Lead Design Program Manager at Logitech

Job description

Logitech is the Sweet Spot for people who want their actions to have a positive global impact while having the flexibility to do it in their own way. C&D Program Management Vision To drive project execution with clarity, collaboration, and innovation, consistently delivering meaningful impact and excellence in every C&D project. Norms and Behaviors Trust through open and transparent communication. Accountability for delivering dependable outcomes. Embracing change as an opportunity for innovation. Continuous learning and improvement as a pathway to success. Fostering collaboration that empowers shared achievement. What a C&D PM Is: An expert of the Logitech Playbook, and in navigating Logitech Creative and Design processes and deliverables and how these intersect with other Logitech teams. Responsible for the day-to-day management of C&D project schedules and deliverables, facilitating collaboration, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring consistent progress across projects, with schedules laddering up to Engineering PM schedules. A manager of a team of project management AI assistants and agents, leveraging tools to simplify tasks, allowing us to focus on strategic, high-value contributions. What a C&D PM Is Not: Creative or Design Practitioner: PMs facilitate processes but do not make creative/ design/ technical decisions, we leave these decisions for the subject matter experts in each of the respective areas. Reactive Administrators: PMs focus on proactive planning and workflow optimization to drive long-term goals, rather than simply tracking tasks or reacting to issues. Key Responsibilities 1. Project Management Excellence (Managing the Process) End-to-End Workflow Management: Oversee project scopes, timelines, budgets, and resources, ensuring smooth hand-offs at every stage. Use dashboards and weekly updates to provide real-time visibility of progress, risks, and deliverables. Consolidate meeting notes, feedback, and action items within 24 hours for streamlined execution. Effective Collaboration & Communication: Facilitate feedback resolution, decision-making, and resource alignment across global stakeholders. Create shared communication channels (e.g., Slack, Google Drive repositories) and organize regular team meetings. Conduct feedback-driven discussions (e.g., sprint retrospectives, SWOT analysis). Standardize formats to avoid cultural misinterpretations in global collaborations. Operational Coordination: Engage C&D Operations for contractor/vendor needs and support project-specific challenges with functional leads. Leverage RACI charts and Asana for role clarity and collaboration across global teams. 2. Strategic Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement (Managing Collaboration and Influence) Workflow Alignment: Coordinate and align workflows and deliverables across Creative, Design, Product Marketing, and Engineering teams. Ensure that schedules within the Product Lifecycle (PLC) are proactively managed and enterprise-wide communications are clearly tracked and prioritized. Proactive Influence & Strategic Synthesis: Drive requirement-setting processes to influence timelines and objectives early in the project lifecycle. Bridge gaps between disciplines by aligning Industrial Design (ID), Color, Materials & Finishes (CMF) selections, and New Unique Designs (NUDs). Translate project challenges and trade-offs into clear, objective options to support informed, high-level decision-making. Conflict Resolution: Navigate and resolve resource-related conflicts, deadlines, and priority differences between functional leads and discipline heads. Foster consensus-building to align on the project scope and ensure outcomes meet business expectations. Communication & Decision Facilitation: Enable clear, efficient communication and feedback resolution across global stakeholders. Maintain robust channels for decision-making to ensure timely resolutions that keep the project on track. 3. Process Development Map and continuously refine w