Design Program Manager

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

We are looking for a Design Program Manager to own and evolve the operating model for our Product Design team. You will create lightweight processes, rituals, and coordination mechanisms that keep design work fast, clear, and predictable while partnering with product, engineering, research, and data stakeholders.

Role Snapshot

• Drive design operations and cadence
• Build repeatable design processes
• Coordinate cross‑functional design work
• Improve launch readiness and risk visibility
• Partner with design systems and research
• Facilitate capacity and resource planning

Must-Have Requirements

• Design program management
• Design operations
• Cross‑functional collaboration
• Process and risk mapping
• Stakeholder communication
• Product design knowledge
• design program management
• high‑growth product environment

Nice-to-Have Signals

• First design program manager experience
• Design systems operations
• AI‑enabled workflow familiarity
• B2B SaaS experience
• first design program manager hire
• design systems operations
• B2B SaaS
• platform products

Work Setup

• Location: United States, United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Remote eligibility

What You'll Likely Work On

• Build and run the core operating cadence for Product Design (weekly status, critiques, design reviews, quarterly planning).
• Create lightweight systems that surface priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, and ownership across product areas.
• Establish practical engagement models between Design, Product, Engineering, Research, and Data teams.
• Improve launch readiness by surfacing quality risks, clarifying trade‑offs, and defining what is ready to ship.
• Partner with design‑systems leaders to strengthen craft rituals, shared standards, and reusable patterns.
• Provide design leadership visibility into capacity, resourcing pressure, delivery risks, and operational bottlenecks.
• Turn ad‑hoc coordination into repeatable workflows to reduce fire‑drills and low‑level project wrangling.
• Serve as the operational backbone for Research, owning consent management and incentive processing.

Good Fit If You Have

• Excels at turning ambiguity into clear agendas, decision logs, and milestone plans.
• Strong judgment on when to add structure versus simplifying processes.
• Proven ability to build trust with designers while being credible with product and engineering partners.
• Experience thriving in high‑growth product environments where priorities shift quickly.