The Sage Group's client, an American multinational computer technology corporation, is seeking a Principal Design Program Manager to join our Brand Experiences team. Our team is focused on brand stewardship, management and execution of projects which span all creative disciplines (video, audio, copy, motion graphics, photography, and design) with partners across Marketing, Brand, Sales, Events, and Product.

This role serves as a key contributor and driver and will anticipate and help solve creative problems, work collaboratively with partner teams, and be able to think outside the box. We are looking for someone who knows how to navigate and support our desire to keep things fun, innovative, and fluid. If you are skilled in organizing requirements, leading through ambiguity, creating timelines, progress, and providing ownership and accountability to see projects through completion, then we want to talk.

Core Responsibilities:

Drive a range of complex and multi-disciplinary projects from kick-off through execution, including managing timelines and deadlines, running meetings, scheduling creative reviews, and being a primary liaison with partner teams
Own massively complex global design initiatives and deliver them flawlessly
Support the delivery and scale of sophisticated web and digital production projects including the optimization of process and workflow for a high functioning design and creative organization.
Provide transparency on design team activities to partner teams and manage expectations.
Work with partner teams to organize project requirements and drive to limit ambiguity.
Routinely communicate project statuses, clearly manage expectations
Assess and manage risks, foresee and resolve bottlenecks, proactively escalate potential issues, and balance business needs versus technical constraints
Work closely with Creative Directors to proactively clarify requirements and use cases, actively seeking clarification when there is ambiguity
Work across teams to create strong relationships with stakeholders and senior leadership teams

Qualifications:

5+ years operating as a project manager or producer in the creative and/or digital advertising industry (agency-side, design studio, or in-house)
Experience managing complex, multi-discipline creative projects and marketing with multiple cross-functional partners, and ensuring successful delivery for all parties involved
Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, monitor and manage workload
Able to identify and mitigate risk on projects
Understanding of project management principles, creative process, and production workflows within a creative department or advertising agency
Experience working with Project Management software. Wrike is a PLUS.
Experience leading multiple projects with fast timelines and different personalities
Confident managing projects in a constantly evolving environment
Thrive on direct, honest, and supportive communication

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with international territories/global stakeholders
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
Pro-active self-starter who anticipates needs, aligns with team members, and delivers a seamless experience to key partners and stakeholders
Appreciation for new challenges and undefined projects
Responsive and flexible to ever changing needs and environment while staying calm to effectively problem-solve and gain alignment among stakeholders
Familiarity with creative and multimedia projects file formats and tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.

Duration: 6 Months (May – November ’25)

Location: Remote, USA

Pay: $70 - $80/hr DOE