Senior Staff Design Program Manager at BILL

Compensation

$185,100 – $230,900/yr

Setup: Remote
Type: Full-time
Level: Principal
Posted: Jun 1, 2026

Description

BILL is seeking a Senior Staff Design Program Manager to architect and operate the Design Team Operating System. This role focuses on continuous evolution of design workflow, increasing design quality through systematic improvements, and building robust design infrastructure. The ideal candidate will lead cultural changes, foster stakeholder alignment, and leverage macro-level thinking on company strategy and AI impacts.

Required Skills

design program management
design operations
product/program management
scaling operating models
portfolio planning
QA/quality programs
systems/governance
metrics
cross-functional programs
matrixed environment
ambiguous problem spaces
modern product development lifecycles in SaaS
discovery through launch and iteration
communication
facilitation
documentation

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications: Extensive experience in design program management, design operations, or product/program management within a digital product organization, ideally at scale.
Proven track record designing and scaling operating models for design or product teams, including portfolio planning, QA/quality programs, systems/DS governance, and metrics.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-function programs in a matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority and bringing structure to ambiguous problem spaces.
Deep familiarity with modern product development lifecycles in SaaS (discovery through launch and iteration), and how Design, Product, Engineering, Research, and Content best collaborate.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and documentation skills, with comfort using tools like Asana/Jira, Figma, and collaboration platforms to keep work visible and teams aligned.