Dominique Ward
Head of Design Ops, Atlassian
Dominique Ward is Head of Design Ops at Atlassian where she leads their design operations team, Design Hub. Design Hub is a multi-disciplinary design ops team of operators, strategists, and designers, that designs programs, practices, and systems that drive design operational excellence, enable design craft excellence, and improve experience quality.
Dominique has spent nearly 15 years in operations and strategy across design, advertising, and tech industries, utilizing systems thinking, service design, and business strategy to develop solutions for how global design organizations work and scale. In addition to being a systems nerd, Dominique is a Zen practitioner, a performing arts enthusiast, and, most importantly, a Barbra Streisand devotee.
Rosenverse talks by Dominique:

" Streamlining and integrating our tools is vital to reduce fatigue and maximize team effectiveness. "
The Future of DesignOps
January 8, 2024

" In two years, some design ops team members shouldn’t have a job because the muscle memory and structure is baked in. "
The Most Exciting Time for DesignOps is Now
September 8, 2022