Product Design Manager
We're Topaz Labs, an AI tech company that builds one-click image and video quality software with deep learning. Over 1M photographers and designers trust us with their work, including teams at Apple, Netflix, NASA, and more. We've processed over 1 billion images, achieved 1000% revenue growth in the last 4 years, and we're just getting started.
About us
Rocketship growth and opportunity for impact ($3M → $35M revenue in four years). We have over 1 million customers (including companies like Apple, NASA, Netflix) who used us to enhance over 1 billion photos. Our tech has been covered by Fast Company, The Verge, Engadget, Mashable, BBC, and more, and our world-class team executes quickly, obsesses about the customer experience, and promotes from within. We're a profitable company with infinite runway.
About the role
Our mission is to make amazing image quality easy, and the champions of the easy in our products are our Product Designers. As our Product Design Manager, you’ll lead a team whose goal is to perfect the art of making our software as simple to use as possible. Although you’ll report to the CEO, you’ll work most closely with a world-class team of designers, engineers and researchers to directly craft and drive better experiences for our customers. Your main contribution in the day-to-day will be leading a team who delivers a high volume of mocks and high-fidelity designs, but also lead on product design strategy and fully own the user experience in our applications. You’ll also research usage patterns, talk to customers, do interviews, map user flows, test designs, and more.
About you
5+ years of experience as a product or UX designer, working with a software engineering teamExperience leading teams and complete design projects for software productsYou have previously shipped a successful and well-designed desktop software, SaaS, mobile app, or gameYou have an excellent visual sense, a firm grasp of UI design principles, and prolific design outputYou have a craftsmanship mentality and take personal pride in your workYou understand how to uncover design insights from customer data and interviewsPreferred: Photography skill + interest, programming experienceProven ability to learn and be effective in new technologiesYou enjoy independence and a high level of responsibilityYou exhibit an unusually strong work ethic
Preferred
Experience developing native applications for Windows / MacOSKnowledge of image or video encoding/decoding and file formatsSome history workings with applications heavily involving images/photographs
Do you meet most but not 100% of the above? We’d still like to hear from you–we are passionate about developing a diverse team and culture, so please apply if you’re interested!
This is a unique role for someone interested in making a deep impact at a high-growth tech software company. We offer strong base salary, plus significant ownership that scales with the company's growth. We also offer 100% covered medical/dental/vision for employees, 15 days annual PTO plus holidays, and 401k matching. This is a full-time onsite role in Dallas, TX, and we will ask you to relocate if you're not in the area.