Senior UX Designer - Sr Design Program Manager, Design Systems

About the Team

Join our award-winning design team and help us shape the future of retail. Our mission is to bring dignity and access to all through design excellence to all regardless of zip code or bank account. We design richly compelling experiences that improve the daily lives of millions of customers – whether they are at home, in our stores, or on the go. We also craft world-class experiences that enable our merchants, suppliers, sellers and 2.1 million in-store associates to deliver great value to our customers on a daily basis.
This opportunity is in Bentonville, Arkansas where we are growing our amazing design
community in our new, state-of-the-art campus.
As a member of the Design Ops team, you’ll wear multiple hats and craft people-centered processes that enable the design team at the world’s largest company to run more smoothly. We are looking for a resourceful self-starter with experience in design –
and ideally design systems - to join our award-winning team at the forefront of retail. If you’re a strong systems thinker and excited about the possibility of having a direct impact on the day-to-day work of designers across our entire portfolio, you could be a
great fit for the Sr. Design Program Manager - Design Systems role.

You’ll report into the Head of Design Operations and work closely with the Design Director on our Design System team as well as partners across design, research, product and engineering.

A few examples of what you’ll be responsible for:

• Working with designers and design leaders across the entire Design organization to manage, track and prioritize new component requests
• Managing backlogs and tracking active work across initiatives
• Creating playbooks and documenting best practices
• Managing ongoing communication of updates to Design System and rollout of new components
• Onboarding new team members and supporting the creation of training for designers
• Representing design in quarterly planning sessions with Product, Eng and TPMs
• Working with design leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to triage issues, resolve dependencies and plan upcoming work

You’ll make an impact by:

• Solving problems big and small with curiosity and patience
• Creating flexible processes that streamline the delivery of design work
• Anticipating and caring for team challenges as they arise
• Caring for team rituals that strengthen our design community

You’ll sweep us off our feet if:

• You’ve worked to mature a Design System at another large corporation
• You have experience supporting a large Design organization
• You have a track record of influencing cross-functional product partners and working horizontally across initiatives at a big company
• You are an Airtable expert
• You have a deep understanding and love for the design process
• You’re a process nerd who is energized by addressing friction in the design process and enjoys jumping into the weeds of day-to-day design activity
• You are a confident communicator and strong advocate for design teams
• You hold yourself to the same standards of craft as our designers
• You are driven by empathy and motivated by the opportunity to impact the day-to-day experience of designers
• 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 are highly organized and have great attention to detail
• You enjoy working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• You’re excited by the prospect of supporting the teams that are directly shaping the future of retail

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Design Operations, program management within cross-functional teams, or as an experienced design program manager.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of
work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a
comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of
employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part
of the hiring process.

Perks and Benefits
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other
great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental
leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best
equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better
when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity-
unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all
people.

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