DesignOps Lead: Scale Design, Align Teams, Deliver

Salla; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital commerce platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Design Operations Lead to streamline design processes and foster collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in DesignOps and proficiency in tools like Figma and Jira. They will be responsible for auditing workflows, building roadmaps, and improving design-to-development handoffs. Fluency in Arabic and English is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the organization's design strategy and culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DesignOps or similar roles.
• Hands-on experience with scalable design systems.
• Fluent in Arabic and English.

Responsibilities

• Audit current design workflows to identify gaps.
• Build and maintain a multi-quarter DesignOps roadmap.
• Establish shared design process frameworks.
• Collaborate with HR on capacity planning and onboarding.
• Integrate UX writers into the design lifecycle.
• Improve design-to-development handoff.
• Govern design system lifecycle.
• Standardize design tools and practices.
• Create dashboards to monitor design metrics.
• Track measurable design KPIs.
• Promote strong design culture.

Skills

Experience in DesignOps

Proficiency in Figma

Communication skills

Experience with Jira

Experience with Confluence

Experience with Notion

Ability to define success metrics

Empathetic leadership

Tools

Figma

Jira

Confluence

Notion

Job description

A digital commerce platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Design Operations Lead to streamline design processes and foster collaboration across teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in DesignOps and proficiency in tools like Figma and Jira. They will be responsible for auditing workflows, building roadmaps, and improving design-to-development handoffs. Fluency in Arabic and English is essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the organization's design strategy and culture.