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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
Design
UX / User Experience
Research
Design System
Creative
DesignOps
Program Management
Project Management
Other (includes IT, admin, tech writer, etc.)
product
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Levels (job titles)
Levels
individual contributor
senior / lead / staff
specialist
leader (VP, head, manager, director)
other
chief of staff
program manager
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Raw Data

Job titles (DOA 2023 survey)
GUID
Job Title
Level
Function
179
Administrative Assistant
164
Associate Director
148
Associate Director of Design Operations
88
Associate Director, Creative Operations
102
Associate Product Designer
131
BRCL + tools and vendor manager
138
Chief Designer
1
Chief of Staff
77
Chief of Staff for head of design
53
Content Design Lead
244
Creative and Multimedia Director
106
Creative Operations Manager
87
Creative Producer
241
Creative Project Manager
154
Design & Research Operations
263
Design & Research Operations Lead
75
Design and Creative Lead
176
Design and innovation manager
81
Design Competence Lead
279
Design Director for Latin America
99
Design Director, Design System and Operations
306
Design group manager
117
Design Manager
218
Design Manager
249
Design Manager
116
Design Manager
26
Design manager &designops
298
Design Operation Lead
35
Design Operations Associate
289
Design Operations Executive
11
Design Operations Lead
45
Design Operations Lead
238
Design Operations Lead
243
Design Operations Lead
5
Design operations manager
21
Design Operations Manager
30
Design Operations Manager
48
Design Operations Manager
82
Design Operations Manager
178
Design Operations Manager
182
Design Operations Manager
223
Design Operations Manager
237
Design Operations Manager
80
Design operations manager
17
Design Operations Specialist
62
Design Operations Specialist
208
Design Operations Specialist
22
Design Ops
46
Design Ops
274
Design Ops
180
Design Ops Coordinator
185
Design Ops Lead
316
Design Ops Lead
50
Design Ops manager
220
Design Ops Manager
256
Design Ops Manager
7
Design ops manager
123
Design Ops Producer
301
Design Ops Producer
32
Design Program Manager
122
Design Program Manager
135
Design Program Manager
169
Design Program Manager
184
Design Program Manager
198
Design Program Manager
265
Design Program Manager
302
Design Program Manager
191
Design Program Manager
192
Design Program Manager
202
Design Program Manager
286
Design program manager
51
Design Programme Manager
165
Design Strategist [and this person is a founder]
245
Design Systems Designer
213
Designer
270
designer
115
DesignOps
142
DesignOps
262
DesignOps & Design System Manager
305
DesignOps & Strategy Director
203
DesignOps Chapter Area Lead
151
DesignOps Consultant
54
DesignOps Lead
112
DesignOps Lead
141
DesignOps Lead
162
DesignOps Lead
315
DesignOps Lead
27
DesignOps Manager
129
DesignOps manager
204
DesignOps manager
113
DesignOps Producer
70
DesignOps Program Director
58
DesignOps Program Manager
47
DesignOps Specialist
206
Designs Ops Manager
121
Digital Design Program Manager
267
Digital Experience - Governance and Operations
196
Digital Operations Lead
290
Digital Product Design Manager
69
Digital Products Design Manager
25
Director
188
Director
273
Director
299
Director
60
Director Design Ops
283
Director of Communications
190
Director of Design
12
Director of Design Operations
66
Director of Design Operations
108
Director of Design Operations
181
Director of Design Operations
197
Director of Design Operations
231
Director of Design Operations
246
Director of Design Operations
132
Director of Design Operations
155
Director of Design Operations
311
Director of diseño de experiencia
303
Director of Experience Operations
174
Director of Product Experience Design
199
Director of User Experience
103
Director of User Experience Design
101
Director of UX and Design Operations
61
Director of XD Operations
120
Director UI/UX
56
Director, Brand Operations
73
Director, Design Operations
100
Director, Design Operations
186
Director, Design Ops
29
Director, DesignOps
43
Director, DPM
36
Director, Integrated Production
236
Director, Product Design Enablement
143
Director, Product Experience Operations
210
Executive Assistant to Vice President of Creative
38
Experience design
177
Experience Design Manager
261
Global Business Creative Program Manager
300
Global Head of Design Ops
3
Global Head of UX Operations
232
global senior manager designops & systems
266
GM of Design
233
HCD Research Director
97
Head of Creative Operations
156
Head of Creative Operations
4
Head of Design
16
Head of Design
119
Head of Design
224
Head of Design
226
Head of Design
281
Head of Design
284
Head of Design
83
Head of Design (Cross functional)
42
Head of Design for Shared Design Services and DesignOps
189
Head of design guild
9
Head of Design Operations
276
Head of Design Operations
78
Head of Design Operations
109
Head of Design Operations & UXR
67
Head of Design Ops
