# Staff Design Program Manager

**Company:** [Lyft](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lyft)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $143k – $179k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Design Program Management, Program Management, Figma, Jira, GitHub, Artificial Intelligence, Roadmapping, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Workflow Design, Project Planning
**Posted:** 2026-08-26

> Leads end-to-end design programs for Lyft’s Global Growth organization, partnering across design, product, engineering, marketing, and legal. Requires 7+ years in design program management or a related design role, strong cross-functional execution, and fluency with AI tools.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own roadmaps and end-to-end execution for projects.
- Drive program management for the Global Growth design team.
- Shape and document workflows and processes to improve team speed and effectiveness.
- Partner with design, engineering, marketing, legal, and product to scope work, set timelines, and manage delivery.
- Build and maintain visibility into project health, team utilization, and priorities for design leadership.
- Lead planning and prioritization across cross-functional teams while balancing competing inputs.
- Facilitate design reviews, retrospectives, and planning sessions.
- Apply AI fluency to program management, using Figma, Jira, and AI assistants to accelerate workflows and help the team adopt new tools.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in design program management, product design, or a relevant design industry role.
- Experience driving complex, cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
- Ability to work effectively with ambiguity and independently develop execution plans.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Hands-on familiarity with AI tools and interest in their impact on design-team workflows.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational rigor.
- Resilience in dynamic environments with shifting priorities.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Figma, Jira, and GitHub.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range in the San Francisco area: $143,000–$178,750, excluding potential equity, bonus, and benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family-building, child-care, and pet benefits.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Monthly Lyft credits and Lyft Pink membership.

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