Defense Unicorns is hiring a
Design Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Product Design Manager and lead our talented designers in shaping design standards across the company. As a critical role, you'll blend design expertise, leadership, and user-centered design principles to deliver high-quality designs that meet business objectives.

Requirements

• Strong background in UX design principles, with deep experience in creating and delivering digital products
• Proficiency in UX research methodologies and data analysis techniques to inform design decisions

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of designers across different projects, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality design outcomes
• Conduct regular one on ones with direct reports, provide constructive feedback, enable their growth as professionals and complete performance reviews
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive design culture that values creativity, innovation, and continuous learning
• Develop and implement strategies for recruiting, retaining, and developing design talent
• Own the end-to-end hiring process for new designers, including defining roles, screening candidates, conducting interviews, and making hiring decisions
• Establish and maintain processes for tracking designer workloads, project allocations, and capacity planning
• Collaborate with HR to develop competitive compensation packages and career progression frameworks for the design team
• Oversee the maintenance of design systems, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency across projects and departments
• Collaborate with product managers, engineering leaders, and other stakeholders to define project scopes, timelines, and resources
• Represent the design team in cross-functional meetings and decision-making processes related to resourcing and team management
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure design alignment with company goals and customer needs
• Manage the design team's budget, including tools, software licenses, and professional development resources
• Continuously evaluate and refine design and management processes to improve efficiency and output quality
• Organize and facilitate design critiques, workshops, and other collaborative sessions to foster creativity and problem-solving

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Premiums are 100% Company Paid
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401k with Employer Contribution (Regardless of Employee Contribution)
• Company Stock Options
• Home Office Setup Budget
• Unlimited paid time off, with a mandatory 10 days off on top of 11 federal government holidays, week of Thanksgiving, last two weeks of December (including New Year’s Day)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
• Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)