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Sr. Design Program Manager, Design Systems

Bentonville, AR (onsite - relocation provided)
Date:

Overview

Placement Type:

Permanent

Salary (USD):

$120 - $150K (DOE)

Start Date:

11.04.2024

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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Client Description

Major enterprise retailer