Senior Group Design Manager

TN Germany; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Group Design Manager to lead and mentor a talented team of product designers. This role involves managing strategic projects, enhancing user experience, and collaborating closely with product management and engineering teams. The ideal candidate will bring over a decade of product design experience and a proven track record in design management. You'll have the opportunity to shape the design vision and strategy, fostering a culture of trust and inclusion while driving organizational advancement. Join a forward-thinking company that values collaboration and innovation in a remote-friendly environment.

Leistungen

Competitive Salaries

Generous Equity

Remote-Friendly Work Environment

Promotion from Within

Inclusive Office Environment

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of experience in Product Design with a focus on user experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing design teams and mentoring designers.
• Proven ability to solve complex design problems intuitively.

Aufgaben

• Manage and coach a team of 4-6 product designers to enhance user experience.
• Set clear performance expectations and foster an inclusive atmosphere.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to drive design vision and strategy.

Kenntnisse

Product Design

Design Management

User Research

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

We're excited to invite an experienced design lead to join our team to manage strategic projects, elevate our user experience, and mentor our talented designers. Our organization is highly collaborative, always evolving, and fueled by excellence. As a key player, you'll work hand-in-hand with Product Management and Engineering leaders to shape the future of the verticals under your care. In your role as Senior Group Design Manager, you'll not only drive the continuous enhancement of our user experience but also play a pivotal role in integrating your vertical into our overarching Product vision.

What you’ll deliver

1. Manage and coach a team of 4-6 product designers
2. Bring strong viewpoints to drive organizational advancement
3. Serve as a mentor within the larger design organization and provide critical feedback
4. Foster an atmosphere of trust, inclusion, and purpose
5. Set clear performance expectations via regular reviews
6. Scale our product to grow with our design system and brand
7. Attract, select, and retain a diverse group of high-quality designers
8. Create and drive design vision and strategy for your product area and collaborate with other senior leaders to execute it
9. Develop a solid understanding of the SmartRecruiters platform and proactively suggest experience improvements
10. Review design work to ensure it meets quality standards

Company Description

SmartRecruiters is a values-driven, global-minded, and well-funded tech employer on a mission to connect people to jobs at scale. As a global leader in enterprise recruitment software, SmartRecruiters offers a cloud-based global Hiring Success platform that allows teams to attract, select, and hire the best talent. 4,000 companies worldwide rely on SmartRecruiters to achieve hiring success—including brands like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa—using recruitment marketing, CRM, AI, ATS, and a marketplace of 600+ connected vendors all within one scalable platform.

We are proud to offer a collaborative, diverse, and remote-friendly work environment, as well as competitive salaries and generous equity. We believe in promotion from within, so high performance can lead to upward mobility. Our inclusive office environment welcomes and respects all.

SmartRecruiters enables Hiring Without Boundaries by freeing talent acquisition teams from legacy applicant tracking software. Our next-generation platform serves as the hiring operating system for 4,000 customers like Bosch, LinkedIn, Skechers, and Visa. Companies with critical hiring needs turn to us for best-in-breed functionality, world-class support, and a robust ecosystem of third-party applications and service providers.

Qualifications

1. 10+ years of experience in Product Design
2. 5+ years of design management experience
3. Proven ability to turn complex product design problems into intuitive solutions
4. Comfort with user research, design systems, and agile methodologies
5. Excellent attention to detail, communication, and organizational skills
6. Experience in a startup-like environment with iterative, value-driven product releases