[Hiring] Senior Design Program Manager II @Instacart

Role Description

Instacart is on a mission to make eating well effortless for everyone and great design is a key ingredient. As a Senior Design Program Manager, you'll drive operational excellence and programmatic execution across the Design organization—building AI-enabled systems, scaling critical processes, and managing the tools and vendor relationships that power our creative work.

• Own end-to-end program execution for high-visibility design initiatives.
• Leverage AI to automate workflows and manage critical vendor relationships.
• Create repeatable systems that translate design, creative, and product strategy into shipped experiences.
• Report to the Director of Technical Program Management and work closely with Design and Product Leadership, Marketing, Engineering, and other cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in program management and design operations within design or product organizations.
• Strong product sense and design craft sensibility.
• Experience with all stages of the product development lifecycle.
• Technical fluency to collaborate with design system and engineering teams.
• Proven track record driving complex, cross-functional programs from 0→1.
• AI fluency: Experience leveraging AI tools to drive efficiency.
• Vendor/contract management experience.
• Deep knowledge of design and program management tooling ecosystems.
• Ability to drive organizational change and influence cross-functional partners.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• Design systems expertise: building/scaling systems, managing component libraries.
• Experience building AI-powered workflows for creative operations.
• Success translating leadership vision into actionable roadmaps.
• Experience in hybrid/embedded team models with deep cross-functional partnership.
• Comfort balancing hands-on execution with strategic oversight.
• Track record using data and storytelling to influence leadership.

Benefits

• Highly market-competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote work flexibility under the Flex First remote work policy.
• Eligibility for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.