275
Head of Design Ops
71
Head of DesignOps
253
Head of Innovation & Design
85
Head of Product Design Ops
304
Head of User Experience
251
Head of User Experience Design and Research
15
Head of UX Program Management
91
Head of UX Writing
40
Head of UX/UI
227
Inclusive DesignOps Program Manager
93
IT Specialist
130
Lead content designer, community of practice (Official HR: Sr. Content designer 2)
152
Lead Design Program Manager
168
Lead Design Program Manager
172
Lead Design Program Manager
207
Lead Design Program Manager
72
Lead DesignOps
161
Lead Insight & Design Operations Manager
173
Lead Program Manager
230
Lead User Interface Designer
94
Lead User Research / Design
41
Lead UX Designer
239
Lead UX Designer, Design Systems
240
Leas Product Designer
295
Manager DesignOps & Strategy
146
Manager of Design Operations
159
Manager, Design Centre of Excellence
158
Manager, Design Program Management
215
Manager, Design Program Management
264
Manager, Design Program Manager
118
Manager, User Experience Operations
64
Marketing Ops Lead
229
Partner, Principal Consultant
288
Possibilitarian
24
Principal Design Operations Manager
150
Principal Design Program Manager
170
Principal Design Program Manager
282
Principal Design Program Manager
309
Principal Design Program Manager
272
Principal Designer
107
Principal Product Designer
255
Principal product designer
33
Principal User Experience Designer
296
Principal User Experience Strategist
110
Principal UX program manager
57
Product ans User Experience Manager
89
Product Design Advisor
59
Product Design Manager
269
Product Design Manager
252
Product Design Manager, DesignOps
95
Product design Ops Manager
160
Product Designer
187
Product designer
34
Product DesignOps Manager
280
Product Manager. (Last year I held a principle design manager role, but lost it due to org changes)
307
Product Owner
312
Product owner
140
Product owner of Design system
235
Project Coordinator
63
Project Manager
258
Research Operations
14
Research Operations Lead
212
Research operations lead
124
Research Operations Specialist
125
Research ops
313
ResearchOps Lead
19
Senior Brand Program Manager
20
Senior Client Manager
10
Senior Design Producer
76
Senior Design Program Manager
79
Senior design program manager
114
Senior Design Program Manager
153
Senior Design Program Manager
205
Senior Design Program Manager
137
Senior Designer
55
Senior DesignOps
105
Senior DesignOps Associate
92
Senior DesignOps Lead
28
Senior DesignOps Manager
96
Senior DesignOps Manager
49
Senior DesignOps producer
84
Senior DesignOps Producer
195
Senior Director, Design Operations
201
Senior Director, Design Operations
74
Senior Director, DesignOps
221
Senior Director, UX Strategy & Operations
287
Senior Experience Designer, DesignOps
310
Senior Integrated Marketing Operations Manager
171
Senior Lead UX Designer
234
Senior Manager
111
Senior manager design operations
127
Senior manager design operations
242
Senior Manager DesignOps
268
Senior Manager DesignOps
247
Senior manager UX and Research
104
Senior Manager, Creative Operations
126
Senior Manager, Design Operations
175
Senior Manager, Design Operations
183
Senior Manager, Design Operations
68
Senior Manager, UX Operations
293
Senior Producer, Product Design Operations
216
Senior Product Designer
133
Senior Product Manager
308
Senior product manager, design systems, accessibility, and enablement
200
Senior Program Management, Industry Strategy and Marketing
98
Senior Program Manager, Design Operations
209
Senior Program Manager, Design Operations (Contract)
23
Senior Program Manager, UX Operationa
297
Senior Staff Design Program Manager
228
Senior User Experience Designer, Design Systems
294
Senior User Experience Strategist
136
Senior UX Architect
6
Senior UX Designer
250
Senior UX Designer
225
Senior UX UI Designer
260
Seniour UX REsearcher
163
Service Designer
167
Sr Group Manager, Creative Producer
37
Sr manager design operations
285
Sr Manager, Design Operations
277
Sr mgr ux
219
Sr Product DEsigner
8
Sr. Design Operations Manager
217
Sr. Design Program Manager
44
Sr. DesignOps Manager
257
Sr. DesignOps Manager
193
Sr. Manager Design Ops
248
Sr. Service Designer and UX Researcher
149
Sr. UX Designer - DesignOps
31
Sr. UX Manager
259
Staff Design Operations Manager
2
Staff Design Operations Strategist
147
Staff Design Program Manager
157
Staff Design Program Manager
145
Staff Producer
134
Staff User Experience Producer
65
Team leader for a design team
86
Tech writer
278
User Experience Design Operations
90
User Experience Design Operations Manager
222
User Experience Designer
52
UX Analyst
292
Ux architect
128
UX Design Operations Lead
211
UX Designer
13
UX Education Program Manager
194
UX Manager
144
UX Operations Lead
39
UX Product Manager
139
UX Research
314
UX Researcher & Designer
18
UX Resercher and Designops specialist
214
UX Strategist / DesignOps Leader
254
UX/UI Designer
291
Vice President, Design
166
VP of Creative Services
271
VP, Product Design
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