Design Program Manager

We are seeking a Contract Design Program Manager (DPM) who is passionate about building innovative social immersive products and experiences that inspire meaningful human connection, creation, and self-expression. This position will join a team responsible for creating the virtual economy within the Metaverse, across both mobile and VR experiences. This role partners closely with the Product Design, Creative, and cross-functional teams responsible for building engaging consumer experiences and empowering creators and developers with the tools to build and scale their own businesses.

• ROLE OVERVIEW
• Design Program Managers are passionate connectors and problem solvers. By supporting the various aspects of our Creative and Design teams, you will enable x-Creative (Product Design, Content Design, UXR, Art, Game Design, Prototyping, etc.) and XFN teams to focus their time on designing, building, and shipping world-class products. You will improve team communication and collaboration, remove roadblocks, and help keep teams and products on track.
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Specific responsibilities include :
• Provide leadership and ongoing operational support for projects from ideation through execution. This includes quarterly planning, milestone breakdown, resource management, facilitating Design Reviews, and driving collaboration within cross-functional teams.
• Responsibilities include sprint planning, recruiting participants, managing and assigning design tasks, coordinating across disciplines, identifying deliverables required for execution, playtesting, publishing sprint outcomes, and ensuring timely follow-up and completion of work.
• Help teams improve their operational effectiveness by identifying and addressing issues with workflows or tooling, setting and measuring performance goals, and fostering a collaborative and creative community.
• Facilitate meetings to drive progress against goals and objectives, and establish clear next steps and owners while resolving obstacles that impede progress.
• Proactively assess risk, raise flags, and resolve issues before they become problems for the larger team.
• Define, measure, and communicate the impact of programs and initiatives, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• MINIMUM
• QUALIFICATIONS
• 7 years of experience as a Program Manager, Producer, or Project Manager driving and delivering 0-to-1 products, 1-10 products, and immersive experiences, preferably at a mobile, AR, or VR / MR game studio, agency, or consultancy.
• Highly effective at establishing programs, supporting x-Creative and Design teams, leading and executing Design Sprints with many cross-functional (XFN) stakeholders, establishing operational rhythms, supporting planning and roadmapping-including resource / capacity planning, and developing relationships.
• Track record of being detail-oriented, willing to wear multiple hats, identifying areas for improvement / support, and delivering results in a highly organized manner.
• Familiar with leveraging Agile methodologies to drive iterative improvement, customer-centric design, and rapid time-to-market.
• Excels operating independently and collaboratively, with minimal oversight-inclusive of a fast-paced environment with lots of ambiguity.
• Experience using data to identify problems and communicate solutions.
• Pay and Benefits
• The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $75.00 / hr.Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off / Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
• Workplace Type
• This is a hybrid position in Menlo Park,CA.
• Application Deadline
• This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2025.

About TEKsystems :

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $60 - $75