Growth Design Lead: Onboarding & Activation

Discord Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord Inc. seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead a talented team of designers across the full product development cycle, from strategic visioning through launch and iteration.

Your team owns the new-user journey—from discovery and sign-up to onboarding and early engagement. You will partner with product, engineering, and data science to align on strategy, champion informed design, and foster creative excellence while navigating ambiguity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in scaled consumer-facing digital product design.
• 4+ years managing design teams of 4+.
• Ability to simplify complex problems into product directions.
• Experience in onboarding, acquisition or lifecycle experiences.
• Strong communication with exec stakeholders.
• Empathy-driven leadership and team mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of product designers across acquisition, activation, and re-engagement.
• Inspire teams with strategic storytelling and milestone-driven experiments.
• Balance growth velocity with user value and product quality.
• Uphold high design quality and add moments of delight while respecting user agency.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders in product, engineering, and data science.
• Champion informed design through research and data.
• Foster a culture of creative excellence and empathetic leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Empathy

Communication

Strategic thinking

Ambiguity navigation

AI-assisted design

Job description

Discord Inc. seeks a Senior Design Manager to lead a talented team of designers across the full product development cycle, from strategic visioning through launch and iteration.

Your team owns the new-user journey—from discovery and sign-up to onboarding and early engagement. You will partner with product, engineering, and data science to align on strategy, champion informed design, and foster creative excellence while navigating ambiguity.