Design Program Manager

Facebook; New York (NY); On-site; USD 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Design Program Manager to enhance team collaboration and drive product initiatives. In this dynamic role, you will connect various product teams, streamline communication, and solve complex challenges that arise during product development. Your expertise in program management will be pivotal in navigating ambiguity and ensuring successful execution from concept to delivery. Join a forward-thinking organization where your contributions will significantly impact team connectivity and project success, all while working in a collaborative environment that values innovation and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in program or project management with a track record of leading complex projects.
• Experience with product teams from roadmapping through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive large-scale product initiatives with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Facilitate meetings and communicate progress to ensure alignment and remove roadblocks.

Skills

Program Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Job description

Summary:

Design Program Managers in Monetization are connectors and problem solvers. By supporting the various aspects of the product teams, you will enable teams to focus their time on designing, building and shipping products. You will improve team communication, collaboration, and remove roadblocks. Finally, you'll utilize a full range of organizational and demonstrated communication skills to help keep our teams on track, execute specific design initiatives intended to grow team connectivity, industry subject-matter knowledge, and team impact, and you'll have an opportunity to work with cross-functional teams as you establish great ways of working together.

Required Skills:

Design Program Manager Responsibilities:

1. Identify and drive large, organization-level product initiatives forward that have multiple stakeholders, competing deadlines, multiple dependencies and many moving parts.
2. Prioritize, assess tradeoffs, propose clear solutions and communicate strategically.
3. Identify, define and manage multi-team strategic initiatives that drive efficiency and impact, often contributing best practices to the discipline.
4. Own and facilitate meetings to drive progress against goals and objectives and establish clear next steps and owners, while resolving blocks that impede progress.
5. Proactively assess risk, raise flags and resolve issues before they become problems for larger teams.
6. Sought out as the operations subject-matter expert to the product team and trusted leader across the company, mentoring and sharing in-depth understanding with team members.
7. Communicate persuasively to the right audience to get buy-in and feedback.
8. Proactively problem solve and distribute information effectively.
9. Define and measure impact of programs and initiatives both qualitatively and quantitatively, continually refining and iterating to ensure usage and adoption.
10. Scale programs and initiatives when necessary and delegate effectively with clear expectations.
11. Source and manage operational budgets, vendor relationships and contracts.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 4+ years of experience in program or project management.
2. Experience handling complexity and navigating ambiguity with teams on large scale 0 to 1 projects from concept to execution.
3. Experience working with product teams or programs from roadmapping through delivery.
4. Experience working directly with product designers, user experience researchers, and content designers.
5. Track record of consistently working under your own initiative, seeking feedback and input where appropriate.
6. Experience leading product or business strategy, prioritizing your workload effectively, successfully managing your time and stakeholders, to achieve your goals.
7. Experience managing vendors and contractors.
8. Experience using data to identify problems and communicate solutions.

Public Compensation:

$129,000/year to $185,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits.

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

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