Aquent

Design Program Manager

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Job Title: Program Manager (Design) Client Location: London (Remote) Starting: 06/01/2025 Salary/Pay Rate: £61.00 per hour Hours: Full-time Duration: 10 months Job Description: We are looking for a Program Manager to work with our client Summary The Design Program Coordinator will drive Design program strategy and operational support for select horizontal critical product priorities for integrity led out of X-ISSO (XI, XS, Security). They will partner with Design leadership and DesignOps leadership to prioritize efforts, and drive priority initiatives. Depending on experience and program prioritization, this role may support 1-2 high priority initiatives, or provide broader operational support for several initiatives / programs. RESPONSIBILITIES Support the program strategy and execution of complex virtual-team (cross-company, cross-org) product efforts requiring sizable ops and coordination needs to deliver. Develop program briefs, and partner with Design leadership and IC lead partners to establish and assemble project teams - setting teams up for success with strategic planning, forums, channels and other rhythms of business to be successful. Plan and work with Design partners to high-pri, time-sensitive ideation and/or delivery work, for example Design sprints, review decks (with senior level stakeholders) or other types of surge efforts Manage and evolve pre-existing design programs that enable complex collaboration working with Design leadership and Design IC partners to shape program needs based on H1’25 roadmapping goals Partner with Design leadership on the team to help drive alignment and decision-making across orgs Help to shape and support net-new design operations to drive accountability through a clear process Identify cross-team collaboration opportunities, and optimize process and forums for input and approvals Specific JTBD: Draft comms, collect inputs for program reporting, drive review coordination and delivery, own forum note-taking and follow-ups, scheduling, task management / tracking, own documentation maintenance and socialization This role is open for a limited time only Client Description: Our Client is the largest social media company in the world. They have substantial B2B and B2C advertising and media platforms, as well as a nonprofit initiative. With the mission of bringing people together, they now boast over 2 billion users, and are rapidly developing as they influence the world around us.