Project Manager

Please only apply if you are already based in Mumbai!

Are you a master of organization and planning with a passion for making things happen? We're looking for a dynamic Project Manager to join our team and take charge of leading cross-functional projects to successful completion. Bring your skills and let's make magic happen!

About Pineapple:

Pineapple is a holistic digital experience agency that is trying to change the way people access and use digital products. Pineapple works with high-growth companies across the globe to help them radically innovate, revisualize and scale digital products.

Our holistic approach is a crafted process that combines every important step in creating meaningful product designs viz. Research (UXR), Product design (UX/UI), UX Writing, Illustrations (2D, 3D) and Motion design.

What you'll do:

• Being in a lean UX/UI studio environment, you will manage many client-facing projects, understanding client needs and requirements.
• You will be working directly with the Design Director in decision-making for different projects that you would be managing.
• You will be briefing your team about the requirement, and using agile or hybrid project management methodologies to handle the teams and delegate tasks.
• You will be responsible for the timely and in-budget delivery of projects.
• You will be responsible for identifying internal and external risks and navigating your team through them.
• You will be constantly communicating and solving conflicts arising within the team and with stakeholders.
• You will be maintaining a Weekly/Monthly Project Status Report.
• Briefing and taking quotes from any freelancers appointed.
• Managing photo and video shoots, 3d and 2d illustration content creation.
• You’ll do everything in your capacity to meet the project’s goals and keep the project team on track to deliver on those goals. Your number one priority still remains to safeguard and achieve the strategic goals of Pineapple.
• You’ll get the opportunity to work on multiple internal and external projects where you get to guide the course of the studio towards its future goals.

Job Requirements:

• At least 2-4 years of experience with a strong understanding of managing projects and being a client-facing.
• Preferably a background with a design agency or a product company
• Truly in love with managing projects and people.
• Excited about achieving project goals within timelines and budgets.
• Speak the right language to manage client relationships.
• Skilled at articulating ideas, problems, and solutions in a team environment.
• Strong communication, negotiation, persuasion, and reasoning skills.
• Have a deep understanding of website/eCommerce/app design, usability, architecture, frontend, backend, and functionality.