Design Operations Program Manager

Autodesk; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software design is seeking a Design Operations Program Manager to enhance team performance and improve design processes. The ideal candidate will manage programs, promote collaboration, and help scale DesignOps practices across teams. Candidates should possess strong program management and interpersonal skills, along with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Join Autodesk and help shape the future of design!

Qualifications

• 3+ years design program management experience within a software environment.
• Familiarity with user-centered design practices and Agile methods.
• Strong verbal and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage DesignOps programs and initiatives for team health.
• Promote design-focused collaboration and coach design teams.
• Design and implement new working methods to enhance DesignOps.

Skills

Design thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

UX tools

Job description

Job Requisition ID #

25WD88575

Position Overview

The Design Operations Program Manager will help our Experience Design (XD) team within the Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions (PDMS) organization operate more effectively by managing programs to enhance team health, improve design efficiency and process, and increase design alignment across teams and with business partners.

Our ideal candidate will be a systems thinker who is an excellent communicator and collaborator. They should be equally skilled in both managing established programs, which require strong organization, communication, and task management skills, and in identifying opportunities for improvement, applying design thinking to create successful solutions. It’s a position that requires scalability, from strategic thinking to detailed tactical implementation.

A successful candidate should also be comfortable diving into complexity, navigating ambiguity and adapting to changing priorities. Sound judgement is essential – knowing what challenges to invest in and what challenges to deprioritize. Confidence and excellent relationship and networking skills are also critical as this role requires working across teams to connect dots and enhance collaboration and effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Own and/or manage DesignOps programs and initiatives, focused on ensuring team health, design efficiency, and design impact. This includes:

  • Ensuring program has clear goals, a sustainable operating model, and effective governance

  • Executing program tactics, from goal and scope setting to conclusion, within defined schedule, budget, and quality parameters. Identifying issues and driving them to resolution

  • Identifying connections to other programs, teams, and partners and engaging key stakeholders to align program goals for mutual success

  • Planning and facilitating meetings, creating key communications, and keeping team and program on track with commitments

• Promote design-focused collaboration. Coach and support design teams in achievement of design adjacent tasks such as work prioritization, level-of-effort estimating, asset management, and knowledge sharing

• Design and implement new ways of working that further DesignOps effectiveness and goals, using design thinking methods, and collaborating with team members and key stakeholders

• Aid DesignOps scalability through designing, documenting, and sharing best practices and resources

• Help champion the growth of DesignOps, working with other teams within Autodesk to align, share and support the growth of the discipline across the company

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience

• 3+ years design program management experience within a software environment

• Familiarity with user-centered design practices, UX tools and techniques, and software development methods, primarily Agile

• Strong track record of managing and completing initiatives successfully

• Experience working with and influencing cross-functional teams to align goals and efforts

• Demonstrated strong writing, reporting, and documentation skills (examples may be required)

• Strong verbal and presentation skills

• Ability to travel as needed, likely 20% or less

• Ability to work PST hours

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