Leah Kapernick
Senior Design Operations Program Manager
About Leah
Design operations and program management leader with 15+ years of experience driving execution, governance, and cross-functional alignment across enterprise design, product, marketing, and technology organizations. Proven ability to operationalize strategy, manage complex programs, and support senior design leaders through clear planning, tooling, and reporting.
Extensive background partnering with design, engineering, legal, finance, and executive stakeholders in highly regulated and fast-moving environments including government, fintech, telecommunications, and media. Known for building scalable operational systems, improving delivery predictability, and enabling creative teams to do their best work through clarity, structure, and trust.
In my free time, I enjoy practicing and teaching Pilates and participating in Mountain Rescue as a National Ski Patroller.
Senior Technical Product Manager at Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International
November 30, 2018, Sameer was senior to Leah but didn’t manage directly
AI-enabled Employee Lifecycle Program Management
November 30, 2018, Leah worked with Andrew in the same group
UX Writer at HBO Digital Products/Warner Media DTC
December 7, 2018, Dorothy worked with Leah in different groups
Production Design Lead at Amazon
December 12, 2016, Kyle worked with Leah in different groups
2017
”Energy To Do More Stuff”
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