Manager, Product Design
Manager, Product Design
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Description:
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager of Product Design to lead our product design efforts within the Product Experience team at SportsEngine. You will guide a talented group of designers to deliver visually stunning intuitive and accessible experiences across our digital products. This role requires close collaboration with Product Managers Engineers and other cross-functional stakeholders to define the product vision influence strategy and elevate design craft.
The ideal candidate has a sharp eye for UI detail a passion for pushing visual design boundaries and a track record of delivering innovative high-quality design solutions across web and mobile platforms. Youre a conceptual thinker creative problem-solver and inspiring leader who thrives on evolving design systems mentoring others and fostering a collaborative inclusive and forward-thinking design culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead mentor and grow a high-performing team of product designers fostering a culture of collaboration inclusivity and continuous improvement.
- Define and drive the design strategy in close partnership with Product and Engineering leaders to align with business objectives and user needs.
- Own and evolve the design vision for SportsEngines products ensuring visual excellence usability and accessibility across platforms.
- Champion high-quality UI craft and thoughtful user-centered solutions that balance innovation with performance and scalability.
- Uphold and evolve a robust design system to ensure consistency across touchpoints while enabling innovation.
- Guide the team in balancing near-term execution with long-term strategic vision helping prioritize for impact.
- Foster a collaborative feedback-rich environment where designers thrive grow and feel connected to the products impact.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering to ensure seamless execution and uphold design intent in implementation.
- Influence and evolve the product design process advocating for scalable systems and operational best practices.
- Effectively communicate design decisions and strategies to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Stay current with industry trends and competitive insights to proactively identify opportunities for product innovation.
Qualifications :
- 6 years of experience in product design with at least 2 years in a leadership role managing designers and shaping product direction.
- Demonstrated success designing and shipping large-scale complex products across web and mobile surfaces.
- Exceptional UI design skills with a strong eye for visual detail layout hierarchy and interaction patterns.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma and a deep understanding of design systems accessibility best practices and cross-platform consistency.
- Strong understanding of platform guidelines including Apple HIG Material Design and WCAG accessibility standards.
- Experience with experimentation-led design including A/B testing rapid iteration and data-informed product development.
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities able to explain design rationale influence stakeholders and advocate for users effectively.
- Proven ability to partner closely with Product Management Engineering Research and Data teams to shape strategy and deliver impactful solutions.
- Strong product intuition and the ability to navigate ambiguity balancing visionary thinking with pragmatic execution paths.
- Portfolio that demonstrates design leadership cross-functional collaboration and high-impact user-facing work.
- Bachelors degree in Design HCI or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Preferred:
Familiarity with sports-related platforms or apps
- Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite most commonly an employees residence.
Salary Range: $145-160000 (bonus eligible)
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Although youll be hired as an NBCU employee your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time youll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
