Project Strategist

About the role

L+R is an innovation consultancy and design studio. We are looking for a Project Strategist to join our team and lead with a deep trust in the design process, turning great ideas into efficient actions and beautiful experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create timelines and manage budgets
• Create client and project specific strategies that pull in and utilize the strengths of L+R’s core and contract teams
• Build strong relationships with clients built on clear communication (strong listening), trust, and delivering value
• Manage external stakeholder (client) communication
• Client education - make sure client/team is empowered to drive the car we build
• Delegate work and tasks to appropriate team members
• Facilitate creativity and experimentation
• Build project shaping/feature requirement documents alongside designers and software engineers
• Work with the Business Development team to flag opportunities to expand L+R’s client offering and services, and educate the client on future project opportunities and recommendations
• Determine when collaboration/check points is/are necessary and between whom. Schedule & moderate. [both ad hoc and in advance]
• End to end ownership of a diverse range of projects
• Act as the client’s voice within L+R’s internal meetings, using your strong understanding of their business and user goals to accurately guide your input
• Deliver design and technical feedback during project iterations, leveraging your past experience as a builder and creator

Requirements

• Experience with lateral management (aka “herding cats” :)
• PMP, Prince2, PgMP, Sage or SCRUM/Agile certified
• Experience building and shipping different categories of products
• Ability to speak “developer” and translate various technical implications to non-technical clients
• Strong foundational knowledge of graphic design and an eye for whether or not a deliverable is in line with client’s request
• Foundational knowledge of engineering systems and design styles
• The ability to think at a high level regarding product strategy and vision
• Exceptional time management skills - compared to other people, you take half the time and are twice as good

Qualifications

• Passion for important issues that you want to be a part of
• A sense of humor, and complex knowledge of at least one obscure topic (ex: you’re a topiary buff)

Benefits

• Salary range for this position: 60-95k
• Employer sponsored health benefits including dental and vision (for US based employees)
• Employer contributions to 401k
• Educational stipend to continue improving your skills, 2k/year
• Travel stipend to collaborate with other team members in different locations throughout the year, 1k/year
• 4 day work week option (while pilot is active)
• Generous paid parental leave
• Laptop/workstation hardware for full time employees
• Bike and pet friendly office at our NYC or BCN headquarters
• Free snacks and drinks at the office when you need them

Pay

Salary range for this position: 60-95k

Schedule

4 day work week option (while pilot is active)