# How to Make a Big Impact with a Small Team: Design Ops at Slack

DevFeed: [How to Make a Big Impact with a Small Team: Design Ops at Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-make-a-big-impact-with-a-small-team-design-ops-at-slack-9137.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://slack.design/articles/how-to-make-a-big-impact-with-a-small-team-design-ops-at-slack/>)

Author: andyacevedo

Published: 2025-09-05T15:54:34Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Slack Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/slack-design.md>)

Topics: [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>), [Canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/canvas.md>)

Tags: [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [canvas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/canvas.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [how-we-work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-we-work.md>), [slack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/slack.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>)

## AI overview

Slack describes how its small Design Operations team prioritizes work, aligns with company and design leadership goals, and scales programs to create broader impact across business, people, and product.

## Source excerpt

Design Operations is all about helping designers do the best work of their lives. Our job is to clear the path so designers can focus on what they do best: design. At many tech companies, you'll find a more traditional embedded model--one Design Program Manager (DPM) per major product area. But in a lean team [...] The post How to Make a Big Impact with a Small Team: Design Ops at Slack appeared first on Slack Design.