Design PM, Skincare and Beauty

The ideal Design Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Responsibilities:

• Guide and facilitate project teams through the design project workflow process and ensure that activities are properly completed for each assigned milestone.
• Push project status summaries up to Design Leadership, so they are aware of portfolio and/or segment health.
• Support project team in ensuring that project information (such as scope, goals, resource analyses) are properly documented and archived in the portfolio database.
• Foster strong positive relationships with peer groups and key stakeholders within Design and external partners.
• Share and learn best practices within Design to help improve project team effectiveness and efficiency.
• Maintain portfolio management database for data completeness and accuracy.
• Analyze portfolio data to create reports and dashboards for your segment.

Qualifications:

• 7-10+years of experience in a similar role
• Strong business acumen in project planning and management
• Experience with
• Experience in skin, health & beauty industry
• Proactive (always thinking 5 steps ahead)
• People-focused / user-centered High EQ Detail-oriented
• Relevant experience in workplaces such as design agencies or consultancies

Skills:

• Project Management Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies and tools to plan and execute design projects efficiently
• Design Software Familiarity with design software like Adobe Creative Suite and Figma and Design Management systems (i.e Wrike, Workfront or Asana)
• Brand Guidelines Understanding of brand guidelines and ability to enforce and maintain brand consistency in design work.
• Communication Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders.
• Vendor Management Skills in managing external design agencies, freelancers, and vendors. Resource Mangement Adept in managing workload of cross-functional design resources across multiple projects Data Analysis Proficiency in data analysis tools to measure the effectiveness of design projects and campaigns.
• Time Management Efficient time management skills to meet project deadlines and handle multiple tasks.
• Quality Control Attention to detail and quality control processes to ensure high-quality design deliverables.

Note: You MUST be based in NYC – this is a hybrid role.

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