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About the Role
This role is a significant opportunity to shape the next generation of products for DASH, leading a pipeline of world-class products from innovation through to launch. You will own the product delivery framework, connecting teams and stakeholders to ensure successful product development and improvement.
Responsibilities
- Act as day-to-day Project Manager for DASH’s NPD and other new projects, owning the plan, timeline, and cross-team coordination from concept through to launch.
- Coordinate delivery of EPD projects, working closely with the cross-functional project team to keep development briefs, timelines, and SLT check-ins on track.
- Own and maintain a single, up-to-date view of all current and future product-related projects (EPD, NPD, innovation, and other), providing a single source of truth on status, timelines, and resourcing.
- Ensure every project utilizes DASH’s project management process, matching the level of governance to the size and risk of the work for consistent delivery.
- Own the project framework (concept, business case/feasibility, ready-to-launch, close & review), preparing gate packs, coordinating input from the Steering Group/SLT, and ensuring go/no-go decisions are clearly documented.
- Be responsible for reporting on all projects to the SLT.
- Coordinate input and deadlines across the team, wider functions, and externally, chasing actions and unblocking issues.
- Be the first point of contact for status, timeline, and risk questions on any live product project.
- Step in and do whatever it takes to get a project delivered.
- Build the innovation delivery engine and own/evolve DASH’s project management framework.
- Capture lessons learned at the close of each project and feed improvements back into the process.
- Support the onboarding of new team members into DASH’s project management practices.
- Support ad hoc cross-functional projects as directed by the Operations Director.
- Responsibility for assigned B Corp questions.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned by the SLT.
Requirements
- Passionate about innovation in food and drink.
- Proven project management experience, ideally within FMCG, food & beverage, or another fast-moving consumer-facing business.
- A track record of coordinating cross-functional teams (commercial, brand, operations, finance) to deliver projects on time and to budget, without direct authority.
- Comfortable running a structured stage-gate process for larger, higher-risk projects, and a lighter-touch process for smaller ones.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail on plans, risk logs, and reporting.
- Commercially numerate, comfortable owning or reviewing a project budget/business case with the SLT.
- A confident, clear communicator, able to translate cross-functional input into simple plans and status updates for non-specialists.
- Comfortable managing conflicting priorities and holding people to deadlines without damaging relationships.
- An ability to work in product development without necessarily having experience as a product developer.
- Proficient with Excel, Project Management software, and comfortable using AI tools.
- Interest in sustainability within FMCG and ability to evaluate environmental impact of decisions within DASH’s supply chain.
Skills
- Project Management
- NPD (New Product Development)
- EPD (Existing Product Development)
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Stage-gate process management
- Budget management
- Communication
- Prioritization
- Excel
- Project Management software
- AI tools
- Sustainability evaluation
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid working with minimum three days in the office a week
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Formal project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM, AgilePM) is an advantage but not essential
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Consideration for share option scheme (after 1 year service)
- 25 days holiday a year
- Subsidised public transport travel (Zones 1-2)
- Classpass and Headspace subscriptions
- Salary sacrifice nursery scheme
- Work phone
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Free tasty breakfast in the office
- Regular social events with the team
- Dynamic and supportive working environment
- As much DASH as you can drink!
About the Company
- DASH is leading the healthy hydration revolution by infusing waters with real fruit that supermarkets reject. They offer products with no sugar, no sweeteners, and no worries.
- Launched in 2017, DASH is the market-leading brand in its category, experiencing over 60% YoY growth in the UK.
- DASH has an industry-leading DTC platform and plans to sell over 56 million cans in 20+ international markets by 2026.
- Notable retailers include Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Ocado, and M&S.
- DASH is a Certified B Corporation, committed to using business as a force for good.