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Context

You are conducting an annual survey of the state of the Design Operations (aka DesignOps) field of practice. The objective of the survey is to benchmark year-over-year signals indicating the change in growth, health, and maturity of the field.
You have asked participants a variety of qualitative and quantitative questions regarding:
organizational context
career path into and for DesignOps
Purpose + Focus of the DesignOps function within an organization
Impact of DesignOps within and upon an organization and its Design team(s) [value and measurement]
Health and maturity of DesignOps function in respondents’ organizations
Special topics, including use of AI in Design and DesignOps, DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging), design systems, (UX) research operations, economy and job market, and tools

Survey question

What is your current or most recent job title?
Please avoid abbreviations and acronyms.

Findings Summary: Job Titles in Design Operations

Summary

The most common job titles in the Design Operations field are:



Job Title Categories and % Breakdown

Note: A job title shall not exist in more than one category.
Job title category | % of the whole

Job Title Synonyms

ex: Design operations manager (1.4%) and Design Ops manager (1.4%) are considered synonyms in the Design Operations Managers category.


Suggested categories (JM)

DesignOps individual contributors (ex: lead, specialist)
DesignOps leaders (VP, head, director, or manager, but not “program manager”)
Design or UX leaders (head, director, or manager without any of these words in the title: designOps, design operations, research operations, program manager, creative operations)
Research Operations professionals
Design / UX individual contributors (designer or researcher in title)
Project Managers
Creative Operations professionals (has “creative” in the title)
Producers
Design Systems professionals
Other professionals (including, but not limited to, IT, administrative, tech writer, etc.)
Chiefs of Staff

Functions (job titles)
Name
1
Design
2
UX / User Experience
3
Research
4
Design System
5
Creative
6
DesignOps
7
Program Management
8
Project Management
9
Other (includes IT, admin, tech writer, etc.)
10
product
There are no rows in this table
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Levels (job titles)
Levels
1
individual contributor
2
senior / lead / staff
3
specialist
4
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
5
other
6
chief of staff
7
program manager
There are no rows in this table
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Raw Data

