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Senior Design Operations Manager

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today's needs and tomorrow's next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

Sandisk is looking for an Senior Design Operations Manager to help drive operational excellence across the Consumer Design organization, including the Packaging Design, Industrial Design, and Visual Identity teams. This role will work closely with the Director of Design, leadership team, and functional teams to coordinate design meetings, track action items, identify process improvements, and support budget & resource planning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate design reviews and other meetings, including scheduling and meeting notes.
• Publish feedback, decisions, and action items from meetings and track action items as needed.
• Track all design decisions for both Packaging and Industrial Design. Communicate updates to functional teams as needed.
• Engage with Legal on trademark assessments for both Packaging and Industrial Design.
• Collaborate with Assets team to ensure handoffs of CMF, models, and other deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to improve process and workflow across design teams.
• Support tracking and planning for Consumer Design organization budgets.
• Collaborate with team leads to address resource needs, including contractors.
• Support onboarding of new vendors as well as initiation and tracking of purchase orders.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 6-8+ years of experience in design operations, program management, or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of design process, including deliverables and workflows.

SKILLS:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
• Proven problem-solving abilities in cross-functional, matrix environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency managing multiple concurrent projects using tools such as Jira or Smartsheet.
• Solid understanding of budget tracking and vendor/supplier expense management.
• Track record of identifying, implementing, and scaling process improvements across teams.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 08/28/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.