Elastic · 13 hours ago
Senior Design Manager - Observability
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
CA$154K/yr - CA$244K/yr
5+ years expElastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time using all their data at scale. They are seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead and mentor a team focused on advancing Observability initiatives, shaping product design roadmaps, and ensuring a cohesive user experience across their portfolio.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingOpen SourceSaaSSearch EngineSoftware
Responsibilities
Support, influence, and lead the creation and management of the product design roadmap in line with the broader Observability design strategy
Mentor and support designers, helping them to develop their skills and careers
Work with other design managers to prioritize projects and align design approaches, taking a holistic view of the user experience and ensuring that it is consistent across all products and platforms
Manage the team's work balance to ensure optimal productivity and creativity, while also paying close attention to the details of the design process and the user experience
Help execute projects on time by ensuring that the team is meeting milestones and deadlines
Unblock projects by providing clear tactical directions that are inline with the design strategy
Dive into details while staying strategic, balancing the need for excellence in execution with the need to be responsive to business needs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design is integrated into product development
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in product design management
Strong leadership and communication skills
Experience with managing product design roadmaps and delivering products on time without sacrificing quality
Ability to mentor and support designers to help them develop their skills and careers
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity
Experience with cross-functional collaboration and ability to work with stakeholders from multiple departments
Excellent understanding of design principles, trends, and best practices
Ability to balance attention to detail with the ability to stay focused on the big picture
Preferred
Understanding and experience in designing UIs that handle extensive data
Strong background in SaaS platform design and usability
Proficiency in creating and improving complex workflow designs
Experience in the Observability space, such as monitoring, logging, tracing, or alerting, is highly valuable, given the complexity and technical depth of the domain
Benefits
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
Company
Elastic
Elastic builds software to make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$162MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesIndex VenturesBenchmark
2018-10-04IPO
2018-05-03Secondary Market
2016-07-01Series D· $58M
Leadership Team
Ashutosh Kulkarni
CEO
Shay Banon
Chief Technology Officer
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