Senior Web Product Design Lead

Rivian; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivian is seeking an experienced design leader to join our Digital Studio at Rivian as a Senior Manager, Web Product Design. This role is responsible for leading the team behind customer-facing experiences on Rivian's website, with a core focus on product stories, commerce flows, and overall UX strategy.

You will lead and mentor a team of product designers bringing our vehicles and services to life on a global platform.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in digital product design for complex web platforms.
• 3+ years directly managing product design teams.
• Deep expertise in e-commerce, checkout flows, and direct-to-consumer experiences.
• Compelling portfolio showing art direction, design strategy, team leadership, commerce frameworks, and measurable business impact.
• Experience localizing direct-to-consumer purchase experiences across domestic and global geographies.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and present to leadership.
• Strong knowledge of modern design tooling and systems with a focus on direct-to-code workflows.
• Thorough understanding of user research methodologies, A/B testing, and web UX/UI principles.
• Domain experience in digital commerce and complex digital ecosystems.
• Proven ability to manage multiple team workstreams, adapt to shifting priorities, and scale processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional design efforts within agile frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of 4-6 web product designers.
• Define user problems, business opportunities, and strategic priorities for Rivian's web platform.
• Drive feature roadmaps, planning, and resource allocation with cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with design leaders across Rivian to ensure ecosystem consistency.
• Oversee multiple workstreams from initiation through release with high-quality execution.
• Frame design challenges with strategic briefs, setting clear scope and vision.
• Champion user research, A/B testing, and analytics to inform decisions.
• Guide team iteration from concepts to polished experiences.
• Present design vision and strategy to stakeholders and executives.
• Partner with Design Systems to scale enterprise patterns across the ecosystem.
• Establish design operations and streamline handoffs with engineering leadership.

Skills

Digital product design

Team leadership

E-commerce UX

Stakeholder influence

Agile collaboration

Job description

Rivian is seeking an experienced design leader to join our Digital Studio at Rivian as a Senior Manager, Web Product Design. This role is responsible for leading the team behind customer-facing experiences on Rivian's website, with a core focus on product stories, commerce flows, and overall UX strategy.

You will lead and mentor a team of product designers bringing our vehicles and services to life on a global platform.