Project Manager - Remote - LATAM (Agile / Design)

Job DescriptionContract length: 6 months to startFully remoteInterview process: 2 interviewsLanguage requirements: English and SpanishRole OverviewWe're seeking an Agile Project Manager to coordinate and lead our UX/UI design initiatives. This pivotal role will be the primary link between our design team, product management, and engineering, ensuring the timely, high-quality, and efficient delivery of user-centered design solutions. The ideal candidate blends deep Agile/Scrum expertise with a strong understanding of the design process and lifecycle, including UX research, UI development, and design systems.Key ResponsibilitiesProject and Process LeadershipPlanning & Execution: Create and maintain sprint calendars, milestones, and delivery timelines for the design team, ensuring alignment with overall product roadmaps.Agile/Scrum Management: Lead all Agile ceremonies (e.g., daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog grooming) to maintain rhythm and accountability.Resource & Risk Management: Proactively balance workload and capacity across the design team, identifying potential blockers, risks, and dependencies, and developing clear mitigation plans.Optimization: Continuously evaluate and refine the design workflow and processes for greater efficiency, speed, and quality.Documentation & Reporting: Maintain clear roadmaps, deliverable trackers, and performance dashboards to provide transparent updates to stakeholders.Communication and Stakeholder AlignmentCross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the central hub, fostering seamless communication and strong working relationships among UX, UI, Product, and Development teams.Stakeholder Alignment: Bridge business goals with design priorities, translating complex strategic objectives into clear, actionable next steps for the design team.Conflict Resolution: Mediate and resolve conflicts, effectively managing and communicating trade-offs between design quality, business requirements, and development feasibility.Design-Centric DeliverablesUser Story Creation: Expertly write and refine design-friendly User Stories from business requirements, complete with clear acceptance criteria that focus on user experience and visual design.Quality Awareness: Champion accessibility and usability awareness, ensuring compliance and best practices are integral to all design deliverables.Design System Integration: Ensure all design work aligns with and leverages the existing Design System and reusable UI components.Research Integration: Understand and facilitate how UX research and testing findings are fed back into and inform design iterations and sprints.Analytical & Continuous ImprovementPrioritization: Drive effective backlog management by helping the team prioritize critical UX fixes and high-impact features over “nice-to-have” tasks.KPI Tracking: Track and report on key performance indicators such as sprint velocity, design throughput, and output to measure and improve team performance.Problem-Solving: Turn ambiguous or vague requests into clear, scoped deliverables and structured design tasks.