Remote Design Operations Lead

Coinbase, Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 206,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Design Operations Manager for Coinbase Creative Studio. You will own the operating model for design and motion, oversee resource planning for full-time and contract talent, and scale the studio with external partners globally.

You will balance strategic planning with hands‑on execution in a fast-moving, high‑ambition environment. You will partner with creatives, producers, strategists, and marketers to translate business priorities into executable creative plans, drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in design, business, communications, or related field.
• Experience leading design operations in a high-performing creative team.
• Proven ability to manage global design/motion talent networks.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and balance priorities.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the design and motion operating model for Creative Studio, including how work is planned, resourced, prioritized, reviewed, delivered, and reported.
• Set resource and capacity strategy across a broad portfolio of creative work, balancing business priorities, timelines, skill sets, and team health.
• Build and scale a global ecosystem of contract talent, agencies, and production partners, including sourcing, onboarding, engagement, and management of external partner performance.
• Establish operating rhythms, planning systems, and reporting that give senior stakeholders clear visibility into capacity, priorities, risks, and delivery.
• Lead high‑impact design and motion initiatives across multiple workstreams, ensuring the work meets a high bar for quality, scope, timeliness, and brand expression.
• Partner with creatives, producers, strategists, marketers, and senior cross‑functional stakeholders to translate complex business priorities into executable creative plans.
• Identify bottlenecks and create scalable tools, processes, and solutions that increase the team’s speed, effectiveness, and ability to deliver exceptional work.

Skills

Design ops

Resource planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Agency/production

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Coinbase is seeking a Design Operations Manager for Coinbase Creative Studio. You will own the operating model for design and motion, oversee resource planning for full-time and contract talent, and scale the studio with external partners globally.

You will balance strategic planning with hands‑on execution in a fast-moving, high‑ambition environment. You will partner with creatives, producers, strategists, and marketers to translate business priorities into executable creative plans, drive