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  • The AI mandate and the layoff are one memo

    The "use AI in your workflow" memo and the layoff announcement are increasingly arriving in the same six-to-twelve-month window. DesignOps is structurally exposed to the loop.

    · 3 min read

  • What happens after the junior reqs disappear

    Figma's 2026 hiring data confirms the senior-only design company. The work juniors used to do migrates somewhere, and the budget cycle isn't ready for it.

    · 4 min read

  • The transformation will be staffed eventually

    This year's DesignOps theme is "Adaptive DesignOps." Meanwhile three in five design system teams are understaffed. The story and the room don't match.

    · 4 min read

  • When juniors leave, the library remains

    The 2026 hiring market is hiring senior. The maintenance work juniors used to do isn't going anywhere. It's just changed owners — usually quietly, usually badly.

    · 3 min read