# Staff Design Program Manager, Buyer Experience at Etsy

- Company: Etsy
- What the company does: Backed by Accel and USV.
- Company website: http://www.etsy.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://etsy.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Etsy_Careers/job/Brooklyn-New-York/Senior-Staff-Design-Program-Manger--Buyer-Experience_JR5680-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/etsy-senior-staff-design-program-manager-buyer-experience/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Staff Design Program Manager to lead the operations powering Etsy’s Buyer Experience. This is a senior individual contributor role with org-wide scope: you will own the most complex, high-stakes programs across the end-to-end buyer side of the marketplace, shape how the team plans and operates, and serve as a strategic thought partner to Design leadership across multiple groups within the organization. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years in program management, design operations, or a related field, with a significant portion leading operations for a large design or product organization
- A track record of independently identifying and building new operational programs - not just running established ones - in environments where the problem space was genuinely novel
- Experience operating at a multi-team or org-wide scope, with demonstrated ability to influence VP and senior director-level stakeholders without formal authority
- Deep familiarity with consumer product development, ideally including experience with multi-platform experiences (web and native app) or two-sided marketplace products
- Strong command of how design teams plan and ship work, including how design intersects with product management, engineering, and research across the product development lifecycle
- Experience building and scaling operational systems - planning rhythms, intake and prioritization frameworks, capacity models - for large (20+ person) design organizations


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/etsy-senior-staff-design-program-manager-buyer-experience/