Project Manager

About the Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to oversee digital product and service production at DOS Design spa in Rome, Italy.

Responsibilities

• Support the project lead and all stakeholders in defining project requirements and scopes, building roadmaps and detailed plans, highlighting and managing dependencies and correlations.
• Manage project communications, distribution lists, and meeting invitations, ensuring the continuation of activities and aligning all stakeholders on progress and goal achievement.
• Work closely with interdisciplinary teams from different organizations to ensure project planning and specifications are met; participate in institutional meetings, ceremonies, and team meetings, producing reports, minutes, and debriefs.
• Coordinate all figures involved in the work, including clients and suppliers, overseeing the execution of activities within the established timeframes and methods, and verifying compliance with strategic and operational directives.
• Monitor all project phases, ensuring adherence to the agreed workflow lifecycle, and contribute to the definition, assignment, and tracking of activities at all levels: analysis, design, implementation, support.
• Collaborate with project leads to identify risks and opportunities, proactively intervening with modifications to work plans and compensatory actions to ensure the achievement of project objectives.
• Help resolve any conflicts or issues by highlighting and anticipating potential criticalities; manage any escalation notifications according to shared procedures within the work context.
• Participate in production activities by conducting analyses, producing reports, writing user-side (or system-side) requirement specifications, drawing flow diagrams, building prototypes, and datasheets.
• Ensure the editorial quality, structure, and completeness of project documentation, writing clear content and adopting shared templates, formats, and compilation procedures.
• Contribute to the implementation of mechanisms for evaluating project strengths and areas for improvement, recovering related data and metrics.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in the role on complex web application, app, or portal design and development projects.
• At least 1 year of experience using Agile/Lean methodologies.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in Management Engineering or a related field.
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, and communication skills, with previous experience managing external project stakeholders such as clients and end-users.
• Passion for designing user-oriented digital products and services in complex contexts.
• High understanding of the impact of the technological component on project solutions.
• Creative, proactive, and enterprising approach to task management and problem-solving.
• Punctual, analytical, and structured approach to document management and progress monitoring.
• Extensive experience with project management tools (Atlassian Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, etc.) and documentation, information management, and sharing tools (Microsoft Suite, Google Workspace Suite, Atlassian Confluence, etc.).

Nice to Have

• At least 2 years of experience in developing complex Design-driven solutions for Public Administration or in structured contexts such as large consulting firms, digital agencies, Design studios, and market-leading companies.
• Certified skills related to agile operational management methodologies, frameworks, and processes (Disciplined Agile, Lean, SAFe, Scrum, etc.) and User Centered Design methodologies, practices, and principles.
• Experience managing client and stakeholder tables through facilitation methodologies and structured formalization practices (User Story Mapping, Service Blueprinting, etc.).
• Experience applying Artificial Intelligence tools and practices in the digital production lifecycle and operational management of complex projects.
• Previous experience using major design and rapid prototyping software such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Whimsical, Mural, Axure, etc.
• High technical knowledge in building digital products to communicate knowledgeably with one or more development teams and functional analysts.
• High skills in managing and harmonizing technical, organizational, political, or business requests with the proposed design choices.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

DOS is a design company with over 100 professionals, including designers, facilitators, and researchers, who share a commitment to producing a positive impact in large organizations.

Ready to join us and bring your talent to the management of digital projects? Submit your application!

Department: Operations

Role: Project Manager

Location: DOS Design spa, Rome, Italy