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Manager, Design Operations

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Capital One

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United States , McLean

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Not provided

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Salary:

149800.00 - 205100.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

As a Design Operations Manager, you will play a central role in enabling our design, product, and operations teams to move faster. You will think strategically about how teams work together and design systems and structures to help scale. You have a deep understanding of best practices in program management and have successfully led cross-functional stakeholder groups to deliver quality products and experiences. In this role you will rely on your ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, create clarity through excellent communication, and solve complex and ambiguous problems. The Design Operations Manager will support the day-to-day operations, strategic planning, portfolio execution, and program management of key, high-level projects.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage the design team’s people operations and business operations
  • Mentor and share design operations expertise with team members
  • Support the hiring and onboarding of employees, manage contractors and vendors, strategically balance attrition
  • Enable high quality design outcomes by maintaining design standards and practices across teams
  • Collaborate with peers across the broader Design organization on priority initiatives
  • Shape agendas, facilitate collaboration sessions, and build frameworks to drive teams towards outcomes
  • Identify team and project needs with regards to design process, tools, documentation, asset management
  • Develop resourcing, capacity planning, and program management routines
  • Using industry best practices drive delivery, collaboration, and risk mediation across cross-functional teams
  • Provide clear communication to cross-functional leadership on status, resources, issues, and priorities

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of experience in design management, project or program management of design deliverables, and operations management including experience working directly with experience designers, researchers, and strategists
  • At least 5 years of experience leading project delivery for cross functional projects

Nice to have:

  • 3+ years of design tool use and tool management experience
  • Experience with design systems
  • Experience working with corporate design teams
  • Understanding of design quality and product strategy
What we offer:
  • Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
  • Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 14, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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