Design Ops Associate

Kyndryl; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kyndryl in Dallas is seeking a Design Operations Specialist to enable design work with clear processes, strong coordination, and reliable delivery. You’ll structure design activity, remove friction, and help teams focus on outcomes that matter.

Collaborate with product and engineering, manage planning, resourcing, and prioritization, and track progress at the portfolio level. This role blends strategy with hands-on optimization for design excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in design operations or a closely related role within a design organization.
• Understanding end-to-end design workflows and integration with product and delivery teams.
• Experience coordinating multiple design initiatives simultaneously.
• Ability to document and improve processes for consistent delivery.
• Experience aligning design scope, timing, and expectations with partners.
• Comfort solving operational challenges at strategic and tactical levels.
• Experience using planning/tracking tools to manage design activities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain design processes that support planning, delivery, and quality across design projects.
• Coordinate interactions between designers and cross functional teams such as product, engineering, and delivery.
• Support design project planning, resourcing, briefing, and prioritization to ensure work progresses as intended.
• Manage communication flows related to design activities, including timelines, dependencies, and updates.
• Identify and address operational issues that impact design efficiency, consistency, or quality.
• Track design work at a portfolio or program level to provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Support continuous improvement of DesignOps practices based on observed challenges and results.

Skills

DesignOps

Design workflows

Cross-functional coordination

Process documentation

Strategic mindset

Planning tools

Communication skills

Job description

In Person

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Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission‑critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

As a Design Operations Specialist, you will operate at a strategic level, ensuring that design work is enabled by clear processes, strong coordination, and reliable delivery. This role focuses on how design gets done rather than creating design outputs, making it easier for designers and cross functional partners to plan, execute, and deliver high quality work for customers. You will create structure around design activities, remove operational friction, and help teams focus on outcomes that matter.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain design processes that support planning, delivery, and quality across design projects
• Coordinate interactions between designers and cross functional teams such as product, engineering, and delivery
• Support design project planning, resourcing, briefing, and prioritization to ensure work progresses as intended
• Manage communication flows related to design activities, including timelines, dependencies, and updates
• Identify and address operational issues that impact design efficiency, consistency, or quality
• Track design work at a portfolio or program level to provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes
• Support continuous improvement of DesignOps practices based on observed challenges and results

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID‑19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

Who You Are

Required skills and experience

• Experience working in DesignOps, design operations, or a closely related operational role within a design organization
• Understanding of end-to-end design workflows and how design integrates with product and delivery teams
• Experience coordinating multiple design projects or initiatives at the same time
• Ability to define, document, and improve processes that support consistent design delivery
• Experience working with designers and non-design partners to align on scope, timing, and expectations
• Comfort working at both a strategic and tactical level to solve operational challenges
• Experience using planning, tracking, or collaboration tools to manage design activities

Preferred skills and experience

• Experience supporting design teams in a large or complex organization
• Familiarity with experience design, service design, or digital product design environments
• Experience with change management or operational improvement initiatives
• Exposure to design quality frameworks or governance models

The compensation range for the position in the U.S. is -

$63,360 to $114,120 based on a full-time schedule.

Your actual compensation may vary depending on your geography, job-related skills and experience. For part time roles, the compensation will be adjusted appropriately. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

California (San Francisco Bay Area):$76,080 to $137,040

California (All Other):$69,720 to $125,640

Colorado: $63,360 to $114,120

Massachusetts $63,360 to $125,640

New York City: $76,080 to $137,040

Washington: $69,720 to $125,640

Washington DC:$69,720 to $125,640

This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state‑of‑the‑art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well‑being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company‑wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non‑profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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Kyndryl is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. Kyndryl is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.