Manager, Product Design

Summary

Join CompanyCam as the Manager, Product Design, guiding a team of designers in enhancing the user experience for construction professionals. Mentor designers, provide direction, and foster a collaborative environment. Play a key role in shaping the product experience, identifying opportunities, and connecting designers across teams. Collaborate with product and engineering teams, focusing on quality and efficiency. This is a remote position open to US residents, with optional visits to the Lincoln, Nebraska headquarters. The role emphasizes fostering a culture of thoughtful design, aligning teams, identifying product gaps, and contributing to team building.

Requirements

• 5+ years designing software products (ideally SaaS)
• 2+ years managing or leading designers in a cross-functional environment
• A strong portfolio and/or track record of team design work that shipped and made an impact
• You coach, unblock, and support without micromanaging
• You know how to zoom out on the experience and help teams connect the dots
• You’re a strong communicator who brings clarity to messy conversations
• You’re curious about AI and excited to explore how it can support both your team and your users

Responsibilities

• Coach a group of designers through 1:1s, feedback, and critique—helping them sharpen their craft, grow their influence, and make strong, clear decisions
• Partner with PMs and engineers to ensure designers have the context they need to succeed
• Identify experience-level problems and coordinate the right people to fix them
• Evolve team rituals, documentation, and standards to improve how we work and ship
• Champion the thoughtful use of AI tools to improve workflows, generate insight, or improve the experience for our customers
• Fostering a culture of thoughtful, opinionated design
• Helping teams stay aligned to what good looks like—and keep raising the bar
• Spotting gaps in our product experience and get the right people talking to close them
• Contributing to hiring, onboarding, and building a diverse, high-performing team

Preferred Qualifications

• You’ve led design work in a mobile-first SaaS product
• You’re familiar with Continuous Discovery Habits and bring that mindset to your team
• You understand the trade-offs in front-end development and how they affect design
• You’ve worked with users in industries like construction, field service, or logistics
• You’ve supported or designed AI-powered features and know how to balance automation with user control

Benefits

• This is a salaried position at CompanyCam
• Our starting salary range is $160,000-$170,000 per year and is based on experience
• We also offer meaningful equity and other benefits
• Employees are not required to work in the office or relocate to Lincoln, Nebraska, for this opportunity
• Employees are encouraged to come hang at headquarters for up to 10 days per calendar year on CompanyCam’s dime