About the job
Discord connects over 200 million users each month for a variety of reasons, yet one unifying activity predominates: gaming. With over 90% of our audience engaged in gaming, they collectively spend an astounding 1.5 billion hours on our platform monthly, exploring thousands of unique titles. As we shape the future of gaming, our mission is to enhance the social experience for gamers before, during, and after gameplay.
We are on the lookout for a skilled Design Program Manager to collaborate closely with our Systems teams. This pivotal role combines design expertise, systems thinking, and cross-functional execution, making it a high-impact, high-trust position.
The Systems team consists of Design Systems and Creative Systems. The Design Systems team focuses on creating the foundational primitives and standards utilized by engineers and designers to develop Discord's products. Meanwhile, the Creative Systems team is responsible for defining and maintaining the graphic, illustration, and motion systems that establish Discord's visual identity.
As the Design Program Manager, you will assist Systems Designers and Engineers in balancing proactive planned work initiated by the internal team with reactive incoming requests from our partner teams. By merging strategic vision with operational execution, you will enable the entire Systems team to deliver their projects with clarity, speed, and purpose.
Reporting to the TPM organization, your daily collaboration will involve Systems leads, designers, engineers, as well as cross-functional partners across the company. This role is meant for someone who thrives on transforming complexity into clarity to accelerate the efforts of design and engineering teams.

