Product Design Manager

$120,000 - $160,000/Yr

Buildertrend - Omaha, NE

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Omaha, NE

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Product Design Manager will lead and develop a high-performing team of product designers embedded in agile crews focused on growth initiatives. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including engineers, marketing, and sales, to ensure timely and budget-conscious delivery of designs. The manager will promote a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous learning within the design team, while also ensuring high-quality, user-centric solutions are met within sprint deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product designers.
• Promote a sense of ownership and continuous learning among designers.
• Establish a culture of experimentation within the design team and the broader product engineering organization.
• Coach designers to balance speed with quality to support high-velocity, outcome-focused agile crews.
• Work closely with product and engineering partners to ensure crews adopt rapid prototyping and quick iteration cycles with customers.
• Lead efforts to create scalable experimentation frameworks, including A/B testing and multivariate testing.
• Participate in design critiques and provide actionable feedback for improving design outputs and iteration cycles.
• Ensure designers meet sprint deadlines with high-quality, user-centric solutions.
• Implement sustainable design practices, including templates, guidance, and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 2-5 years of experience managing/mentoring UX and/or product designers.
• Hands-on experience designing MVPs, prototypes, wireframes, and rapid iterations.
• Track record of using data to guide design decisions and iterating based on insights.
• Operational experience with optimizing workflows and/or managing design tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative environment.
• Experience working cross-departmentally with Product Management, Engineering, data teams, and Human Resources.
• Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, or Figma.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Generous paid time off
• 11 paid holidays
• 6 personal days
• Paid sabbaticals
• Volunteer time off
• Wellness program
• Onsite fitness center (at HQ)