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Projects Strategy and Planning, Senior Manager (Product Design)

United Kingdom
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Job Title

We are seeking an experienced professional to oversee the divisional project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are governed effectively, delivered to best-in-class standards, and aligned with wider enterprise objectives. This role will drive governance excellence, data-informed planning, and change enablement, while championing innovation and continuous improvement in how projects are prioritised, executed, and monitored.

You will work closely with leadership, product development teams, and enterprise governance bodies to ensure strategic synchronisation across programmes, while enabling customer-focused, design-led outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain a project governance framework ensuring consistency, transparency, and alignment with organisational priorities.
  • Synchronise divisional initiatives with enterprise-wide programmes, maintaining focus on outcomes and strategic direction.
  • Translate leadership vision into actionable governance practices, emphasising innovation, customer-centricity, and design excellence.
  • Promote adoption of modern methodologies (Lean Six Sigma, Agile, PMBOK, Process Excellence) to improve project execution and quality.
  • Act as the governance liaison with enterprise-level committees, ensuring seamless integration of reporting, planning, and performance tracking.
  • Oversee the divisional project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are prioritised, sequenced, and resourced effectively.
  • Define and monitor KPIs and OKRs to measure project impact, alignment, and return on investment.
  • Maintain dashboards and reporting tools to provide real-time visibility on project health, risks, and progress.
  • Conduct post-project reviews to capture lessons learned and feed improvements into future cycles.
  • Use analytics to guide prioritisation, feasibility assessments, and project approach.
  • Monitor KPIs, budget variances, milestones, and risks with real-time reporting.
  • Quantify project value using ROI, NPV, cost-benefit analysis, CSAT, and NPS.
  • Apply forecasting and scenario planning to anticipate risks and resource constraints.
  • Leverage benchmarking, feedback, and historical data to refine strategies.
  • Partner with senior stakeholders across functions to ensure shared ownership and accountability for outcomes.
  • Apply structured change management approaches to assess impacts, manage expectations, and ensure successful adoption.
  • Lead the design and implementation of change strategies, supporting smooth transitions and minimising disruption.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.

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  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 8 years’ relevant experience.
  • Strong knowledge of product development design methodologies, brand execution, and consumer-facing product lifecycles.
  • Familiarity with design processes, technologies, and design theory.
  • Previous experience managing product development phases is an advantage.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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Skills

Project Governance
Data-Informed Planning
Change Management
Agile
Lean Six Sigma
Stakeholder Management
Product Development
Design Excellence
KPI Monitoring
Analytics
Continuous Improvement
Customer-Centricity
Forecasting
Scenario Planning
Risk Management
Innovation

Location

United Kingdom

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