Senior Program Manager, Experience Design

Sage; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology firm in London is looking for a Senior Program Manager for Experience Design. In this hybrid role, you'll oversee program delivery for design initiatives, manage a team of experience designers, and work on optimizing workflows with AI integration. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, a relevant educational background, and experience in design program management. Join a community that values collaboration and continuous improvement, contributing to a dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Generous bonuses and pension scheme

25 days of paid annual leave

Paid 5 days yearly for volunteering

Comprehensive health coverage

Ongoing professional development

Hybrid working environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Program Manager in design-driven organizations.
• Strong background in leading cross-functional teams.
• Ability to incorporate AI and automation into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead program delivery across major design initiatives.
• Partner closely with design leadership, developers, and marketing teams.
• Manage resources and workflow documentation effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

AI integration

Collaboration

Workflow optimization

Education

Relevant degree in Design, Management or related field

Tools

Design systems

Project management tools

Job description

Senior Program Manager, Experience Design

Job Description:

Sage’s Digital Experience Design (DXD) team is looking for a Senior Design Program Manager to build the operational backbone that helps our global design organization move faster, work smarter, and scale with AI. In this role, you’ll free up senior designers to focus on high-impact creative work by shaping the systems, workflows, and processes that make great design possible.

This is a hybird role, working from our London office 3 days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

You’ll lead program delivery across major DXD initiatives, partnering closely with design leadership, developers, content teams, PMM, and GTM stakeholders to turn big ideas into actionable plans. You’ll guide a team of 5–6 experience designers, balancing workloads, nurturing growth, and ensuring every project moves smoothly from intake to execution. Alongside engineering, you’ll help build an AI-ready design system and scalable component libraries that power our web experience.

A core part of your role is bringing AI into everyday practice—embedding automation, analytics, and rapid-iteration workflows that increase speed and elevate decision-making. You’ll manage the operational side of design: from resource modeling and workflow documentation to dashboards that help the organization track performance and velocity. And you’ll foster a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and design excellence, championing alignment and quality across marketing, product, and engineering.

Why Join Sage?

At Sage, you’ll join a community that believes in collaboration, continuous improvement, and doing what’s right, for our people, our customers, and our suppliers.

You’ll have the space to grow, the tools to succeed, and the support of a team that celebrates progress big and small.

If you’re ready to take your finance career further in a role where every detail makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

What's in it for you?

• Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage.
• 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days
• 8 bank holiday days
• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
• 50% income protection
• Holiday buy + sell
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Hybrid working
• Healthy Mind app membership
• Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing

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Function:

Performance Marketing

Country:

United Kingdom

Office Location:

London

Work Place type:

Hybrid

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Sage is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Sage will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Sage does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.