Senior Design Program Manager

Overview In this role, you will be the operational backbone for design across multiple product surfaces and flagship brands, ensuring design time, capacity, and quality are represented in plans and decisions. You will work closely with product management, engineering, and senior leadership to plan, staff, and sequence design work while forecasting capacity risks. You help keep design focused on high-impact product work by balancing demand and resources. This is a chance to shape a unified, live-first streaming experience across platforms and brands. Compensation / Benefitsmedical/dental/visioninsurance401(k) planpaid time offannual discretionary bonusother benefits per plan documents ResponsibilitiesOwn living model of Design capacity across product surfaces and forecast resource needs using dataLead end-to-end Design intake, size efforts, prioritize work, and route initiatives based on priorities and capacityNegotiate design roadmaps with Product and Engineering, advocate for timelines and phased approachesRepresent Design in roadmap planning, manage cross-functional dependencies, and communicate tradeoffsProtect Design focus by balancing demand with capacity and enabling high-impact workOwn operational delivery of Design, including planning, prioritization, reporting, risk management, and trackingDevelop and optimize Design operations processes and tooling (Figma, Jira, Confluence) to reduce overheadServe as Design’s operational representative in cross-functional forums and drive retrospectives for continuous improvementFacilitate cross-brand collaboration and ensure Design priorities are clearly translated into business decisions Key requirements8+ years of experience in design program management or design operationsStrong diplomacy and ability to advocate for design while maintaining relationshipsDesign literacy and ability to defend design rationale beyond schedulesExperience in capacity planning, staffing, intake, roadmapping, and prioritizationFluency with agile/sprint processes and tools (Figma, Jira, Confluence)Judgment in ambiguity and bias toward actionRegular on-site attendance of at least 3 days per weekstrong stakeholder managementclear communicationability to push back with tactFigmaJiraConfluence