Senior Design Manager, Tax Filing

Every year millions of people are either filing their taxes in fear or giving up on their tax refund altogether. We're working on fixing that. Our intuitive app enables anyone, regardless of education or background, to file their taxes with newfound confidence.

Spread across Germany, Spain and the UK, the team at Taxfix Group with its brands Taxfix, Steuerbot and TaxScouts, is a compassionate group of solution-finders. We speak our minds openly, and with over 400 professionals, including tax experts, developers, and IT security experts, we're rich in ideas and voices. The group has facilitated more than 3.5 billion euros in tax refunds for its customers since its founding in 2016.

As the Senior Design Manager for Tax Filing, you will lead the design of the core Taxfix experience: our tax filing solution. While we’ve simplified tax filing for millions with our intuitive self-filing product, we are now evolving it to a new level, including an assisted service that democratizes access to professional tax advisors.

You will manage a team of senior Product Designers, UX Researcher, and a Content Designer, ensuring they have the resources to succeed. Working closely with your senior designers, you will empower your team to deliver high-quality design solutions efficiently, while aligning projects with the overarching product vision.

You will collaborate with Product leadership and the VP of Product Design to ensure your team is in sync with the company's strategic goals, driving forward our vision to simplify tax filing and provide expert tax advice to all.

•  Lead, mentor, and grow a team of designers across various disciplines. Provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and ensure continuous development of team members.

• Foster strong relationships within the design team and across departments, ensuring effective communication and alignment with product and engineering teams. Collaborate closely with Product Leadership, helping set goals for your area in line with company goals, then aligning your team behind them

• Oversee key projects and programs, ensuring that the team’s work directly contributes to the success of product and company goals. Effectively manage timelines, resources, and team priorities.

• Ensure that your design team’s output meets the highest standards of quality. Work with senior designers to ensure innovation, consistency, usability, and visual appeal.

• Leverage AI within your team to deliver results effectively & at high quality.

• Continuously optimize processes and workflows within your team, identifying areas for increased efficiency and smoother cross-team collaboration, while respecting existing frameworks.

• Take initiative to address challenges, troubleshoot issues, and drive results without waiting for direction. Display a can-do, entrepreneurial mindset that thrives in a fast-paced environment. 

•  5+ years of professional experience in a leadership role managing and scaling product design teams in high growth companies, 8+ years in product design.

• Proven track record of leadership in design initiatives, including innovative product launches and large-scale programs.

• Ability to manage, motivate, and develop a high-performing team, fostering an environment of trust, accountability, and collaboration.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and respect the perspectives and needs of both your team members and stakeholders across different functions.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and can-do approach that thrives in an evolving startup environment, embraces change and problem-solving.

• Understanding of AI and how to apply it to ways of working in order to work better & higher quality.

• A degree in design or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• You are a diversity champion

• A chance to do meaningful, people-centric work with an international team of passionate professionals.

• Holistic well-being with free mental health coaching sessions and yoga.

• A monthly allowance to spend on an extensive range of services that you can use and roll over as flexibly as you like.

• Employee stock options for all employees—because everyone deserves to benefit from the success they help to create.

• 30 annual vacation days and flexible working hours.

• Work from abroad for up to six weeks every year. Just align with your team, and then enjoy your trip.

• Plenty of opportunities to socialise as a team. In addition to internal tech meetups, our international team hosts regular get-togethers—virtually and in person when possible.

• Free tax declaration filing, of course, through the Taxfix app—and internal support for all personal tax-related questions.

• Have a four-legged friend in your life? We’re happy to have dogs join us in the office.

Excited? So are we. Learn more about Team Taxfix on our blog and get a glimpse of our culture.

At Taxfix, we believe that incredible things happen when you have a wealth of perspectives and experiences. We're proudly committed to equal employment and development opportunities no matter your gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, colour, disability, or place of origin. To help mitigate any potential unconscious biases, we ask that you refrain from including your picture, age, or marital status on your CV. Let your experiences speak for themselves.

Not sure if you meet all the requirements for this role? Please apply anyway. You might bring something special to the team that we hadn't considered previously.