DM Product Design Manager Hybrid — New York, NY

Hubnest Inc.; New York (NY); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation commensurate

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development budget

Paid time off and holidays

Descripción de la vacante

Hubnest Inc. is seeking a Head of UX/UI to lead the strategy across our product suite, ensuring intuitive experiences for high-stress environments. You will manage a designers team and evolve our design system.

You will mentor, drive user research, enforce WCAG standards, collaborate with product and engineering, and connect long-term vision with agile delivery.

Formación

• 6+ years of end-to-end product design experience (UX/UI) in B2B SaaS or enterprise software.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience including hiring and reviews.
• Portfolio demonstrating complex problem-solving, systems thinking, and data-dense UI design.
• Proficiency in Figma including auto-layout, prototyping, and component libraries.
• Understanding of frontend constraints and collaboration with engineering on design implementation.
• Experience designing for non-traditional environments like mobile-first field apps or high-contrast dashboards.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design practices.
• Experience conducting user research and turning qualitative data into design frameworks.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with executives.
• Ability to balance long-term design vision with agile development realities.
• Degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent experience.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor a team of product designers distributed across vertical product teams.
• Establish a unified design vision and UX strategy across Hubnest's four products.
• Oversee expansion and maintenance of the centralized design system and component library in Figma.
• Partner with product management and engineering to define strategy, resources, and roadmaps.
• Lead weekly design critiques and provide actionable feedback.
• Establish UX research methodologies including interviews, heuristic evaluations, and usability testing.
• Contribute as an individual contributor on complex design initiatives when needed.
• Ensure designs meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.
• Streamline design-to-development handoff to ensure accurate implementation.
• Define and track UX success metrics to quantify impact on adoption and efficiency.
• Cultivate a culture of user-centric thinking across the company.
• Manage software budgets, tooling, and external design vendors.

Conocimientos

UX/UI design

People management

Figma proficiency

User research

Accessibility (WCAG)

Executive-level communication

Educación

Bachelor's or higher in HCI/Interaction Design/Graphic Design

Herramientas

Figma

Descripción del empleo

Hubnest builds vertical specific product engines for industries that require high operational precision. Founded in 2014, the company has spent twelve years embedded in the operational realities of the industries it serves, developing four purpose built products used by organizations across field services, political and civic operations, continuing care, and enterprise security.

You will lead the UX and UI strategy across Hubnest's entire product suite, ensuring our products remain intuitive for end-users operating in high-stress, real-world environments. You will manage a team of designers while evolving our design system.

What You Will Be Doing

• Manage, mentor, and evaluate a team of product designers distributed across multiple vertical product teams.
• Establish and maintain a unified design vision and user experience strategy across all four of Hubnest's products.
• Oversee the continuous expansion and maintenance of our centralized design system and component library in Figma.
• Partner with product management and engineering leadership to define product strategy, resource allocation, and roadmap feasibility.
• Lead weekly design critiques, providing actionable feedback to elevate the team's output and design thinking.
• Establish UX research methodologies, including user interviews, heuristic evaluations, and usability testing protocols.
• Step in as an individual contributor on complex, strategic design initiatives when necessary to guide the team.
• Ensure all designs adhere to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards, catering to diverse user demographics.
• Streamline the design-to-development handoff process, ensuring engineering implementation matches design intent.
• Define and track UX success metrics to quantify the impact of design changes on user adoption and workflow efficiency.
• Cultivate a culture of user-centric thinking across the entire company.
• Manage software budgets, tooling, and external design vendor relationships.

What We Are Looking For

• 6+ years of end-to-end product design experience (UX/UI) within B2B SaaS or enterprise software environments.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience, including hiring, performance reviews, and career pathing for designers.
• A portfolio demonstrating complex problem-solving, systems thinking, and UI design for data-dense applications.
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma, including auto-layout, advanced prototyping, and managing complex shared component libraries.
• Deep understanding of modern frontend constraints and the ability to collaborate with engineering leads on design implementation.
• Experience designing software for non-traditional environments such as mobile-first field applications or high-contrast security dashboards.
• Thorough knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Proven track record of conducting user research and synthesizing qualitative data into actionable design frameworks.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills to articulate design decisions to executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance long-term design vision with the realities of rapid agile development cycles.
• Degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent professional experience.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development budget
• Paid time off and statutory holidays

Equal Opportunity Employment

Hubnest is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.