Senior Manager, Project Management - Design Operations
Core
Senior Manager leading design operations, people operations, and program management for a large-scale design team to ensure operational rigor, efficiency, and strategic alignment.
Role type
Senior Manager, Design Operations & Program Management
Builds
Scalable design processes, people operations systems, and strategic design programs
Domain
Financial Services / Design Operations
Required skills
Design management, Program/Project management, People operations, Budgeting & KPI/OKR management, Cross-functional stakeholder influence, Strategic planning, Process scaling, Design thinking, Resource capacity planning, Data-driven decision making
Preferred skills
Product development process experience, Design tools and systems expertise, Corporate design team experience
Responsibilities
Manage design team people operations (budget, headcount, culture); Build and scale operational processes and systems; Mentor cross-functional team members; Bridge insights between teams to advance design quality; Plan resources and capacity for complex design programs; Communicate status and priorities to leadership
Seniority
Senior Manager, strategic advisor & mentorship
