MaintainX

SaaS

ProductDesignManager

Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Product Design Manager at MaintainX. Skills: Product Design, Team Leadership, Design Strategy. Own design quality. Guide designers through ambiguity”

Industry & Context.

SaaS

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years of product design experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms, 1–3 years of experience managing product designers, product thinking, craft judgment

Nice to Have

Experience with frontline, mobile-first, or offline-capable product design, Background in industrial, operations, or maintenance-adjacent domains, Experience contributing to or scaling a design system, Familiarity with designing for AI-powered workflows and data-rich interfaces

What You'll Do.

Guide designers through ambiguity

Ensure shipped work is grounded in user needs

Deliver clear feedback

Hire and develop design talent

Translate product strategy

Set directional vision

Partner with Product Managers

Partner with Engineering leads

Advocate for design quality

Contribute to design critiques

Invest in design system

Lead AI tools adoption

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner deeply with Product and Engineering; Align on priorities with Product Managers and Engineering leads; Unblock delivery with Product Managers and Engineering leads; Advocate for design quality and user needs in every conversation with Product and Engineering

Full Job Description

MaintainX is the world's leading AI-powered maintenance and asset management platform, serving 13,000+ customers including Duracell, Shell, Cintas, and Brenntag. We raised $150M in Series D funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, bringing our total funding to $254M. We were named to the Forbes 2025 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. We're growing fast and hiring the Design leadership to match. Our users are maintenance technicians, reliability engineers, and operations managers working on factory floors, in processing plants, and across distributed facilities. We're looking for a Product Design Manager to lead a team of product designers who make these complex, high-stakes workflows simple, intuitive, and increasingly AI-powered. You'll set creative direction across your team's product areas, grow designers at different stages of their careers, and partner deeply with Product and Engineering to ensure design is shaping outcomes, not just shipping screens. In this role, you'll be close to the work, close to the people, and accountable for both. What You'll Do Own design quality across your team's product areas for web and mobile. Guide designers through ambiguity, review work with a sharp eye, and ensure what ships is grounded in real user needs and built to a high standard. Lead and grow a team of 4-6 product designers. Run 1:1s, drive career growth, deliver clear feedback, and build a team culture where people do their best work. You'll be responsible for hiring, performance, and developing the next generation of design talent at MaintainX. Translate product strategy into focused design execution. Help your team understand not just what they're building, but why it matters. Set a clear, directional vision for your team's focus, rooted in customer understanding and business context. Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineering leads. Align on priorities, unblock delivery, and ad

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