to resolve issues and mitigate risks.
* Manage multiple projects, tasks, priorities, and internal expectations.
* Work with technical project managers to ensure that technical schedules for the program are integrated to the degree that dependencies are identified and resolved in advance.
* Lead detailed project planning, budgeting, and cross-team capacity planning in collaboration with cross-functional groups
Desirable
* Experience using Smartsheets and Adobe Suite or Figma
If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience.
