We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for co-ordination and planning for a large design team working across multiple consumer facing products.

The role is blend of traditional project management, planning & coordination as well as agile delivery of a product roadmap.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Project Management & Team Support

You will be a main point of contact for the design team to help support with regular administrative tasks and to resolve any issues that arise.

• Work with stakeholders to understand the requirements for product delivery within Entertainment & Connectivity design teams.
• Provide estimations & planning for delivery of design activities and ensure commitments are met by the team.
• Own and run bi-weekly internal and external design board meetings & their agenda
• Support in the coordination of Design Chapter activities and special projects.
• Support the design teams with administrative tasks such as IT set up, new starter onboarding, timesheet & financial reporting and travel requests.
• Manage the team holiday/sickness calendar to ensure visibility for internal teams and stakeholders.

Entertainment Team - Agile Delivery

You will play a key role in supporting and guiding the team to deliver the roadmap for Entertainment products.

• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders and ensure their needs are understood and addressed.
• Facilitate Scrum events including Stand Ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews & Retrospective for the Entertainment team who work across multiple platforms.
• Guide the team in using Story Points for estimating design tasks. 
• Help the team establish a common understanding of Story Points for estimating and tracking work.
• Monitor and report on velocity based on Story Points committed vs delivered during each Sprint.
• Ensure specificaions and ‘snapshots’ are kept up to date on Confluence (Wiki)
• Ensure the team adhere to Scrum Principles.
• Assist the PO in maintaining and prioritising the backlog for the Design team in Jira.
• Ensure that the backlog is visible, transparent and understood by all team members.
• Identify and remove blockers from the Design team
• Promote a culture of collaboration, transparency and open communication within the Design Team. 
• Help the team to work together and resolve conflicts when they arise.
• Report on team progress and impediments to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback.

WHAT YOU'RE LIKE

• Flexible with a can-do attitude.
• An excellent communicator with great facilitation and interpersonal skills. 
• Passionate about Agile and Scrum methodologies with a commitment to continuous learning.

WHAT YOU'VE GOT

• Over 5 years project management experience at a senior level working with Product design teams.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification preferred.
• Experience of managing Scrum specifically for a Design Team would be ideal.
• Strong understanding of Story Points and their role in planning & tracking
• Proficient with collaboration tools including Atlassian Jira and Confluence, and Microsoft Office applications.

THE PERKS

We’ll pay you to come work here, because we’re generous like that. On top of your salary, you’ll receive a whole lotta benefits to help keep you healthy, secure, and balanced. You’ll get great medical, and dental insurance, a competitive pension package, travel insurance, and flexible summer hours to name a few.

ABOUT US

We are WongDoody. 2000 innovators, creators and designers in 22 studios across the world. 

We create human experiences. Tell big stories for bold clients. Use design to save lives. For the past 30 years, WongDoody has been recognised as one of the most creative and innovative companies by Cannes Lions, Fast Company and EY, among others.

Since our founding, we have won hundreds of global awards for advertising, branding, experience design and strategy, while building a culture that consistently makes WongDoody one of the “Best Places to Work”. We recognise that our people and our values are paramount to our success. Now an Infosys company, our culture remains the same—open, inclusive and curious—rooted in Creative Democracy formed by our founders, Tracy Wong and Patrick Doody.

We're just getting started.

See how we're making an impact: https://www.wongdoody.com/work

WongDoody is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space that celebrates, embraces, and also reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All candidate information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.