Manager, Product Design
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19 days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
THE OPPORTUNITY
Every day our software is used by millions of people around the world. We are looking for someone who shares in our excitement and passion for transforming the way the world learns. Were a learning company; its not just what we do its what we live. We have a cohesive and strong Product Design team with great breadth and depth of skills.
We are looking for aProduct DesignManager to join ourUX leadership team. Reporting to the VP of User Experience you will join a strong and collaborative team of UX leaders who focus across different areas at D2L.
You will be accountable for a high-performing team that createsdelightful intuitive and inclusive experiences that align with D2Ls company strategy.You work closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to drive outcomes informed byaccuratecapacity planning market data user research insights and timing.You provide connectivity across initiatives ensuring teams have the conditions for success.
WHAT WE PROVIDE
We think we offer something unique:
- A supportive talented and collaborative community of UX leaders product designers user experience researchers and accessibility professionals; we learn from each other to develop the skills to do great work
- A continually maturing practice with growing tools and design system; we have a growth mindset and contribute to our UX culture and practice
- Balance and collaboration with our partners in Product Management andEngineering; we have a strong voice in our projects
- A chance to do meaningful work; we contribute to life-long learning to change the way the world learns
WHAT YOULL CONTRIBUTE
PeopleLeadership
- Passion for leading and developing effective teams.
- Lead by example through collaboration empathy humility and critical thinking.
- Empower designers to deliver consistent user-centered work that strengthens our design practice.
- Coach team members and identify opportunitiesforgrowthandtoapply their strengths.
- Understand what motivates and engages each member of your team; focus on building trust open communicationand providing frequent feedback and recognition
- Ensure the team aligns with D2Ls vision culture and leadership values and can connect their work to the company vision and goals
PracticeLeadership
- Be accountable for the quality of design; help foster our teams culture of high quality for design at D2L
- Contribute toevolving the product design practice with your knowledge of user experience design and research
- Provide guidance on the best practices fordesign processuser researchand participation in agile teams recognizing that these differ depending on circumstances
- Identifyopportunities and ensure designers practice inclusive and user-centered design
- Ensure strong collaboration and mutual alignment to processes and strategy at the team and company level
- Identify and prioritizedesign needs across initiatives and allocate resources accordingly
- Contribute to identifyingand building models systems and other artifacts to provide efficiency and consistency across projects
- Guide the team in balancing rigour with pragmatism and adapting our design process.
- Develop strong relationships with cross-functional partners inproduct management and engineering
- Communicate regularly with product managers development managers and senior leaders for planning purposes and to obtain feedback
- Recognize and appreciate the contributions and constraints of other D2L employees who contribute to building great products for our users
- Collaborate with broader design team and leadership to contribute to the overall design practice at D2L
Product Leadership
- Support designersthroughasking questionsidentifying considerations connecting people to adjacent initiatives and strategies and ensuring that our design process is used effectively
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to help create conditions for strong collaboration and successfulinitiatives
- Facilitate translation of strategy by senior and principal designers into actionable work for the design team
- Enable team members to develop an understanding of the D2L products and empathy for our buyers and users through research
- Help teams to navigate ambiguity facilitate bringing clarity to work on complex issues where problems are not clearly defined
- Occasionally provide hands-on design support or consultations for smaller overflow projects.
Experience
- 1 years people leadership experience in UX teams
- 7 years product design experience including SaaS enterprise products
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Production Budgets
- Production Schedules
- Social Platforms
- Content Development
- Personnel Management
- Client Relationships
- Project Management
- Control Room
- Creative concepts
- Newsgathering
- Show Content
- Video production
- Content Reviews
About Company
Created by D2L, Brightspace is the best LMS software for online learning and teaching. Discover how our online learning platform for schools and companies can help your organization today.
