Product Design Manager, Vertical Experiences

For our client, a leader in the Enterprise Technology space, we are seeking a Product Design Manager to advance people and talent initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and employee experience. You will collaborate with business leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to align workforce priorities with business objectives, influencing culture, talent strategy, and scalable people operations within a technology-driven environment.

Location: San Francisco, CA - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of four product designers across different time zones
• Oversee design operations, ensuring design quality and team collaboration
• Integrate design early in project lifecycles by engaging at kickoff meetings
• Maintain design quality by enforcing sign-off protocols before engineering handoff
• Collaborate with the VP Product on priorities and tradeoff decisions
• Identify and address experience quality issues during design reviews
• Facilitate team-wide practices that enhance collaboration and innovation

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience, including people management experience
• Experience managing product designers across multiple product areas simultaneously
• Strong systems thinking applicable to B2B, B2C, and two-sided interactions
• Proven ability to position design upstream in product processes
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments with incomplete information
• Player-coach mentality valuing both design craft and management capabilities
• Proficient in Figma and modern design tools; familiar with prototyping workflows
• Experience with AI-powered design tools and workflows

Benefits

• Access to the company coaching for employees and their friends or family
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Flexible paid time off and company-wide summer and winter breaks
• 4 Inner Workdays to focus on personal development
• 5 Volunteer Days to support community engagement
• Learning and Development stipend for professional growth
• 401(k) self-contribution plan

Pay

$210,000 – $260,000 annually