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This role is responsible for managing the intake process, coordinating project assignments, balancing team capacity and driving workflow excellence to support business goals and objectives.\nWorking closely with Brand, Marketing, Innovation, Sales, Packaging, Engineering, Procurement, Regulatory, Production and external partners, the Design Operations Manager helps streamline creative execution from project initiation through to delivery. This position focuses on operational leadership, cross-functional collaboration, agency management and process improvement to ensure design resources are aligned with business priorities and projects are delivered on time, within scope and in line with brand standards.\nResponsibilities:\nCreative Operations and Workflow Management\nLead the intake, prioritization, scheduling and tracking of all design projects and requests.\nManage project workflows and distribute workload based on team capacity and business priorities, partnering with Design Leadership on project assignments.\nFacilitate prioritization discussions and recommend staffing, outsourcing or resource allocation solutions when demand exceeds available capacity.\nEstablish project timelines, milestones and deliverables, and track milestones, action items and approvals to maintain accountability.\nMonitor project status and proactively identify dependencies, risks and bottlenecks, facilitating solutions to keep projects on 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with suppliers, designers and production partners to resolve technical challenges and ensure design intent is maintained through final production.\nEvaluate supplier performance and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and speed to market.\nSupport agency and vendor onboarding while ensuring alignment with organizational processes and standards.\nProcess Improvement & Governance\nDevelop, implement and maintain standardized design workflows, operating procedures and best practices.\nLead continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, visibility, quality and speed to market, and identify opportunities to enhance design capabilities and team effectiveness.\nImplement and optimize project management tools, dashboards and reporting systems and drive adoption of new tools, technologies and ways of working.\nEnsure compliance with brand standards, design guidelines, regulatory requirements and operational processes.\nProject Delivery & Execution\nOversee delivery of creative assets across multiple brands, channels and formats.\nDrive projects from concept through final implementation by coordinating activities across stakeholders, suppliers and business teams.\nBalance speed, accuracy, quality and operational efficiency while managing multiple simultaneous priorities.\nStrategic Contribution\nContribute to long-term capacity planning, resource forecasting and operational strategy development to support business growth.\nProvide data-driven recommendations to improve prioritization, resource management and workflow performance.\nAdvocate for operational excellence while enabling the design team to deliver high-quality creative solutions that support business goals.\nQualifications:\nRequirements\nEducation: Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing or a related field.\nExperience: 5+ years of experience in design operations, creative services, project management, marketing operations, packaging or a related discipline.\nSpecial Skills: Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.\n\nExperience managing multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced corporate environment.\n\nStrong understanding of creative development, production processes and packaging execution.\n\nExperience partnering with suppliers, design agencies, production partners, engineering, packaging, procurement, regulatory, marketing and legal teams.\n\nProficiency with project and workflow management tools.\n\nStrong organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.\n\nProven ability to influence without direct authority and drive results through collaboration and stakeholder management.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting CPG food organizations.\nExperience with packaging artwork development, print production, commercialization and product launch processes.\nExperience implementing workflow optimization, resource planning and creative operations best practices.\nPosition Specific Requirements:\nApplicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete.\nMust reside in the United States to be considered.\nSponsorship is not available for this position\nAll professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.Relocation Assistance Eligible:\nYesWork Shift:\n1ST SHIFT (United States of America)Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.\nHourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.\nThe successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.\nTyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.\nWe provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.\nIf you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Noticehere .\nUnsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. 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