Remote Senior Design Program Manager - AI & Systems

AI Chopping Block, Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 185,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Instacart is seeking a Senior Design Program Manager to drive operational excellence across the Design organization, building AI-enabled systems and scaling critical processes. The role bridges design craft, technical operations, and strategic execution, requiring fluency in design systems and collaboration with IDS, product, engineering, and marketing.

You'll own end-to-end program execution for high-visibility design initiatives, automate AI-powered workflows, manage vendor relationships for

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years in program management and design operations.
• Strong product sense and design craft sensibility for market delivery.
• Experience across the full product lifecycle and launches.
• Technical fluency to collaborate with design systems and engineering.
• AI fluency with tools to drive efficiency and scale programs.
• Vendor/contract management experience and cost optimization.
• Knowledge of design and program tooling ecosystems (Figma, Jira, etc.).
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and lead organizational change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management for executives.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-quarter design initiatives across teams.
• Build and deploy AI-enabled workflows that automate program management tasks.
• Own strategic vendor relationships and contract management for design tooling.
• Champion capacity planning, roadmapping, and resource allocation.
• Partner with IDS and cross-functional teams to align programs with system evolution.
• Translate design strategy into executable programs with clear progress visibility.
• Facilitate planning cycles and milestone reviews where design intersects with roadmaps.

Skills

Program management

Design operations

AI fluency

Vendor management

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Linear

Jira

Dovetail

Asset management

Prototyping tools

Job description

Instacart is seeking a Senior Design Program Manager to drive operational excellence across the Design organization, building AI-enabled systems and scaling critical processes. The role bridges design craft, technical operations, and strategic execution, requiring fluency in design systems and collaboration with IDS, product, engineering, and marketing.

You'll own end-to-end program execution for high-visibility design initiatives, automate AI-powered workflows, manage vendor relationships for