Design Program Manager Design Project Manager Wearables Design Systems

Title : Design Program Manager / Design Project Manager

Location: Onsite US- CA- Burlingame ( hybrid- 3 days in office )

Rate: On C2C/W2

Must-Have Skills

Design Program/Project Management: 5 years supporting product design teams especially in consumer electronics hardware or digital products.

Design Systems Experience: Proven track record working on design systems and improving design team workflows.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong ability to work with engineering product management content design user research and other XFN partners.

Nice-to-Have Skills

Design systems experience

2D/3D Art Collaboration: Experience working with 2D/3D artists Creative Directors and Designers.

Data-Driven Problem Solving: Comfortable using data to identify workflow issues and communicate solutions.

Related Job Titles/Keywords

Design Program Manager

Design Project Manager

Degrees/Certifications:

Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g. Design Engineering Project Management Business) preferred.

Project management certifications (e.g. PMP Agile/Scrum) are a plus but not strictly required.

Job Description:

Design Program Manager Wearables Design Systems

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced CW Design Program Manager (DPM) to drive innovate and support design operations within our Wearables team. This role partners closely with Design Program Management Product Design Managers and Product Designers to enable world-class user experiences for wearable devices. You will report to a DPM within the Wearables org.

Were seeking a proactive self-starter someone who is deeply curious brings both sharp analytical skills and strong interpersonal awareness and thrives on continuous learning and overcoming challenges. You should be passionate about building strong relationships comfortable navigating ambiguity and motivated to help the team deliver innovative design systems solutions for our next-generation wearable products.

Key Responsibilities

Optimize and streamline design operations to drive team efficiency and impact specifically for design systems projects.

Communicate clearly and effectively by succinctly articulating requests questions and findings to ensure stakeholders are informed of work and progress.

Develop and leverage frameworks to create efficiencies streamline operational responsibilities improve communication and help the design team deliver on business goals related to design systems.

Cultivate strong relationships and serve as a dependable point of contact with stakeholders and partners across design and cross-functional product teams.

Track record of operating independently being detail-oriented and delivering results in a highly organized manner.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with independent time management task prioritization and a drive to identify problems and work towards solutions.

Provide flexible processes that meet team needs and help keep work on track.

Experience working with product design teams at scale.

Proficiency with professional project management tools for tracking design work resource allocation and reporting.

Comfortable working in environments with ambiguity and rapid change.

Experience using data to identify problems and communicate solutions.