Job titles (DOA 2023 survey)
GUID
Job Title
Level
Function
1
179
Administrative Assistant
individual contributor
Other (includes IT, admin, tech writer, etc.)
2
164
Associate Director
chief of staff
​
3
148
Associate Director of Design Operations
chief of staff
​
4
88
Associate Director, Creative Operations
chief of staff
​
5
102
Associate Product Designer
individual contributor
​
6
131
BRCL + tools and vendor manager
individual contributor
Other (includes IT, admin, tech writer, etc.)
7
138
Chief Designer
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
8
1
Chief of Staff
chief of staff
​
9
77
Chief of Staff for head of design
chief of staff
​
10
53
Content Design Lead
​
​
11
244
Creative and Multimedia Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
12
106
Creative Operations Manager
​
​
13
87
Creative Producer
​
​
14
241
Creative Project Manager
​
​
15
154
Design & Research Operations
​
​
16
263
Design & Research Operations Lead
​
​
17
75
Design and Creative Lead
​
​
18
176
Design and innovation manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
19
81
Design Competence Lead
​
​
20
279
Design Director for Latin America
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
21
99
Design Director, Design System and Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
22
306
Design group manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
23
117
Design Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
24
218
Design Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
25
249
Design Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
26
116
Design Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
27
26
Design manager &designops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
28
298
Design Operation Lead
​
​
29
35
Design Operations Associate
​
​
30
289
Design Operations Executive
​
​
31
11
Design Operations Lead
​
​
32
45
Design Operations Lead
​
​
33
238
Design Operations Lead
​
​
34
243
Design Operations Lead
​
​
35
5
Design operations manager
​
​
36
21
Design Operations Manager
​
​
37
30
Design Operations Manager
​
​
38
48
Design Operations Manager
​
​
39
82
Design Operations Manager
​
​
40
178
Design Operations Manager
​
​
41
182
Design Operations Manager
​
​
42
223
Design Operations Manager
​
​
43
237
Design Operations Manager
​
​
44
80
Design operations manager
​
​
45
17
Design Operations Specialist
​
​
46
62
Design Operations Specialist
​
​
47
208
Design Operations Specialist
​
​
48
22
Design Ops
​
​
49
46
Design Ops
​
​
50
274
Design Ops
​
​
51
180
Design Ops Coordinator
​
​
52
185
Design Ops Lead
​
​
53
316
Design Ops Lead
​
​
54
50
Design Ops manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
55
220
Design Ops Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
56
256
Design Ops Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
57
7
Design ops manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
58
123
Design Ops Producer
​
​
59
301
Design Ops Producer
​
​
60
32
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
61
122
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
62
135
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
63
169
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
64
184
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
65
198
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
66
265
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
67
302
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
68
191
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
69
192
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
70
202
Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
71
286
Design program manager
individual contributor
Design
72
51
Design Programme Manager
individual contributor
Design
73
165
Design Strategist [and this person is a founder]
​
​
74
245
Design Systems Designer
​
​
75
213
Designer
​
​
76
270
designer
​
​
77
115
DesignOps
​
​
78
142
DesignOps
​
​
79
262
DesignOps & Design System Manager
​
​
80
305
DesignOps & Strategy Director
​
​
81
203
DesignOps Chapter Area Lead
​
​
82
151
DesignOps Consultant
​
​
83
54
DesignOps Lead
​
​
84
112
DesignOps Lead
​
​
85
141
DesignOps Lead
​
​
86
162
DesignOps Lead
​
​
87
315
DesignOps Lead
​
​
88
27
DesignOps Manager
​
​
89
129
DesignOps manager
​
​
90
204
DesignOps manager
​
​
91
113
DesignOps Producer
​
​
92
70
DesignOps Program Director
​
​
93
58
DesignOps Program Manager
individual contributor
DesignOps
94
47
DesignOps Specialist
​
​
95
206
Designs Ops Manager
​
​
96
121
Digital Design Program Manager
individual contributor
Design
97
267
Digital Experience - Governance and Operations
​
​
98
196
Digital Operations Lead
​
​
99
290
Digital Product Design Manager
​
​
100
69
Digital Products Design Manager
​
​
101
25
Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
102
188
Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
103
273
Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
104
299
Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
105
60
Director Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
106
283
Director of Communications
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
107
190
Director of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
108
12
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
109
66
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
110
108
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
111
181
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
112
197
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
113
231
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
114
246
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
115
132
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
116
155
Director of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
117
311
Director of diseño de experiencia
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
118
303
Director of Experience Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
119
174
Director of Product Experience Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
120
199
Director of User Experience
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
121
103
Director of User Experience Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
122
101
Director of UX and Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
123
61
Director of XD Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
124
120
Director UI/UX
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
125
56
Director, Brand Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
126
73
Director, Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
127
100
Director, Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
128
186
Director, Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
129
29
Director, DesignOps
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
130
43
Director, DPM
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
131
36
Director, Integrated Production
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
132
236
Director, Product Design Enablement
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
133
143
Director, Product Experience Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
134
210
Executive Assistant to Vice President of Creative
chief of staff
Creative
135
38
Experience design
​
​
136
177
Experience Design Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
137
261
Global Business Creative Program Manager
individual contributor
Creative
138
300
Global Head of Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
139
3
Global Head of UX Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
140
232
global senior manager designops & systems
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
141
266
GM of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
142
233
HCD Research Director
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
143
97
Head of Creative Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
144
156
Head of Creative Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
145
4
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
146
16
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
147
119
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
148
224
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
149
226
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
150
281
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
