At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive design delivery, improve planning, and enhance team collaboration.
- Company: Global cybersecurity leader focused on consumer digital safety.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, mostly remote work, and a dynamic team environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth in a well-established company with a collaborative culture.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team and make a real impact in design operations.
- Qualifications: Experience in design ops, strong understanding of product development, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
A global cybersecurity business protecting hundreds of millions of people online is looking for a Design Delivery contractor to help tighten up how design work gets scoped, prioritised and shipped.
About the client:
They're a well-established name in consumer digital safety, operating at real scale across a broad product portfolio. The design team is in a phase of tightening its ways of working; most of the standards and structure already exist, but adoption and rigour haven't caught up yet.
About the opportunity:
This isn't about building a new operating model from scratch. It's about getting in close to the design team, driving adoption of what's already there, and keeping delivery honest and moving. You'll be working alongside design leadership through a period of evolving delivery norms.
You will be:
- Joining a specific product area in their portfolio and supporting a programme of work.
- Driving adoption of existing briefs, standards and delivery touchpoints.
- Helping designers scope work realistically, with more honesty around timelines and effort.
- Improving delivery planning, status communication and the overall flow of work.
- Bringing rigour to feedback and iteration conversations (what's actually needed to ship).
- Keeping energy and momentum across longer-running projects through to completion.
About you:
This is a design ops / design delivery / design producer type profile rather than a technical programme manager. You will also have a deep understanding of the Product Development Lifecycle. You will likely have supported design teams rather than purely technical delivery, have a strong grip on scoping and delivery discipline, and be confident enough to challenge weak briefs, unclear feedback and unrealistic timelines. Agency backgrounds are especially welcome; strong in-house design ops experience with a clear delivery lean also fits well.
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Gale & Co. stands out as an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Greater London where creativity and innovation thrive. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, the company provides ample opportunities for professional development within a supportive design culture, alongside a hybrid working model that balances collaboration and flexibility. The comprehensive benefits package further enhances the appeal of joining a global leader in digital safety, making it a rewarding place to advance your career.
