Product Design Manager

Salary: $169K - $271K Location Type: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Product Design Manager to lead design initiatives across key horizontal areas, including Acquisition & Growth, Design Systems, and Platform Experiences. In this role, you will manage a team of 3–4 talented designers, fostering their professional growth while actively contributing to and guiding high-quality, impactful design work. This position is ideal for a design leader who excels in fast-paced, data-driven environments and enjoys a blend of people management and hands-on design collaboration.

As a member of the design leadership team, you will report to the Head of Design. You will collaborate closely with Group Product Managers and Engineering Managers to shape product strategy and execution. Additionally, you will partner with teams across Marketing, Brand, Legal, Compliance, and Member Success to ensure cohesive, user-centered experiences throughout the product. This is a high-impact role crucial for scaling our design systems, driving member growth, and building consistent, thoughtful platform experiences.

Responsibilities

Lead and Develop a High-Impact Design Team

• Lead and mentor a team of 3–4 Product Designers, supporting their craft, confidence, and career development.
• Act as a hands-on manager, coaching your team through the design process and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Foster a collaborative, creative, and supportive team culture that values continuous learning and feedback.

Strategic Planning & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape strategy, set OKRs, and influence roadmap priorities.
• Translate product goals into clear design direction and collaborate with cross-functional partners to bring them to life.
• Ensure your team’s solutions are grounded in user needs, technically feasible, and aligned with business outcomes.

Design Execution & Quality

• Guide the design of new features and product iterations that are intuitive, elegant, and scalable.
• Ensure consistent use of our design system and a cohesive experience across different product areas and user types.
• Maintain a high bar for usability, visual polish, and user-centric thinking in all team deliverables.

Champion the User and Leverage Insights

• Gain a deep understanding of our members through customer journeys, behavioral data, and feedback.
• Collaborate with researchers to uncover insights and translate them into meaningful design strategies.
• Guide your team in rapidly prototyping, testing, and iterating on ideas, validating concepts directly with real users.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product design experience.
• 2+ years of product design management experience.
• Proven ability to lead by example, balancing coaching and review with hands-on design work.
• Demonstrated track record of shipping impactful products for large audiences.
• Proficiency across the entire product design cycle: strategy definition, user flows, UX research, wireframing, prototyping, UI design, QA, and post-launch iteration.
• Strong visual design craft and deep practical knowledge of design tools, such as Figma.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent cross-functional communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote-first team across time zones and functions, collaborating with partners from Engineering, Product, Research, and other departments.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.

Bonus Qualifications

• Fintech experience.
• Design experience in any of the following areas:
  • Growth
  • Mobile (iOS/Android)
  • AI Tools
  • Gig economy (products for “gig workers”)

Application Instructions

To be considered for this role, you must submit a portfolio (and password if applicable) for the Hiring Manager's review. Your portfolio should showcase end-to-end product work (from user flows to final UI) that demonstrates clear business or user impact (e.g., improved retention, reduced churn).

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single qualification. We are looking for talented individuals who can help us grow.