LinkedIn · 18 hours ago
Senior Manager, Project Management - Human-Centered Design & Agile
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $230K/yr
10+ years expLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Project Management to lead the evolution of human-centered products and solutions, ensuring HR offerings are human-centered and data-driven.
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Responsibilities
Bring best-in-class human-centered practices with an agile methodology and product approach to HR, ensuring solutions are aligned with business and employee needs
Lead our team and our organization through this human-centered design transformation; actively practice and evangelize customer-centric thinking throughout the entire org
Stand up and run small pods of agile teams dedicated to applying human-centered design to Talent program design and delivery, fostering a culture of experimentation and rapid iteration
Ability to synthesize business objectives, vision, and customer needs into actionable Talent product strategies, planning cycles and executable roadmaps
Reduce time-to-value and increase adoption of new talent offerings by streamlining design cycles and embedding customer testing
Own key operating rhythms, improve execution within established workflows creating clarity, accountability, and predictable delivery
Manages backlog management, sprint planning, and writes clear customer stories, acceptance criteria, and evaluation frameworks
Proactively identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and communication flows to enable better outcomes and faster decision-making
Experiment with AI tools to automate processes, reduce manual overhead, and enhance visibility across teams
Orchestrate and build team rituals that focus on strategic alignment, decision-making, and execution, ensuring teams are on track while resolving blocks that impede progress
Prioritize, assess tradeoffs, propose clear solutions and communicate design strategy and progress persuasively to the right audience to get buy-in and feedback
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in agile environments within product design, product management, or HR program innovation, including project management experience
Experience scaling human-centered design practices using agile methodologies across large organizations
Experience incorporating change management activities into project or program work plans
Proven ability to structure ambiguous business problems, identify data sources, conduct analysis, synthesize insights, and develop recommendations
Experience communicating with and facilitating discussions involving executive leadership, business leaders, and HR stakeholders
Experience managing and partnering with multiple stakeholders across cross-functional teams
Experience in delivering work iteratively and adapting plans and priorities in dynamic environments
Bachelor's degree or equivalent related professional experience
Preferred
Experience with specific agile frameworks or certifications, such as SAFe, CSPO, or LeSS
Background in providing design expertise to project, program, or product teams in cross-functional environments
Experience facilitating workshops or coaching teams to support adoption of new practices or ways of working
Experience navigating stakeholder relationships across multiple organizational levels
Experience applying strategic thinking, systems thinking, and critical thinking to solve complex business problems
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Stock
Benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans
Company
LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows users to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$154.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesGreylockSequoia Capital
2016-06-13Acquired
2016-02-15Private Equity
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ryan Roslansky
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Shapero
Chief Operating Officer
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