Product Design Manager

About the role

The Product Design Manager leads, grows, and empowers a team of talented product designers building high-impact user experiences for an AI powered litigation platform. This role sits at the intersection of design excellence and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Elevate our craft: Foster a culture of high craft, thoughtful critique, and user empathy, maintaining a high bar for product thinking, interaction and visual design.
• Drive design strategy: Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to define product direction, translate ambiguous problems into clear design opportunities, and deliver cohesive experiences.
• AI experience guidance: Guide designers in ensuring AI features are transparent, trustworthy, and explainable, leveraging best in class design patterns for the dynamically evolving AI space.
• User advocacy: Guide the team to translate complex legal workflows and technical constraints into seamless user experiences, serving as the advocate for the user in high-stakes technical discussions.
• Strategic impact: Make strategic design decisions that align with and deliver impact on Everlaw's goals.
• Guide team excellence: Manage, coach, and grow a team of product designers, supporting career development through clear feedback, mentorship, and personalized growth plans.
• Set clear expectations: Create clarity around expectations, roles, and impact, helping designers understand how their work connects to the broader company vision.
• Scale the team: Participate in hiring and refining our design operations.
• Reinforce accountability: Ensure strong performance and behavioral alignment across the team.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of product design experience, with at least 2 years of experience managing teams.
• Bachelor's/Associate's degree in graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A strong track record of shipping complex, high-impact products in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Experience designing for sophisticated users and workflows (e.g., enterprise, B2B SaaS, data-heavy, or regulated domains).
• Process-driven and can communicate complex concepts to drive the team towards a shared vision.
• Strong product thinking, interaction and visual design chops.
• Excellent communication skills to influence, align, and inspire across functions.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and helping teams navigate it with clarity and purpose.

Qualifications

• You are authorized to work in the United States without restrictions.

Skills

• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Experience with AI and machine learning principles.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with agile methodologies and iterative design processes.

Benefits

• The expected salary range for this role is between $192,000 - $243,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills.
• Participation in our equity program.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• HSAs and FSAs for various expenses.
• Company-sponsored life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and sick leave.
• 17 paid vacation days plus 11 federal holidays.
• A generous L&D stipend for your personal growth.
• Access to mental health and wellness resources like membership to Modern Health.

Pay

The expected salary range for this role is between $192,000 - $243,000. The final offered salary will be dependent upon many factors including the candidate’s experience and skills.

Schedule

This role offers a hybrid schedule: in-office Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the option to work remotely Tuesday and Friday.