Senior Manager of Product Design

Employment Type: Full time Location Type: Hybrid Location: Towson, MD, United States

Position Overview

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

As a Senior Manager of Product Design, you’ll be part of our Corporate Information Technology team working as a remote employee. We are seeking a visionary yet hands-on Senior Manager of Product Design to lead the exploration, design, and validation of innovative digital experiences. This strategic role sits at the intersection of design, technology, and business, ensuring that our products are not only user-centered and visually engaging but also aligned with measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines a designer’s craft with a product thinker’s mindset—driving the creative process from customer insight to digital impact. This leader will champion design-led discovery, foster AI-enabled experimentation, and cultivate a culture of continuous innovation to deliver high-performing digital solutions that drive growth and differentiation.

Responsibilities

Exploration & Innovation

• Lead early-stage concepting, design sprints, and opportunity framing.
• Integrate AI and generative tools to accelerate ideation and prototyping.
• Promote a culture of iterative design, experimentation, and learning.

Digital Product Design Leadership

• Define and execute a modern, scalable design strategy across platforms.
• Partner cross-functionally to align design outcomes with customer needs and business goals.
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality design language throughout the product ecosystem.

Design Systems & Operational Excellence

• Develop and maintain a cohesive design system focused on speed, coherence, and accessibility.
• Streamline design workflows with AI-enabled tools and automation.
• Improve collaboration and design-to-dev handoffs through systemized practices.

Team Development & Mentorship

• Inspire, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary product design team.
• Set clear expectations, foster ownership, and build an inclusive team culture.
• Facilitate professional development and creative growth.

Data-Informed Product Thinking

• Use research insights, usability data, and analytics to drive design decisions.
• Lead A/B testing and AI-driven prototyping to validate ideas at speed.
• Align design initiatives with KPIs such as conversion, engagement, retention, and velocity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of digital product design experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of turning complex problems into intuitive and elegant digital solutions.
• Expertise in UX/UI principles, responsive design, and product development lifecycles.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking and execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with tools such as Figma, InVision, and emerging AI-enabled design platforms.
• Experience building and scaling design systems within fast-paced product environments.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills to influence stakeholders and advocate for design.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and working in cross-functional product teams.
• Passion for innovation, experimentation, and staying ahead of industry trends.

Company Information

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.