Principal Program Manager – Design Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more locations.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee initiatives aimed at enhancing the health, efficiency, and impact of the design team.

• Set program objectives, strategies, operational models, and governance structures.

• Navigate uncertainty and align various stakeholders effectively.

• Implement program tactics while adhering to established timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Identify challenges and drive them towards resolution.

• Connect related programs, teams, and partners while engaging stakeholders for collective success.

• Organize and facilitate meetings, along with crafting essential communications.

• Design and direct design sprints for user-facing products as well as internal programs and services.

• Mentor and assist design team members in prioritization, effort estimation, asset management, and knowledge exchange.

• Create and implement enhanced workflows through design thinking methodologies.

• Develop, document, and disseminate best practices and resources for DesignOps.

• Advocate for the advancement of DesignOps across Autodesk.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 4 years of design program management experience in a software setting, preferably within a software company.

• Familiarity with user-centered design principles, UX tools, techniques, and primarily Agile software development methods.

• Proven success in establishing and managing programs, completing significant initiatives effectively.

• Experience in leading design sprints and facilitating workshops.

• Strong project management capabilities.

• Proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance it.

• Solid understanding of AI and experience in helping designers improve their proficiency in AI.

• Current knowledge of the latest AI tools and features available for designers.

• Exceptional writing, reporting, and documentation abilities.

• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Willingness to travel as necessary, likely 10% of the time or less.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and financial benefit packages.

• Time-off and everyday wellness benefits.

• Potential annual cash bonuses.

• Possible stock grants.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• In-person onboarding and/or ID verification may be required.