Standardizing Design Hiring Across a Growing Organization
Create a consistent, scalable hiring experience across a growing design organization.
- Role
- Design Program Manager
- Team
- Viewing Design + Talent Acquisition + Product Ops
- When
- 2026
The challenge
As teams scaled, hiring practices varied significantly between leaders, creating inconsistencies in candidate evaluation, interview experiences, and decision-making.
The solution
- Conducted workflow audits across hiring managers and directors to identify patterns, gaps, and opportunities for standardization.
- Created a scalable hiring framework including structured interview processes, portfolio review guidance, candidate evaluation rubrics, decision-making templates, and documentation standards.
Impact
- Created a foundation for more consistent hiring practices while improving scalability, transparency, and candidate experience.