Lead Project Manager – Digital Products
From $300/yr
Full Time Location: North America (Open to applicants located anywhere in the US or Canada) Fueled is a leading digital strategy, design, and engineering agency. We are a 300+ person team that has designed and built hundreds of digital products and experiences for brands like Google, Apple, The New York Times, ESPN, Victoria’s Secret, MGM Resorts, Albertsons, and CLEAR. As a Lead Project Manager in Fueled’s Digital Product practice, you sit at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and client partnership. You ensure our most ambitious digital products – spanning web, mobile, and emerging platforms – move from vision to reality with precision and polish. Equal parts operator and relationship-builder, you drive clarity amid complexity, empower cross-functional teams, and keep clients confident, informed, and excited every step of the way. Intentionally remote and globally distributed across six continents, our team thrives in a culture that values flexibility, creativity, and cutting-edge technology. Together, we’re shaping the future of digital experiences. What you will do: * Drive delivery excellence for complex engagements. Lead end-to-end delivery for cross-functional teams on complex digital product builds, from early discovery and research through launch and optimization across mobile, web, connected hardware, and other emergent technologies. * Build immediate and lasting client trust. Act as the senior client partner, driving communication, alignment, and confidence across all stakeholders. * Own project profitability and financial forecasting. Oversee project budgets, resourcing, forecast, and profitability to ensure operational and commercial discipline across all engagements. * Proactively mitigate all technical and architectural risks. Partner closely with the Technical Lead to identify and mitigate delivery risks throughout the development lifecycle. * Empower teams through structured Agile ceremonies. Facilitate essential Agile ceremonies and champion team needs to remove blockers and foster shared ownership. What you will achieve: * Define project priorities by advocating for client needs. Successfully advocate for the client’s specific needs during prioritization, balancing them against customer and business needs represented by and in partnership with the Product Manager. * Foster team cohesion, accountability, and speed. Elevate team impact by fostering cross-functional alignment across the entire product lifecycle. * Expand our business by shaping new commercial opportunities. Deepen partnerships by collaborating with the Commercial, Product and Growth teams to shape new scopes and proposals, expanding the value Fueled creates for our clients. * Optimize our delivery processes for greater efficiency. Improve delivery efficiency by identifying and implementing process optimizations that reduce friction and enhance cross-functional collaboration. * Master evolving client expectations driven by new technology. Lead the charge in applying expertise in digital products, emerging technologies, and AI to future-proof our delivery models. About you: * You bring at least 7 years of relevant experience. You have 7+ years of experience managing complex digital products or platforms, preferably in an agency setting. * You are fluent in both commercial and technical strategy. You are commercially and technically fluent, comfortable discussing scope, budget, architecture, and value creation with executive stakeholders and engineering leads. * You thrive in ambiguity and bring structure to complexity. You are strategic and decisive. You anticipate risks and make thoughtful calls that keep projects moving toward outcomes that matter. * You are a proven leader of cross-functional teams. You have the ability to lead creative, technical, and client partners (Agile Scrum Master certification preferred). * You are committed to facilitating real business and customer impact. Beyond just meeting budget and timeline, you focus on delivering work that is beautifully executed and drives real business impact. Benefits \& Salary We offer competitive salaries and benefits. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, other job-related qualifications, geographic location, and business needs. Join our Team If you are passionate about Fueled’s mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role – even if you don’t check all the boxes – please apply. We’d appreciate the opportunity to review your application. Everyone gets a response.