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Program Manager, Design Tools & Enablement

Apple· PD&M Operations
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Cupertino, CA$144.6k - $263.8kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Program Manager to lead the implementation, enablement, governance, and ongoing management of enterprise tools that support the creative and product organizations within Product, Design & Marketing Operations. Focus initially on Figma, with a scalable, cross-tool skill set applicable to the portfolio managed by PD&M Operations.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with designers, producers, and business leaders to understand workflows, pain points, and business requirements, translating them into scalable tool strategies and solutions.
  • Lead cross-functional programs from discovery and requirements through implementation, adoption, and ongoing optimization, establishing goals, milestones, dependencies, risks, and measures of success.
  • Lead the configuration, deployment, and ongoing management of Figma, including workspace architecture, libraries, permissions, access, and governance.
  • Develop and execute adoption, change-management, communication, and training strategies that enable teams to effectively use new tools, features, and workflows.
  • Establish and maintain governance, standards, documentation, and operating processes, while monitoring usage and identifying opportunities to improve the platform and user experience.
  • Partner with Technology and other internal teams to manage integrations, security, technical dependencies, and scalable platform practices.
  • Monitor the Figma product roadmap and partner with Figma and internal Technology teams to evaluate new capabilities, integrations, and opportunities for the organization.
  • Serve as a trusted source of knowledge for Figma capabilities, best practices, workflows, and troubleshooting.
  • Communicate program status, key decisions, risks, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders and leadership, and proactively identify and address challenges.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in program management, operations, tool implementation, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs from requirements through implementation and adoption.
  • Deep expertise in Figma, including enterprise administration, configuration, permissions, libraries, governance, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience implementing and managing tools or platforms across multiple teams or organizations.
  • Experience driving adoption of new tools, practices, processes, or ways of working.
  • Strong understanding of design and product lifecycles, from requirements and planning through delivery and release.
  • Strong relationship-building, stakeholder-management, and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve problems independently, and proactively identify and address challenges.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.

Skills

Required:Program managementFigma expertiseTool implementation & adoptionStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance (potential)
  • Apple employee stock programs participation (RSU opportunities)
  • Stock Purchase Plan eligibility
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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