Design Operation Specialist II

2 Months ago • 3-4 Years • Operations

Job Summary

Job Description

The Design Operations Specialist II will support the design team's daily operations by improving teamwork through process updates, maintaining workflows, and managing team tools, ensuring information clarity. Key responsibilities include configuring and managing JIRA, designing and maintaining dashboards, defining and reporting KPIs, troubleshooting issues, acting as a liaison between teams, and establishing scalable design processes. The role requires 3-4 years of experience in a related role, JIRA administration experience, strong analytical skills, and a deep understanding of Agile and Product Development Life Cycles.
Must have:
  • 3-4 years experience in Design Operations or related role
  • Proven experience with JIRA administration and customisation
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience in reporting
  • Deep understanding of Agile and PDLC
  • Exceptional organisational and communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with creative, UX, or design teams
  • Familiarity with tools like Confluence, Figma, Miro, and Slack
  • Atlassian Certification (JIRA Administrator or similar)
  • Experience with capacity planning tools
  • Background in change management
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous stock options
  • Medical insurance coverage
  • Work with some of the brightest minds

Job Details

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Description:

We're looking for a Design Operations Specialist II to support our design team's day-to-day operations. In this role, you’ll help improve how we work together by assisting with process updates, maintaining simple workflows, helping with team tools, and making sure key information is clear and easy to find. You’ll play a key part in reporting and keeping things running smoothly and supporting the team in staying organised and aligned.

Key Responsibilities:

Tooling & Workflow Configuration
  • Configure and manage JIRA projects, workflows, fields, screens, permission schemes, and automation rules.
  • Collaborate with IT/DevOps to customise JIRA setup for design-specific needs (e.g., intake forms, review stages).
Reporting & KPI Management
  • Design and maintain JIRA dashboards for leadership and team-level reporting.
  • Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to design delivery, throughput, quality, and engagement.
  • Produce regular reporting on project health, team capacity, and operational metrics for executive stakeholders.
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
  • Diagnose and resolve issues related to JIRA's functionality, performance, or configuration.
Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Act as liaison between Design, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
  • Drive alignment on timelines, dependencies, and shared goals.
  • Support onboarding, training, and enablement of new team members with JIRA best practices.
Program Management & Ops Enablement
  • Proactively identify risks, unblock teams, and manage dependencies to maintain delivery cadence and uphold quality across all design initiatives.
  • Establish and maintain scalable design processes, workflows, and best practices to ensure teams can focus on delivering high-quality design work with clarity and speed.

Qualification:

  • 3-4 years of experience in a Design and Learning Operations or a related operations role.
  • Proven experience with JIRA administration and customisation for large teams.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience in reporting and dashboard creation (JIRA, Confluence, Airtable).
  • Deep understanding of Agile and Product Development Life Cycles (PDLC).
  • Exceptional organisational and communication skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
  • Experience working with creative, UX, or design teams is highly preferred.
  • Familiarity with tools like Confluence, Figma, Miro, and Slack.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Atlassian Certification (JIRA Administrator or similar)
  • Experience with capacity planning tools or resource management frameworks
  • Background in change management or team enablement

Perks and Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous stock options
  • Medical insurance coverage
  • Work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

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