Product Design Manager

Job Description:
As a Product Design Manager at Workhuman, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our product offerings by leading the design strategy and execution across multiple product lines. This position offers the chance to work with a 40+ design team, other design managers and guide a team of talented designers. You will help foster a culture of creativity and excellence while ensuring alignment with business objectives. You will work closely with product management, engineering, and other stakeholders to deliver user-centered designs that resonate with our customers. If you're passionate about leading people and crafting innovative design solutions for millions of users around the world, this role is for you.
What We Can Offer You

• The opportunity to lead and inspire a team of designers, driving the design vision and strategy for key product areas.
• The chance to work alongside other design leaders, product managers, engineers, and other departments to ensure the seamless integration of our design system into our product development process.
• The chance to influence the user experience of millions of users through thoughtful, well-executed design initiatives.
• A workplace that values vision, creativity, innovation, and encourages continuous learning and professional growth.
• Opportunities to advance your career within the organization, with support for learning and development in both leadership and design.

The Skills You Will Bring

• You have a proven track record of leading design teams and managing the design process from concept to delivery.
• You can translate business goals into compelling design strategies that align with product and user needs.
• You possess deep knowledge in user experience and interface design, with the ability to guide your team in creating intuitive and engaging products.
• You excel at working with cross-functional teams, facilitating communication and collaboration between designers, product managers, and engineers.
• You advocate for the user at every stage of the design process, ensuring that their needs are at the forefront of design decisions.
• You can mentor and develop the skills of your design team, helping them grow in their roles and contribute effectively to the product design process.

Achievements

• You have successfully led design initiatives that resulted in significant improvements to product usability and customer satisfaction.
• You have created and implemented design strategies that align with business objectives and drive product success.
• You have provided mentorship and leadership to design teams, helping them grow professionally and deliver high-quality work.
• You have championed best practices in design, ensuring consistency and quality across all product lines.
• You have enhanced team culture and created a thriving environment where people can do their best work.

The Company:
At Workhuman® our mission is to bring more humanity to the workplace. We recognise and embrace individuals' differences and believe that workforce diversity and inclusion are essential to our long-term growth and success. Even if you don't think you "check every single box" above, please still consider applying. We're looking for a human who is collaborative, innovative with a growth mindset
We love what we do because we're shaping the future of work through our people and our technology. Our human cloud-based applications are helping some of the world's leading global brands connect culture to shared purpose. The Workhuman Cloud empowers employees to thank, talk and celebrate each other, creating an environment that sparks gratitude and human connection while increasing employee engagement and productivity.
Did you know we have an award-winning culture across EMEA and North America:

• We were named as #5 Best Workplace in the Great Place to Work Awards in Ireland in 2022 in the large-sized workplace category. We were also recognised as the Best Workplace for Women and the Best Workplace in Technology in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
• In 2021 we were named as #2 Best Workplace in Europe in the medium-sized workplace category.
• We were also recognised as #2 Best Large Places to Work in Boston by Built In for 2023 as well as the Best Place to Work in Boston, U.S. Best Large Places to Work, and U.S. Best Places to Work.
• There are currently over 7.5 million users on the Workhuman® cloud across 180 countries.
• Our core values are Respect, Determination, Innovation, and Imagination.

Workhuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We proudly provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions at Workhuman are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Workhuman believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.