151
284
Head of Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
152
83
Head of Design (Cross functional)
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
153
42
Head of Design for Shared Design Services and DesignOps
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
154
189
Head of design guild
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
155
9
Head of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
156
276
Head of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
157
78
Head of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
158
109
Head of Design Operations & UXR
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
159
67
Head of Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
160
275
Head of Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
161
71
Head of DesignOps
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
162
253
Head of Innovation & Design
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
163
85
Head of Product Design Ops
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
164
304
Head of User Experience
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
165
251
Head of User Experience Design and Research
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
166
15
Head of UX Program Management
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
167
91
Head of UX Writing
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
168
40
Head of UX/UI
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
169
227
Inclusive DesignOps Program Manager
individual contributor
DesignOps
170
93
IT Specialist
specialist
Other (includes IT, admin, tech writer, etc.)
171
130
Lead content designer, community of practice (Official HR: Sr. Content designer 2)
​
​
172
152
Lead Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
173
168
Lead Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
174
172
Lead Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
175
207
Lead Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
176
72
Lead DesignOps
senior / lead / staff
​
177
161
Lead Insight & Design Operations Manager
senior / lead / staff
​
178
173
Lead Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Program Management
179
230
Lead User Interface Designer
senior / lead / staff
​
180
94
Lead User Research / Design
senior / lead / staff
​
181
41
Lead UX Designer
senior / lead / staff
​
182
239
Lead UX Designer, Design Systems
senior / lead / staff
​
183
240
Leas Product Designer
senior / lead / staff
​
184
295
Manager DesignOps & Strategy
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
185
146
Manager of Design Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
186
159
Manager, Design Centre of Excellence
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
187
158
Manager, Design Program Management
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
188
215
Manager, Design Program Management
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
189
264
Manager, Design Program Manager
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
Design
190
118
Manager, User Experience Operations
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
​
191
64
Marketing Ops Lead
​
​
192
229
Partner, Principal Consultant
​
​
193
288
Possibilitarian
​
​
194
24
Principal Design Operations Manager
​
​
195
150
Principal Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
196
170
Principal Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
197
282
Principal Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
198
309
Principal Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
199
272
Principal Designer
​
​
200
107
Principal Product Designer
​
​
201
255
Principal product designer
​
​
202
33
Principal User Experience Designer
​
​
203
296
Principal User Experience Strategist
​
​
204
110
Principal UX program manager
senior / lead / staff
UX / User Experience
205
57
Product ans User Experience Manager
​
​
206
89
Product Design Advisor
​
​
207
59
Product Design Manager
​
​
208
269
Product Design Manager
​
​
209
252
Product Design Manager, DesignOps
​
​
210
95
Product design Ops Manager
​
​
211
160
Product Designer
​
​
212
187
Product designer
​
​
213
34
Product DesignOps Manager
​
​
214
280
Product Manager. (Last year I held a principle design manager role, but lost it due to org changes)
​
​
215
307
Product Owner
individual contributor
product
216
312
Product owner
individual contributor
product
217
140
Product owner of Design system
individual contributor
Design System
218
235
Project Coordinator
​
​
219
63
Project Manager
​
​
220
258
Research Operations
​
​
221
14
Research Operations Lead
​
​
222
212
Research operations lead
​
​
223
124
Research Operations Specialist
​
​
224
125
Research ops
​
​
225
313
ResearchOps Lead
​
​
226
19
Senior Brand Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Creative
227
20
Senior Client Manager
​
​
228
10
Senior Design Producer
​
​
229
76
Senior Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
230
79
Senior design program manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
231
114
Senior Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
232
153
Senior Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
233
205
Senior Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
234
137
Senior Designer
​
​
235
55
Senior DesignOps
​
​
236
105
Senior DesignOps Associate
​
​
237
92
Senior DesignOps Lead
​
​
238
28
Senior DesignOps Manager
​
​
239
96
Senior DesignOps Manager
​
​
240
49
Senior DesignOps producer
​
​
241
84
Senior DesignOps Producer
​
​
242
195
Senior Director, Design Operations
​
​
243
201
Senior Director, Design Operations
​
​
244
74
Senior Director, DesignOps
​
​
245
221
Senior Director, UX Strategy & Operations
​
​
246
287
Senior Experience Designer, DesignOps
​
​
247
310
Senior Integrated Marketing Operations Manager
​
​
248
171
Senior Lead UX Designer
​
​
249
234
Senior Manager
​
​
250
111
Senior manager design operations
​
​
251
127
Senior manager design operations
​
​
252
242
Senior Manager DesignOps
​
​
253
268
Senior Manager DesignOps
​
​
254
247
Senior manager UX and Research
​
​
255
104
Senior Manager, Creative Operations
​
​
256
126
Senior Manager, Design Operations
​
​
257
175
Senior Manager, Design Operations
​
​
258
183
Senior Manager, Design Operations
​
​
259
68
Senior Manager, UX Operations
​
​
260
293
Senior Producer, Product Design Operations
​
​
261
216
Senior Product Designer
​
​
262
133
Senior Product Manager
​
​
263
308
Senior product manager, design systems, accessibility, and enablement
​
​
264
200
Senior Program Management, Industry Strategy and Marketing
​
​
265
98
Senior Program Manager, Design Operations
senior / lead / staff
DesignOps
266
209
Senior Program Manager, Design Operations (Contract)
senior / lead / staff
DesignOps
267
23
Senior Program Manager, UX Operationa
senior / lead / staff
DesignOps
268
297
Senior Staff Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
269
228
Senior User Experience Designer, Design Systems
​
​
270
294
Senior User Experience Strategist
​
​
271
136
Senior UX Architect
​
​
272
6
Senior UX Designer
​
​
273
250
Senior UX Designer
​
​
274
225
Senior UX UI Designer
​
​
275
260
Seniour UX REsearcher
​
​
276
163
Service Designer
​
​
277
167
Sr Group Manager, Creative Producer
​
​
278
37
Sr manager design operations
​
​
279
285
Sr Manager, Design Operations
​
​
280
277
Sr mgr ux
​
​
281
219
Sr Product DEsigner
​
​
282
8
Sr. Design Operations Manager
​
​
283
217
Sr. Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
284
44
Sr. DesignOps Manager
​
​
285
257
Sr. DesignOps Manager
​
​
286
193
Sr. Manager Design Ops
​
​
287
248
Sr. Service Designer and UX Researcher
​
​
288
149
Sr. UX Designer - DesignOps
​
​
289
31
Sr. UX Manager
​
​
290
259
Staff Design Operations Manager
​
​
291
2
Staff Design Operations Strategist
​
​
292
147
Staff Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
293
157
Staff Design Program Manager
senior / lead / staff
Design
294
145
Staff Producer
​
​
295
134
Staff User Experience Producer
​
​
296
65
Team leader for a design team
​
​
297
86
Tech writer
​
​
298
278
User Experience Design Operations
​
​
299
90
User Experience Design Operations Manager
​
​
300
222
User Experience Designer
​
​
301
52
UX Analyst
​
​
302
292
Ux architect
​
​
303
128
UX Design Operations Lead
​
​
304
211
UX Designer
​
​
305
13
UX Education Program Manager
individual contributor