Design Program Manager

Purpose of the Job

The Retail Design and Development team is shaping our client's global retail strategy and execution across concepts, stores, programs, and projects. As a Design Program Manager, you will be a tactical and proactive team player, accountable for achieving project objectives and deliverables. You will own the day-to-day design project timelines, working closely with construction project managers to oversee costs, schedules, and quality, while maintaining a focus on delivering optimal 2D and 3D creative solutions that embody our client's design principles and enhance the retail experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of assigned retail projects and related production processes to effectively execute on timelines, goals and budgets.
• Drive project schedules and communications, meeting cadence, execution of deliverables and in-store fixture installations. 
• Collaborate with the design and operations teams, vendors, fabricators to ensure designs are executed to specification and quality standards.
• Facilitate sampling and prototyping, identify and address key issues and challenges in the printing, construction/manufacturing, testing of designs.
• Accountable to organize, record and maintain all project specific development/production documentation and specifications for integration into retail standards. 
• Leverage best practices, and tools while improving on them.
• Fosters teamwork and builds consensus among design team, partner teams and vendors.
• Fosters innovative thinking and operational excellence that optimizes creativity.

Knowledge, Skills + Experience 

• Retail industry experience preferred; retail environments and programs (store design, construction/installations, fixtures & fittings, consumer services / experiences) 
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in design studio project management and production 
• Experience working in a large, global environment, on complex, high visibility projects with large budgets and brand and/or commercial impact 
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance as well as effectively collaborate with Program Management, Design, Construction, Geography and Google business partners, vendors/manufacturers 
• Experience managing and driving project budgets, timelines and applying best practices to improve processes.
• Ability to work independently and thrive in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent quantitative reasoning, creativity and strategic skills.
• Willingness to learn and grow in a dynamic team environment.

For California applicants: The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000 annually. Actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors that are unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, certifications and work location. This range may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.  

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