Thrivent Financial

Mgr, Design Systems and Operations

United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$139k-$189kDetected 30 days ago

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About the role

Invest in career development, mentorship, and a team environment where people do their best work.
The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.
The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Experience leading a design system at enterprise or multi-brand scale
Lead Design Operations.
Establish and continuously refine the operational frameworks, processes, and tooling that govern how the design team works - ensuring the team can deliver quality outcomes at scale without unnecessary friction.
Lead and develop design talent.
Manage and grow a team of product designers, design operations experts and design system contributors.
Own visual, interaction and systems standards.
Set the quality and consistency bar within out Design System.
Document decisions for how to use the elements to scale and push design excellence across a range of products.
Align design systems investment to business priorities.
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to ensure design systems work is sequenced to support roadmap needs, reduce friction in delivery, and create long-term leverage across the organization.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Interaction Design, UI/UX Design, Visual Design, Web Product Design, or related field
at least 3 years in a people management role
Strong understanding of visual design principles with the ability to evaluate quality, set standards, and guide a team's output without being the primary executor

We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent.
The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions.
The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents.
Set the vision and strategy for the design system.
Define the long-term direction for Thrivent's design system - including its visual language, governance model, and contribution - and align that vision with broader Thrivent product and brand strategy.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

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