Remote Design Operations Leader for Brand & Motion

Coinbase, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 206,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase Creative Studio seeks a Design Operations Manager to own and evolve the operating model that enables our design and motion teams to work at a high level. You will manage resource planning for full-time and contract talent, set capacity strategy, and scale the studio through a global network of agencies and production partners.

You will standardize planning, prioritization, review, delivery, and reporting while upholding quality and brand ambition.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design/creative operations in a high-performing creative org.
• Track record of delivering work for world-class brands across multiple media and channels.
• Ability to develop resource strategy and manage global networks of contract talent, agencies, and production partners.
• Excellent organizational judgment to set priorities and provide clarity across shifting workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the design and motion operating model for Creative Studio, including planning, resourcing, prioritization, review, delivery, and reporting.
• Set resource and capacity strategy across a broad portfolio, balancing priorities, timelines, and team health.
• Scale a global ecosystem of contract talent, agencies, and production partners, including onboarding and performance management.
• Establish operating rhythms, planning systems, and reporting for visibility into capacity, priorities, risks, and delivery.
• Lead high-impact design initiatives across multiple workstreams, ensuring quality, timeliness, and brand expression.
• Collaborate with creatives, producers, strategists, marketers, and senior stakeholders to translate business priorities into executable creative plans.

Skills

Design operations leadership

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design or related field

Job description

Coinbase Creative Studio seeks a Design Operations Manager to own and evolve the operating model that enables our design and motion teams to work at a high level. You will manage resource planning for full-time and contract talent, set capacity strategy, and scale the studio through a global network of agencies and production partners.

You will standardize planning, prioritization, review, delivery, and reporting while upholding quality and brand ambition.