Job Title: SR DESIGN PROGRAM MANAGER, CENTRAL OPERATIONS
Client Location: Bentonville, AR (onsite - relocation provided)
Starting: November 2024
Salary/Pay Rate: $120-150K (DOE)
Firm, non-negotiable: Yes
Hours: Full-time
Job Description:
As a member of our Central Design Ops team, you'll wear multiple hats and enable the design team at a large company to run more smoothly. We are looking for a resourceful self-starter to join our award-winning team at the forefront of retail. This is an exciting opportunity to have an impact across our entire Design organization and help us grow our design community in Northwest Arkansas. This role will report into our Head of Design Operations.
This role is onsite in Bentonville, AR (onsite 5x week). Relocation is required and fully covered by company along with unlimited PTO, competitive pay, full benefits, 15% annual bonus, and annual RSUs of $50K (paid out over the course of 3 years).
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of 5 years of work experience ideally in Design or Creative Operations, event planning and/or talent programming within cross-functional teams, or as an experienced design program manager.
You've worked with designers before and/or have had a Creative or Design Ops role
You are highly organized with a strong attention to detail
You love planning and coordinating events
You have experience managing complex projects on your own and collaborating with multiple stakeholders
You are very proactive and a confident communicator
You collaborate naturally, operate independently, and are comfortable giving and receiving feedback
You produce great work with quick turnarounds and multitask effectively across different activities
You have experience working in Airtable
You are driven by empathy and motivated by the opportunity to impact the day-to-day experience of designers
You enjoy working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
You're excited by the prospect of supporting a design team that is directly shaping the future of retail
RESPONSIBILITIES
-Design Studio: Play a critical role within your first 12 months in helping us get our brand-new design studio at our New Home Office in Bentonville fully outfitted for designers.
-Events: Plan regular team events, recruiting sessions, coffee connects, team training, happy hours and more. Support in the planning of our annual in-person Design Summit.
-Onboarding: Help new hires in Bentonville get setup and onboarded to our team.
-Tooling: Support with our team's tooling and tech stack.
-Community & Culture: Be a great steward for our growing design community down in Bentonville.
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Client Description:
Major enterprise retailer
