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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.