Lead design workflow audits and modernize processes, tooling, and AI-assisted practices. Build playbooks, templates, and standards, manage tool selection and rollouts, track capacity and metrics, and contribute hands-on to product SKU design while driving cross-functional handoffs and change adoption.
About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
AI at SharkNinja
At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.
We're looking for a Design Operations Specialist to join the UX team as the person who makes the team run better, not just look better. This role sits at the intersection of design process, tooling, and AI adoption - someone who looks at how the design team works today, identifies friction and inefficiency, and modernizes the way work gets done. This is not a traditional design ops administrator role: we need someone with real design experience who understands the craft well enough to improve it, and who's genuinely excited about applying AI tools to speed up and elevate design work. This person will also work hands-on to help build product SKUs, staying close enough to the work to know where the process actually breaks.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As the design team scales and the pace of product development accelerates, this role is critical to making sure our processes, tools, and use of AI keep up. You'll have direct influence over how the entire design team works day-to-day, and the freedom to modernize things from the ground up.
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$85,800-$147,100 USD
Our Culture
At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company-you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won't just launch products-we'll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
Learn more about us:
Life At SharkNinja
Outrageously Extraordinary
SharkNinja Candidate Privacy Notice
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at [email protected]
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people's lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
AI at SharkNinja
At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.
We're looking for a Design Operations Specialist to join the UX team as the person who makes the team run better, not just look better. This role sits at the intersection of design process, tooling, and AI adoption - someone who looks at how the design team works today, identifies friction and inefficiency, and modernizes the way work gets done. This is not a traditional design ops administrator role: we need someone with real design experience who understands the craft well enough to improve it, and who's genuinely excited about applying AI tools to speed up and elevate design work. This person will also work hands-on to help build product SKUs, staying close enough to the work to know where the process actually breaks.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Audit and map current UX/design workflows end-to-end - intake, ideation, review, handoff, production - to find bottlenecks, redundant steps, and inconsistent practices.
- Design and implement modernized processes, systems, and standards that help the design team move faster without sacrificing quality.
- Act as the team's go-to person for AI tools in design: evaluate, pilot, and roll out AI-assisted workflows (e.g., generative design, image/asset production, documentation, QA) across the team.
- Build internal playbooks, templates, and design system / file-management standards that scale across projects and SKUs.
- Partner with design, product, engineering, and marketing to streamline cross-functional handoffs and reduce rework.
- Help manage the design team's tool stack - evaluate new software and AI platforms, support licenses/rollouts, and train the team on adoption.
- Contribute hands-on design work to help build and finalize product SKUs, applying real design judgment rather than operating purely as a process observer.
- Track team capacity, project timelines, and delivery metrics; report on process health and improvement impact to leadership.
- Champion change management - introducing new tools/processes in a way the team actually adopts, not just tolerates.
- 2-3+ years of experience in a design role (UX/UI, product, industrial, or graphic design) with real hands-on design chops - not process experience alone.
- Prior experience in design operations, program management, or a similar hybrid role is a strong plus.
- Genuine fluency with AI tools relevant to design and productivity (e.g., generative image/design tools, AI copilots, workflow automation) and a track record of applying them practically.
- A demonstrated ability to look at a messy or inefficient process and redesign it - you get energized by systems, not just deliverables.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills; comfortable influencing without direct authority.
- Experience working on physical product development / SKU creation is a plus (packaging, product design, or similar CPG/consumer hardware background).
- Familiarity with design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite) and project/workflow tools (Asana, Jira, Notion, or similar).
- A builder's mindset: equally comfortable writing a new process doc, testing a new AI tool, and jumping into a live design deliverable.
As the design team scales and the pace of product development accelerates, this role is critical to making sure our processes, tools, and use of AI keep up. You'll have direct influence over how the entire design team works day-to-day, and the freedom to modernize things from the ground up.
Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.
Pay Range
$85,800-$147,100 USD
Our Culture
At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar-we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.
What We Offer
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company-you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won't just launch products-we'll disrupt entire markets.
At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja's innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
Learn more about us:
Life At SharkNinja
Outrageously Extraordinary
SharkNinja Candidate Privacy Notice
- For candidates based in all regions, please refer to this Candidate Privacy Notice.
- For candidates based in China, please refer to this Candidate Privacy Notice.
- For candidates based in Vietnam, please refer to this Candidate Privacy Notice.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at [email protected]
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