Sr. Design Program Manager, Design Systems

Job Title:

SR DESIGN PROGRAM MANAGER, DESIGN SYSTEMS

Client Location:

Bentonville, AR (onsite - relocation provided)

Starting:

February/March 2025

Salary/Pay Rate:

$130-140K (DOE)

Hours:

Full-time

Job Description:

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're 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 teams
• 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 supporting 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

Client Description:

Major enterprise retailer