Program Manager - Design and Development

Job Description

Are you ready to lead a full-scale website redesign for a global brand? This is your opportunity to drive a high-impact digital transformation project from strategy through execution. You’ll play a key role in shaping the roadmap now and guiding design and development phases throughout 2026.

• Own the Strategy: You’ll develop and manage a comprehensive program roadmap for a large-scale website overhaul, ensuring alignment with client goals and business objectives.
• Lead a Massive Team: You’ll coordinate across a Scaled Agile environment with multiple project managers, program leads, and account teams. Collaboration is key.
• Drive Execution: You’ll oversee design and development phases, ensuring quality, timelines, and budgets are met.
• Build Relationships: You’ll serve as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, fostering trust and clear communication.
• Mentor and Inspire: You’ll guide junior team members and promote best practices across disciplines.

• Agency
  
  Experience:
  
  You have a strong background in agency environments and thrive in fast-paced, multi-client settings.
• Website Overhaul Expertise: You’ve led large-scale website redesigns or digital transformation projects with complex strategy and execution phases.
• Scaled Agile Know-How: You’re comfortable working within large, matrixed teams and understand how to navigate multiple layers of program and account support.
• Big Client
  
  Experience:
  
  You’ve managed programs for Fortune 500 or global brands, balancing competing priorities and driving consensus.
• Leadership
  
  Skills:
  
  You know how to motivate teams, influence stakeholders, and deliver results.

You’ll work on a transformative project for a world‑class brand, collaborating with some of the best minds in strategy, design, and technology. This is your chance to make a measurable impact while growing your career in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in‑person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles).

Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $94,000 - $152,375. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Flexible paid time off
• At least 15 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick and safe leave
• Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit

New York

Merkle

Full time

Permanent

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