Manager, Product Design

Fliff Inc is a company that unpacks sports gaming into social, free-to-play games for all types of sports fans. They are seeking a Manager of Product Design to lead and mentor a team of product designers, guiding the user experience and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Design on key initiatives, journey mapping, wireframes, and UI
• Turn complex problems into flows that feel intuitive for players
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product Management teams to shape what we build and how it shapes
• Keep the design system growing so the whole team ships faster and also stays consistent
• Manage a team of product designers, own their growth through weekly 1: 1s, feedback, and conversations
• Match each designer's strengths to the right squad and priorities
• Manage and set up design workflows and cross-functional handoff processes to elevate team efficiency
• Foster a highly collaborative, inclusive environment while actively raising the level of craft across the team

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience designing and shipping customer-facing mobile products
• Proven track record of mentoring designers, acting as a lead, or managing small teams
• Exceptional strength in both UX and visual craft with a portfolio that shows you sweat the details
• Ability to view design through a business lens and translate high-level strategy into elegant digital solutions
• Demonstrated success building, evolving, and scaling robust design systems that cross-functional teams love to use
• High autonomy and excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present design decisions to stakeholders
• Deep curiosity about customers and a strong existing familiarity with Fliff's product vertical mechanics
• High proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, G Suite, Notion, and Jira
• Experience working in video games, sports betting, or gaming ecosystems
• Experience taking a 0→1 product to market