Design Operations Specialist - Contractor Conversion

Overview: The Design Operations Specialist role is responsible for managing and maintaining the design system library, including components, patterns, visual assets, and documentation. They will ensure everything is organized, accessible, and up-to-date for designers and developers to easily access and utilize across different projects; essentially acting as the "curator" of the design system's knowledge base. They will also aid with operationalizing the design system, identifying inefficiencies, and improving processes.

Responsibilities:

• Organizing and categorizing assets: Structuring the design system library in a logical way, including clear naming conventions and proper tagging to facilitate easy searching and retrieval. 
• Updating and maintaining documentation: Writing comprehensive documentation for each design system component, including usage guidelines, accessibility considerations, and code examples. 
• Quality control: Regularly reviewing the design system library to identify inconsistencies, outdated components, and potential issues, ensuring the system remains accurate and aligned with brand guidelines. 
• Content creation: Developing tutorials, style guides, and other educational materials to help users understand how to effectively utilize the design system. 
• Collaboration with designers and developers: Working closely with design and development teams to gather feedback on the design system, identify new component needs, and incorporate updates into the library. Building and Documenting the design decisions while also maintaining and informing the team of design discrepancies.  Support design operations objectives and goals.
• Version control: Managing different versions of the design system library, ensuring that updates are properly documented and communicated to relevant teams. 
• Improve processes: Finding and addressing inefficiencies to make processes and workflows run more smoothly.
• Operationalize the design system: Aid with the operationalization of the design system across the cross-functional team.

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills: Ability to structure complex information in a clear and accessible way. 
• Attention to detail: Maintaining consistency and accuracy across the design system library. 
• Technical writing skills: Writing clear and concise documentation for designers and developers. 
• Design understanding: Familiarity with design principles, UI patterns, and accessibility guidelines. 
• Collaboration skills: Working effectively with cross-functional teams to gather feedback and implement changes. 

Anticipated salary range: $79,700 - $119,490

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 5/13/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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