Manager, Product Design - Platform

Summary

Join our team and help transform the grocery industry as a Product Design Manager at Instacart. We're looking for a leader to mature our platform services, balancing craft and quality with innovation in user experiences. As a people leader, you'll manage a team of designers and foster an inclusive culture that prioritizes transparency and collaboration.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in digital product design
• 1-2+ years of people management experience, guiding the work of UI/UX and product designers
• Experience with building, hiring and mentoring high performing teams
• Strong understanding of product-building areas including engineering, design, analytics, and user research/insights
• Ability to thrive and effectively communicate in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
• You love developing cohesive and scalable Design strategies that can play out across numerous channels and mediums
• You display a human-centered approach to design that’s inquisitive, strategic and empathetic
• You lead with passion and vision, and you can energize others to deliver excellent results while keeping them happy and engaged
• Reliable self-starter who can provide direction to multiple projects with minimal oversight
• Can push the team to explore new thinking and expand new interpretations of the Design brand to meet ever-changing company demands
• Friendly, supportive and collaborative
• You are comfortable and always willing to roll up your sleeves and chip in to help move a project forward—you like to move quickly and drive towards impact

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in tooling design as an individual contributor or leading tooling teams
• Experience with B2B tools, Ads or marketing tooling, Analytics & Dashboard design