Salesloft · 6 days ago

Manager, Product Design

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$151K/yr - $197K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Foster a user-centered/design thinking team culture for framing and solving customer problems.

Partner closely with leadership across product development and research to drive alignment on customer and business goals while identifying new opportunity areas and defining the vision of future experiences.

Uphold and deliver high quality output by working with designers and product managers to review and critique the details of the design deliverables and user stories, posing questions and resolving ambiguities.

Oversee and inspire the creation of design deliverables: flows, sketches, wireframes, customer journeys, concepts, and prototypes.

Work with designers across scrum teams to prioritize and scope design work to ensure a balance between delivering design work on time while still pushing boundaries.

Develop design talent and build a thriving culture where designers grow in their careers and feel a strong sense of inclusion and belonging.

Qualification

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User-Centered DesignDesign ThinkingProduct Development CollaborationDesign Program ManagementInformation ArchitectureInteraction DesignDesign SystemVisual DesignAnimationContent StrategyUser ResearchRecruitingPortfolio Development

Required

Experience building creative centers of excellence founded in UCD and design thinking.

Drive collaboration and your vision with cross-functional product development teams and stakeholders to build alignment on priorities leading to cutting-edge product design and execution.

Develop and lead a design program that supports multiple teams through the full product development cycle (discovery, concepts, prototypes, user feedback, and specs).

Ensure innovative, modern, and high quality design deliverables (e.g. Flows, Sketches, Mockups, and Prototypes) meet the needs of our customers, users, internal stakeholders, and company strategic directions.

Ability to clearly articulate a strong design rationale. Use storytelling to compel stakeholders and connect design decisions to broader strategic and business decisions.

Partner with product development leadership peers to identify the 'big rocks' to tackle and work with scrum teams to break these big rocks down into manageable work efforts.

Build and manage a talented, diverse, inclusive team of product designers that consistently delivers on projects and is well-balanced across a range of design skill sets.

Active involvement in recruiting your team and concerted effort in retaining top talent.

8+ years of experience as a design professional.

2+ years of people leadership experience.

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in UX/UI Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or equivalent professional experience within the design field.

Demonstrate mastery and/or expertise in 2 or more of the following areas: Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Design System, Visual Design, Animation, Content Strategy, and User Research.

Professional portfolio to present and communicate your work, approach, and accomplishments.

Ability to manage multiple projects from beginning to end that vary in scope and complexity and scale design resources accordingly, ensuring deadlines are met, your team is effective, and team members are set up for success by setting clear and measurable goals.

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

Outstanding problem solving and decision making skills.

Strong presentation skills.