Salary Range: €41,900.00 - €77,700.00
Job Description Summary
The DesignOps Senior Specialist is responsible for optimizing and scaling design operations across DD⁢ by managing design tools, Figma enterprise operations, licensing, vendor relationships, onboarding, and governance. The role enables designers to deliver consistent, high-quality digital experiences while driving design system adoption, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the organization.
Job Description
Major Accountabilities
- Define, implement, and continuously improve DesignOps processes, workflows, governance, and operating models.
- Manage the enterprise design tool ecosystem, including access, onboarding, administration, and optimization.
- Lead and coordinate enterprise-scale Figma adoption, ensuring governance, security, compliance, and adoption.
- Own design tool licensing strategy, utilization, cost optimization, and vendor service management.
- Drive adoption and effective use of the enterprise design system across design, product, and engineering teams.




- Manage external design vendors and agencies, ensuring delivery quality, compliance, and performance.
- Establish onboarding programs, templates, playbooks, and community initiatives to scale design capabilities.
- Measure operational effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and leverage AI-enabled automation to enhance efficiency.

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Business, IT, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in DesignOps, Design Program Management, or similar operational leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading enterprise design tool migrations, preferably Figma.
- Hands-on experience managing tool licensing, procurement processes, and vendor negotiations.
- Strong experience driving design system adoption and operationalization at scale.
- Experience managing external design agencies and vendor relationships.
- Deep understanding

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