Manager, Product Design Job at Jobleads-US in San Francisco

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes. More than 500,000 organizations, including 80% of the Fortune 100, rely on Airtable to transform how work gets done.

Our product design team is at the heart of that work, breaking down barriers and unlocking the potential of an intuitive platform and thoughtfully crafted product experiences. We're driven to design a more inclusive future where creation and problem-solving aren't limited by sophisticated technical skills. Design has been a part of Airtable's DNA from the start, and it's a crucial part of where we're heading as a product and company.

We’re looking for an experienced product design manager to join our passionate crew of design leaders at Airtable. If these sound like puzzles you’re eager to help us solve and you’re excited about the chance to lead a team of humble, talented, and deeply thoughtful designers, we can’t wait for you to apply.

You’ll be an integral part of a collaborative team, contributing to both strategic vision and design execution.This role will be based in San Francisco and we have a hybrid collaboration culture with 1-2 in-office days preferred per week. This is not a remote position.

What you'll do

• Shape and communicate our strategy: You’ll partner closely with Product Management and Engineering partners to define roadmaps, goals, and success metrics focused on compelling and high-impact problems. You’ll leverage design-led explorations to unpack tricky product and business problems and bring a balance of user-focus to the conversation.
• Set the bar for design quality and craft: You’ll oversee the design of high-quality features and workflows, creating a sense of empowerment for your team throughout the process. Our managers own their team’s critique and feedback culture—we believe in engaging conversations and spaces that set a high bar for quality in a supportive environment.
• Drive operational excellence: You’ll develop and drive important relationships, practices, and processes from both a design and cross-functional perspective. You’ll actively manage design resourcing to create healthy dynamics for our designers.
• See Airtable through the eyes of our customers: You and your team will work with cross-functional partners and engage directly with our customers to understand goals and behaviors in many industries.
• Help our design team thrive: You’ll provide thoughtful day-to-day leadership and continually guide the development of your reports, mentoring the broader team and influencing our organizational rituals.

Who you are

• You’ve led product design teams before: You have 5+ years of design management experience and a track record of thoughtful, impactful work.
• You’re a lifelong learner: You never feel “done” learning the craft of design and how it intersects with emerging technologies.
• You gravitate towards complex problems: You thrive on wrangling ambiguity and helping teams find their footing when overwhelmed by possibilities.
• You like saying “we” more than “I”: You’ll be working closely with other designer managers, PMs, engineering, and more.
• You just go for it: You champion good ideas until they turn into something that works.
• You enjoy leading in a dynamic environment: You're comfortable with uncertainty and can help us rise to the occasion of each new moment.
• You inspire your colleagues: You motivate us to show up as our best selves and take pride in our work together.

Airtable is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and strive to create a workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive.

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