Manager, Product Design

LTK is a global technology platform focused on empowering lifestyle creators to monetize their content. They are seeking a Manager, Product Design to lead design efforts across their Creator and Consumer apps, guiding a team of designers to drive business impact and enhance user experiences. This role involves collaborating with various departments to translate company strategy into actionable design priorities while maintaining high standards in product delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of product designers across Consumer and Creator experiences, setting clear expectations and providing thoughtful, actionable feedback
• Translate company and product strategy into focused priorities, measurable outcomes, and aligned execution in a fast-moving environment
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Data to define problems, establish success metrics, and make principled tradeoffs that balance speed, quality, and business impact
• Connect design decisions to measurable outcomes such as activation, engagement, retention, GMV, and creator growth
• Raise the craft bar across interaction, visual, and content quality in our native apps, championing accessibility and mobile-first best practices
• Strengthen and evolve our design system to support cohesive, system-first experiences as we scale
• Build clear team operations—capacity planning, prioritization, and decision clarity—so designers can focus on high-impact work
• Identify opportunities to improve how design collaborates and operates as the organization grows
• Leverage AI-enabled workflows to increase speed and clarity while maintaining strong judgment

Requirements:

• 6+ years designing digital products, including 2+ years directly managing product designers with full accountability for hiring, performance management, and team development
• Demonstrated ownership of a meaningful product area, with responsibility for both execution quality and measurable business outcomes
• Experience building and strengthening design operations and team processes in a growing organization—bringing structure without slowing velocity
• Experience shipping high-quality native iOS and Android experiences in a mobile-first, consumer, or marketplace environment
• A track record of developing designers while raising expectations for product thinking, not just craft execution
• Proven ability to influence roadmap direction and proactively shape product strategy, not simply respond to defined requirements
• Strong product intuition and comfort navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving strategy
• Experience using product and business metrics to evaluate impact, inform tradeoffs, and prioritize high-leverage opportunities
• A systems mindset that connects design systems, operating models, and product innovation to long-term scalability
• High standards for craft, accessibility, and cohesive mobile experiences
• Curiosity and practical experience leveraging AI-enabled workflows to increase clarity and speed
• Strong judgment in balancing foundational improvements with forward-looking innovation