As a member of the Design Ops team , you’ll wear multiple hats and craft people-centered processes that enable the design team at the world’s largest company to run more smoothly. We are looking for a resourceful self – starter with experience in design – and ideally design systems – to join our award – winning team at the forefront of retail . If you’re a strong systems thinker and excited about the possibility of having a direct impact on the day – to – day work of designers across an entire portfolio, you could be a great fit for the Sr. Design Program Manager – Design Systems role.

This role is onsite in Bentonville, AR (onsite 5x week). Relocation is required and fully covered by company along with unlimited PTO, full benefits, competitive pay, 15% annual bonus, and annual RSUs of $50K (paid out over the course of 3 years). 

REQUIREMENTS

You’ve worked to mature a Design System at another large corporation
You have experience supporting a large Design organization
You have a track record of influencing cross – functional product partners and working horizontally across initiatives at a big company
You are an Airtable expert
You have a deep understanding and love for the design process
You’r e a process nerd who is energized by addressing friction in the design process and enjoys jumping into the weeds of day – to – day design activity
You are a confident communicator and strong advocate for design team s
You hold yourself to the same standards of craft as our designers
You are driven by empathy and motivated by the opportunity to impact the day – to – day experience of designers
You collaborate naturally, operate independently, and are comfortable giving and receiving feedback
You produce great work with quick turnarounds and multitask effectively across different activities
You are highly organized and have great attention to detail
You enjoy working in a fast – paced and ever – changing environment
You’re excited by the prospect of support ing the teams that are directly shaping the future of retail

RESPONSIBILITIES

Working with designers and design leaders across the entire Design organization (300 plus people) to manage, track and prioritize new component requests
Managing backlogs and tracking active work across initiatives
Creating playbooks and documenting best practices
Managing ongoing communication of updates to Design System and rollout of new components
Onboarding new team members and supporting the creation of training for designers
Representing design in quarterly planning sessions with Product, Eng and TPMs
Working with design leadership and cross – functional stakeholders to triage issues, resolve dependencies and plan upcoming work

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Major enterprise retailer