NewDesign Operations Manager, Systems and AI Enablement
Apply on YahooYahoo Design is hiring a Design Operations Manager to lead systems operations and AI tooling operations strategy across Yahoo Design. The role sits at the intersection of program management, design systems governance, tooling operations, and AI enablement and is an individual contributor position. The role partners closely with Yahoo’s Design Systems team and Central Design Leadership to drive planning, governance, tooling, and AI enablement across the organization.
AI skillsThis role asks for AI & agentic skills, exactly what we teach at Into Design SystemsWhat you'll do
- Drive roadmap planning, prioritization, resource allocation, milestone tracking, dependency management, risk mitigation, and adoption reporting across Yahoo OS design initiatives
- Leverage approved AI project management features (such as Asana AI and Atlassian AI) to automate program tracking, milestone reporting, and workflow efficiencies
- Own strategic program and project management for major Yahoo OS initiatives, including systems consolidation, component creation and adoption, AI enablement framework efforts, expressive workstream adoption and testing, patterns libraries, tokens, and governance
- Track milestones, risks, dependencies, adoption and test plans with business units and contingency plans across all active Yahoo OS workstreams
- Facilitate alignment and decision-making across Design, Engineering, Product, Inclusive Design, UXR, Content Design, Legal, and Compliance partners; manage intake, contribution workflows, design system reviews, migrations, and governance processes
- Manage recurring cadences, roadmap reviews, planning sessions, governance meetings, workshops, offsites, executive reporting, and organizational communications
- Support launch readiness, stakeholder communications, onboarding resources, knowledge management, documentation strategy, and adoption enablement
- Coordinate rollout, adoption, communications, and operational support for Yahoo OS AI workflows, MCPs, starter kits, AI Pilot Program initiatives, and emerging AI-driven design processes
What they're looking for
- 7+ years of experience in Design Operations, Program Management or Strategic Operations within a design-led organization
- Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional programs involving Design, Engineering, Product, and executive stakeholders
- Strong understanding of design systems, governance models, and adoption strategies within large-scale product organizations
- Experience building operational frameworks for roadmap planning, prioritization, resource management, and organizational change
- Proven experience evaluating, implementing, and scaling tooling strategies, including AI-powered tools and AI-augmented workflows
- Strong vendor management and procurement experience, including licensing, budgeting, contract renewals, and platform administration
- Experience partnering with Legal, Privacy, Security, Compliance, IT, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders on AI policy and software evaluations
- Excellent program management and communication skills, with the ability to independently drive initiatives from strategy through execution and produce clear, executive-ready updates
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