DesignOps - Brasil

We are Nacar . A solution-first creative partner helping ambitious organizations shape and deliver the right products, services and experiences — with clarity, rigor and creative excellence. Rooted in Palo Alto, Barcelona , and with studios in Bilbao, Guadalajara, Porto Alegre and China, we're a global team of 130+ Nacarians from more than 23 nationalities . This role will be based in our Porto Alegre studio. Twenty years, 70 design awards and 10+ client ecosystems later, we've learned that creativity is only worth something when it turns into real solutions. That's why we work in a way that connects craft with systems — building things that don't just look right, but perform , scale and generate measurable value for our clients. A Nacarian is a creative orchestrator, shaped by Criteria , Adaptability and Ownership . Someone who reads complexity, anticipates what matters, and moves fast with intent. We come from different disciplines — strategy, research, industrial and digital design, brand, service, engineering — but we share the belief that great ideas only matter when they become real. Nacar is entering a new chapter. We're strengthening our capabilities, growing into new markets, and building the organization that will shape what's next. With a hybrid work model and flexible hours , we're powered by a culture of communication , collaboration and ownership — with the ambition of becoming the trusted creative decision partner for the leaders redefining the future of their industries. If you're excited by building — not just joining — this is a great moment to be here. Is this something you feel identified with? We're currently looking for a DesignOps professional to join our Porto Alegre studio and work with one of our top-tier global clients — orchestrating UX and portfolio delivery across multiple active design squads. This is the person who makes design teams run smoothly: planning capacity, allocating the right people to the right challenges, anticipating risks, and creating the operational conditions that let designers do their best work. -What will your day to day be like?- You will: Plan, estimate, assign and review design tasks across multiple active squads — ensuring the right level of effort , ownership and quality on each initiative. Formulate portfolio staffing plans — matching designers to squads based on skills, seniority, workload and project needs. Develop risk and mitigation plans for design delivery — anticipating bottlenecks, dependencies and capacity gaps before they impact timelines. Build and maintain stakeholder engagement frameworks — clarifying who needs to be involved, when and how, to keep design work aligned with product and business priorities. Participate in and help facilitate global design quality assurance critique rituals — ensuring consistency and craft across squads. Track team capacity , utilisation and delivery health — surfacing insights that support better resourcing…