Newell Brands

Director, Design Operations

Newell Brands

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Atlanta • United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Lead and scale the Design Operations function, managing senior managers accountable for Project intake, management, delivery and resource forecasting.
  • Partner with executive leaders across Design, Marketing, and eCommerce to define operational frameworks and establish enterprise KPIs for efficiency, quality, and scalability.
  • Translate strategic vision into operational objectives, ensuring design execution aligns with business and financial goals.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor on operational transformation, integrating AI tools, machine learning models, and intelligent automation into core creative workflows.
  • Champion operational excellence by developing and delivering training on workflow best practices to optimize collaboration across design and partner teams.
  • Define and evolve enterprise-wide operations models to support integrated creative delivery across functions and markets.
  • Lead modernization of production systems through AI-driven workflow optimization, automated resource allocation, and performance tracking.
  • Establish governance for enterprise tools (Workfront, DAM, PIM, CMS, and emerging AI systems), ensuring interoperability and data integrity.
  • Utilize predictive analytics to forecast creative capacity, identify bottlenecks, and guide investment decisions.
  • Partner with Ai Developers, I.T. and Adobe to evaluate and implement AI solutions that enhance project/data inputs, asset tagging, and quality assurance.
  • Oversee global prioritization and resourcing of creative projects through data- and AI-informed decisioning frameworks.
  • Drive workflow automation to reduce manual effort, accelerate delivery timelines, and increase creative throughput.
  • Implement KPI dashboards and reporting mechanisms powered by AI analytics for visibility into productivity, cost, and speed.
  • Partner with Finance and Procurement to align production budgets, vendor performance, and automation ROI with business objectives.
  • Ensure robust compliance and brand governance through metadata, tagging, and AI-assisted quality checks.
  • Champion scalable systems for global-to-local content adaptation, ensuring consistent execution supported by intelligent content tagging and localization automation.
  • Leverage AI-enabled asset management to streamline distribution and ensure faster time-to-market.
  • Partner with regional and cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, and content personalization.
  • Partner with the digital marketing & Omni Enablement team to direct the global deployment of creative assets across digital, retail, and eCommerce ecosystems.
  • Drive transparency in agency and production spend to measure and communicate ROI against creative output and asset utilization.
  • Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Brand teams to consolidate cost visibility across vendors, categories, and platforms.
  • Partner with Procurement on Developing reporting frameworks and dashboards—leveraging AI and analytics—to track spend efficiency, vendor performance, and asset-level return.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; Business, Design or Operations-related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in creative operations, production, or marketing operations leadership within a complex global organization.
  • 5+ years leading large, multidisciplinary teams and developing high-performing managers.
  • Deep expertise in operational systems (Workfront, DAM, PIM, CMS, Jira) and proven experience implementing AI and automation within creative or marketing ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated success using AI tools for workflow orchestration, resource forecasting, content tagging, and performance analytics.
  • Exceptional communication, presentation, and organizational design skills.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across executive, creative, and technical functions.
  • Strategic mindset with a bias for innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.
  • Ability to travel as needed.
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
operational frameworksresource forecastingworkflow optimizationpredictive analyticsAI toolsmachine learning modelsworkflow automationperformance trackingcontent taggingKPI dashboards
Soft Skills
communication skillspresentation skillsorganizational designinfluencecollaborationstrategic mindsetinnovationagilitycontinuous improvementleadership