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Senior Project Management Director & Dept Head

Upstatement is a mission-driven digital product studio that combines design, engineering, and editorial thinking to build impactful products for clients like MIT, Nike, PBS, and Mozilla. They are seeking a Senior Project Management Director to lead and scale the Project Management department, own a focused portfolio of key accounts, shape resourcing and delivery practices, and develop a high-performing team in a fully remote environment.

Skills

  • Proven leadership of PM teams in digital product delivery
  • Resource planning and capacity forecasting
  • Strong client relationship and account management skills
  • Agile delivery knowledge and adaptive methodology use
  • Process and systems design for scalable delivery
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Conflict resolution and stakeholder management
  • Coaching and people-development experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Project Management department, setting standards, playbooks, and growth paths.
  • Directly manage or oversee a focused portfolio of key client projects and accounts.
  • Model excellent client engagement and collaborate cross-functionally with design, engineering, and BD.
  • Own and improve cross-functional resourcing processes and capacity planning.
  • Establish project management as a strategic partner in client relationships.
  • Create and implement KPIs, documentation, workflows, and tools to elevate delivery consistency.
  • Coach, mentor, hire, and grow project management leaders and individual contributors.
  • Drive continuous improvement in staffing, forecasting, and operational practices.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
  • Project management certifications (PMP, Scrum, or similar) are a plus

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
  • Online mental health therapy (Talkspace & First Stop Health)
  • Short & long term disability insurance
  • One Medical membership and health advocacy support
  • Gynecology and family-building care with Kindbody
  • Non-elective 401(k) company contribution
  • $1,000 home office setup stipend
  • $1,500 annual professional development budget
  • 3 weeks vacation to start plus company-wide paid winter closure
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave (plus additional unpaid leave)
  • Access to co-working spaces in Boston and Chicago
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Born and raised in Boston circa 2008, Upstatement specializes in crafting exceptional content- focused digital experiences. With a process designed to maximize creativity, Upstatement has built a powe...rful team of agile designers and developers ...

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