Design Program Manager

Job Title: Design Program Manager

Location: Remote (Broadway, New York)

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Type: Contract

Top 3 Required Skills:

• Agile SAFe and Agile Release Train Engineer (RTE) experience
• Program/Project management of cross-functional design and engineering teams
• Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder management

Must-Have Skills:

• Agile SAFe experience (including PI Planning)
• Agile Release Train Engineer (RTE) experience across at least 3 scrum teams
• 4+ years of Scrum Master experience
• Proven ability to manage design and engineering teams
• Strong understanding of Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) ceremonies and processes
• Program management for direct-to-consumer product delivery
• Experience with Web/Mobile technologies: HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, iOS, Android
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, Google Suite, Slack
• Strong risk mitigation, project planning, and roadmapping skills
• Excellent communication, listening, and reporting abilities

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage the delivery of cross-functional design and technical projects across Content and Live/Video teams
• Serve as Scrum Master and Agile Program Manager across 2+ scrum teams
• Lead quarterly PI Planning, coordination, and reporting for Agile Release Train
• Track program delivery progress, risks, KPIs, and health across teams
• Liaise with product, engineering, editorial, sales, and marketing teams to drive project outcomes
• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation, roadmaps, and project plans
• Support status updates via agile artifacts (burn down charts, backlogs, dashboards, etc.)
• Remove team impediments, enable collaboration, and promote Agile best practices

Requirements:

• 4+ years Scrum Master experience
• Hands-on experience as Agile RTE supporting 3+ scrum teams