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Senior Design Program Manager II
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
This role involves driving operational excellence and programmatic execution across a Design organization serving 90+ cross-functional partners and multiple company priority areas.
- Drive end-to-end program delivery for complex, multi-quarter design initiatives spanning Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, and Business Development.
- Build and deploy AI-enabled workflows to automate status reporting, resource tracking, documentation synthesis, and stakeholder communications.
- Own operations and vendor management for design tooling (e.g., Figma, prototyping, asset management, collaboration platforms).
- Establish scalable systems for capacity planning, resource allocation, and roadmapping.
- Partner with the Instacart Design System (IDS) team to align programs with system evolution and component adoption.
- Translate leadership vision into actionable operating models, run planning cycles and milestone reviews.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in program management or design operations within design and/or product organizations.
- Hands-on experience with design systems concepts and modern product development lifecycles.
- Technical fluency collaborating with design systems and engineering teams.
- Proven track record building and scaling operational systems in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated AI fluency using LLMs and/or automation platforms.
- Vendor and contract management experience.
- Proficiency with design and program management tooling (e.g., Figma, Linear or Jira).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Requirements
- Experience building or scaling a design system and driving component adoption across multiple product teams.
- Experience implementing AI-powered workflows or integrations for creative operations or design tooling ecosystems.
- Success translating leadership vision into operating models, measurable roadmaps, and governance programs.
- Experience supporting organizations of 90+ cross-functional partners across Design and Engineering.
- Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on execution in dynamic, ambiguous environments.
- Strength using data and storytelling to influence decisions and secure investment in operational improvements.
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
- Remote work flexibility.
- Eligibility for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in program management or design operations within design and/or product organizations.
- Hands-on experience with design systems concepts and modern product development lifecycles.
- Technical fluency collaborating with design systems and engineering teams.
- Proven track record building and scaling operational systems in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated AI fluency using LLMs and/or automation platforms.
- Vendor and contract management experience.
- Proficiency with design and program management tooling (e.g., Figma, Linear or Jira).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience building or scaling a design system and driving component adoption across multiple product teams.
- Experience implementing AI-powered workflows or integrations for creative operations or design tooling ecosystems.
- Success translating leadership vision into operating models, measurable roadmaps, and governance programs.
- Experience supporting organizations of 90+ cross-functional partners across Design and Engineering.
- Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on execution in dynamic, ambiguous environments.
- Strength using data and storytelling to influence decisions and secure investment in operational improvements.
Benefits
- Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
- Remote work flexibility.
- Eligibility for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
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