Senior Manager - Product Design

📋 Description

• Lead, Grow, and Inspire a High-Performing Team

• Mentor and coach designers to enhance their skills

• Provide strategic clarity and optimize project prioritization

• Establish and communicate a clear design vision and strategy

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to cross-functional leadership

• Champion User-Centered Design and Innovation

• Strengthen partnerships with engineering, product, and data science teams

• Foster a Culture of Continuous Improvement by encouraging feedback and professional growth

• Open-minded, empathetic leader who values candor, trust, feedback, and collaboration

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in design, with at least 5 years in management roles

• Proven ability to inspire and lead design teams toward ambitious goals

• Experience mentoring and developing senior and staff designers

• Experience managing hybrid, remote, and diverse teams

• Ability to articulate a clear product and design vision

• Demonstrated ability to serve as a strategic thought partner to engineering and product leadership

• Experience elevating design's influence in technically-focused organizations

• Track record of balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic initiatives

• Deep understanding of design thinking, systems thinking, and user-centered methodologies

• Experience building and scaling design systems and component libraries

• Commitment to design excellence

• Strong technical understanding of platform engineering concepts

• Ability to engage in technical discussions and influence architectural decisions

• Passion for platforms, developer productivity, and developer experience

• Familiarity with design practices at the intersection of User Experience and AI

• Strong ability to build relationships and drive alignment with cross-functional partners

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Proven track record of driving alignment and adoption of successful cross-organizational initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Health Plans

• Mental Health support

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match

• Stock Option Program

• Disability Programs

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Family-forming benefits

• Life and Serious Injury Benefits

• Paid leave of absence programs

• 35 days annually for paid time off for hourly employees

• Flexible time off for salaried employees