Design Manager

Role Description: 

We are seeking an experienced Product Design Manager to lead our team of talented designers. As a Design Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping and guiding the design standards across our company. This role requires a blend of design expertise, leadership, and a deep understanding of user-centered design principles.

Your focus will be on leading and developing the design team to enable them in delivering high-quality, user-centric designs that meet our business objectives. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams—Product, Engineering, Growth, and Delivery—to ensure that design efforts are fully aligned with our company roadmap and effectively address customer needs.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of designers across different projects, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality design outcomes
• Conduct regular one on ones with direct reports, provide constructive feedback, enable their growth as professionals and complete performance reviews
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive design culture that values creativity, innovation, and continuous learning
• Develop and implement strategies for recruiting, retaining, and developing design talent
• Own the end-to-end hiring process for new designers, including defining roles, screening candidates, conducting interviews, and making hiring decisions
• Establish and maintain processes for tracking designer workloads, project allocations, and capacity planning
• Collaborate with HR to develop competitive compensation packages and career progression frameworks for the design team

• Oversee the maintenance of design systems, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency across projects and departments
• Collaborate with product managers, engineering leaders, and other stakeholders to define project scopes, timelines, and resources

• Represent the design team in cross-functional meetings and decision-making processes related to resourcing and team management
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure design alignment with company goals and customer needs.
• Manage the design team's budget, including tools, software licenses, and professional development resources
• Continuously evaluate and refine design and management processes to improve efficiency and output quality
• Organize and facilitate design critiques, workshops, and other collaborative sessions to foster creativity and problem-solving
• Strong background in UX design principles, with deep experience in creating and delivering digital products.
• Proficiency in UX research methodologies and data analysis techniques to inform design decisions.

Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10-25%

The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. 

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• 6+ years of industry experience in product design and or UX/UI Design
• 2+ years of experience managing design teams, with experience in a remote, distributed environment
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, with a track record of inspiring and empowering teams
• Strong ability to plan and facilitate design and discovery workshops that drive alignment and decisions
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Experience in working closely with engineering teams to ensure designs are feasible and aligned with technical constraints
• Experience with our Prefered Design toolset: Figma, Maze, Github, Userbit, Mirro, Flowbite, Tailwind CSS, Ai design tools

Amazing To Haves

• Background in security audited industries like Defense, Finance and Healthcare
• Contributions to design communities or published design work
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and an understanding of what’s possible in terms of design implementation
• Experience working on products that involve secure software delivery or DevSecOps principles