Sr. Design Program Manager, Design Systems

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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'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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