Delve

Product innovation services; de-risking and alignment

Program Manager

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMadison, WI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in project management, product management, engineering program management, and/or other client-facing roles.
At least 2 years of consulting or professional services experience.
Ability to manage complex product development projects from concept to completion.
Proficiency with project management tools, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, and Smartsheet, and ability to adapt quickly to new systems.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between project teams and clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment.
Partner with Technical Leads and other senior team members to define project goals, product requirements, and development plans, and ensure deliverables meet client expectations and proposals.
Lead the planning and management of scope, schedule, and budget while proactively identifying risks, trade-offs, and scope changes.
Guide cross-functional teams through all phases of development.
Create proposals and budgets; manage schedules of internal and external support; document decisions; and track action items.
Maintain accurate setup and organization of project data in the internal project management database and server.
Regularly review project budget status with the Account Director and Technical Lead and request resources as necessary to complete project work.
Support the creation and delivery of client presentations and deliverables.

Desired Qualifications

Experience leading or supporting medical device development efforts and knowledge of relevant standards, including ISO 13485, IEC 60601, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971.
Strong grasp of design thinking and human-centered design practices.
Experience guiding interdisciplinary teams and fostering an inclusive team culture.
Ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholders through written and verbal communication.
Self-directed, detail-oriented approach to developing effective solutions.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and curiosity that supports continuous learning and exploration.
Willingness to experiment with artificial intelligence tools to improve processes while preserving the human touch.

Job Summary
As a Project Manager at Delve, you’ll steer multi-disciplinary projects from kickoff to production hand-off—especially in the world of medical, consumer, and commercial products. You’ll bring structure to creative chaos, using design thinking, smart tools, and solid instincts to keep teams aligned and clients delighted. Whether juggling schedules, wrangling scope, or uniting engineers, designers, and researchers, you’ll be the glue that holds it all together. If you love the details but never lose sight of the big picture, and you’re excited to help talented teams do their best work, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison between Delve’s project teams and clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment
Partner with Technical Leads and other senior team members to define project goals, product requirements, development plans, and ensure deliverables are met per client expectations and proposals
Lead the planning and management of scope, schedule, and budget—proactively identifying risks, trade-offs, and scope changes
Guide cross-functional teams through all phases of development
Create proposals and budgets and manage schedules of internal and external support. Document all decisions, and track action items
Maintain responsibility for project data setup accuracy and organization for internal project management database and server
Regularly review project budget status with Account Director and Technical Lead and request resources to complete project work as necessary
Support the creation and delivery of compelling client presentations and deliverables

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in Project Management, Product Management, Engineering Program Management, and/or other client-facing roles
2+ years of consulting or professional services experience
A proven ability to manage complex product development projects from concept to completion
Well-versed in project management tools (MS Excel, MS Project, Smartsheet) and the ability to quickly adapt to new systems

Preferred Experience

Experience leading or supporting medical device development efforts with knowledge of relevant standards (ISO 13485, IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 14971)
A strong grasp of design thinking and human-centered design practices
Experience guiding interdisciplinary teams with a commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholders
A self-directed, detail-oriented mindset with a passion for crafting smart, elegant solutions
Comfort navigating ambiguity and a curiosity that drives continuous learning and exploration
A willingness to experiment with AI tools to improve our processes without losing the human touch

Be Inspired. Be Inspiring. Be yourself.
Delve embraces difference because creativity, curiosity, and diversity drive innovation. We nurture a supportive and inclusive environment. Be yourself and create a future that improves lives. We encourage applicants of color and those with diverse lived experiences to apply.

About Delve
Delve is a multidisciplinary product innovation firm that brings bold ideas to market those guides clients through the complexities of innovation, delivering better, faster, and more sustainable success. For over 55 years, Delve has mobilized the best experts and technologies for its clients, completing over 10,000 client projects, producing over 1,500 patents, and winning over 200 design awards.

Delve serves ambitious start-ups to Fortune 500 clients in the healthcare, consumer, and commercial industries, delivering innovation through advanced expertise in research, strategy, design, and engineering. Delve has placed innovation studios in Boston, Madison, Philadelphia, and San Francisco to attract forward-thinking leaders to solve complex product challenges through human-centered design.

About the Company

Delve

Product innovation services; de-risking and alignment

Delve partners with ambitious teams to turn big ideas into market-ready products through product innovation studios in Boston, Madison, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, working with leading brands like GE HealthCare, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Kohler, P&G, and Stryker. It blends breakthrough creativity with rigorous de-risking and a focus on organizational alignment to define, envision, and develop innovations, using prototyping, experimentation, and cross-functional collaboration. Unlike others who only generate ideas, Delve combines fast creative work with structured risk reduction and multi-studio collaboration to deliver tangible business impact for complex clients. The goal is to help teams bring step-change innovations to market that produce real business results.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Madison, WI
Founded: 1967

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