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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

  • Your design manager JD is two jobs in a trench coat

    Most design manager job postings list player-coach plus team-builder plus vision-setter plus process-architect at a ratio that only works at 60-80 hour weeks. At 40 hours, one of those gets phoned in, and the operational stewardship usually goes first.

    · 4 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