Design Ops Lead — AI-Driven Design Systems

Qonto; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A blank canvas

Close access to leadership

A team with range

Room to pilot AI

Job summary

Qonto is seeking a Design Operations Manager to build the operating system behind our design team, spanning Product, Content, Localization, Brand and Website Design. You will inherit early foundations and drive them further under the VP of Design.

This role offers direct access to leadership, a chance to shape processes, tooling and AI-assisted improvements across multiple disciplines, and to foster a high-performing, diverse design community.

Qualifications

• Experience building design operations in a fast-moving product org.
• Ability to communicate metrics and design tokens with engineers.
• Experience piloting AI tools in design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own Design All Hands, events, and internal comms to align teams.
• Plan quarterly features and Platform Design, monitor resources.
• Shape design tools and workflows (Figma, Notion, Lokalise) and AI-enabled handoffs.
• Track team health and metrics; turn findings into exec actions.
• Build designer onboarding and playbooks for easy action.

Skills

Operations builder

Culture shaper

Data fluent

AI fluent

Clear communicator

Tools

Figma

Notion

Lokalise

Job description

Qonto is seeking a Design Operations Manager to build the operating system behind our design team, spanning Product, Content, Localization, Brand and Website Design. You will inherit early foundations and drive them further under the VP of Design.

This role offers direct access to leadership, a chance to shape processes, tooling and AI-assisted improvements across multiple disciplines, and to foster a high-performing, diverse design community.