This role leads cross-team programs for Hawkins, Netflix's design system spanning TV, mobile and web. It sits within the XD Platform team, working across client and server engineering and design. The role owns planning, execution and cross-functional alignment for high-impact initiatives shaping consumer-facing UI at scale.
What you'll do
- Drive large, cross-team programs across Hawkins ecosystem end-to-end
- Navigate technical and organizational complexity across design, client and server engineering
- Coordinate platform adoption across multiple client surfaces (TV, mobile, web)
- Bring clarity to ambiguity with lightweight structure and clear communication
- Build alignment and relationships with partners across Design Platform, Engineering, Experience Design and Product Management
- Establish and manage the intake process from XFN partners
- Surface and manage dependencies and risks so issues are addressed early
What we're looking for
- 6-8+ years of technical program leadership driving multi-team programs in large, complex engineering organizations
- Significant experience on platform, framework or client/UI engineering programs
- Able to engage on technical trade-offs without writing code
- Communicate naturally across audiences from ICs to senior leadership in Engineering, Design and Product
- Experience with client/UI engineering, design systems or platform/framework development
- Strong feel for developer and designer experience
- Comfortable getting into technical details and setting direction
- Skilled at driving accountability through clarity and relationships rather than process
- Takes full ownership of outcomes and relentlessly drives execution amid ambiguity
- Experience leveraging GenAI tools to scale impact
Nice to have
- Familiarity with cross-platform delivery (TV, mobile, web) and design-to-code workflows
Good to know
- Job open for no less than 7 days before removal