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Horizontal Talent · 14 hours ago

Project/Program Manager

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Horizontal Talent is seeking a self-motivated Senior Design Program Manager for the PVXD Rhythm of the Business. This role involves collaborating with various teams to provide strategic and operational support for Studio-wide programs, driving planning and execution of key initiatives to enhance the design community and culture.

Business DevelopmentConsultingStaffing Agency

Hiring Manager

Sonu Singh

Responsibilities

Partner with PVXD Business Manager, Studio Strategy, UX leadership and Design Ops team to help oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the Design Studio

Drive planning and execution of PVXD Monthly Studio meetings, annual Studio summits and other Studio events

Create communications (e.g., monthly Studio newsletter) and upkeep on evergreen communications and Studio documents (e.g. PVXD wiki, org chart)

Perpetuate Design in the Open program, PVXD's effort to evangelize design client-wide. Strategize, generate plans and execute Design Open House events. Evolve and expand the greater Design in the Open initiative to meet changing business needs

Oversee 3P budget (outsourcing, tooling and research). Create and track POs, track budget, and provide reporting to finance and leaders as needed

Drive planning and execution of special projects that support Executive goals and vision

Act as the PVXD POC liason to drive efforts across greater Video and Design Community. Active participant and contributor to Spark ( Video Employee Engagement) Tiger Team, Product & Design GenAI Tiger Team, and Design Community

Initiate and project manage key PVXD efforts for the studio to foster community and culture: Studio Rituals, PVXD Learn Series, On-boarding, department health efforts, etc

Oversee Executive Visual design resource. Manage intake requests and facilitate sprint planning

Qualification

Design program managementBudget managementEvent planningProject management toolsDesign operations experienceExecutive leadership collaborationCommunication skillsFigmaStakeholder managementMulti-disciplinary UX teamUX designDistributed teams experience

Required

6+ years of design program management experience required

Knowledge of project management tools and ability to adapt to new systems and technologies

Specific experience with design operations or creative teams

Budget management experience (given the 3P budget oversight responsibility)

Event planning experience at scale

Preferred

Experience working and contributing to project playbooks, building schedules, managing issues/risks, establishing communication plans and stakeholder management

Experience working with executive leadership

Ability to learn, leverage and use new systems, tools, and technologies across client

Background working in a collaborative multi-disciplinary UX team

Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills

Understanding of UX design and software development

Experience working with distributed teams, across multiple time zones