BetterUp

Technology

ProductDesignManager,VerticalExperiences

$190–260k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Product Design Manager, Vertical Experiences at BetterUp. Skills: Product design, People management, Design systems. Manage and mentor designers. Run design operations”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Actionable feedback; Growth support; Systems thinking; Operate without perfect information

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years product design, People management experience, Manage designers multiple areas, Systems thinking, Figma proficiency, Modern design tools, Prototyping familiarity, Design systems familiarity

Nice to Have

Experience designing coaching platforms, Experience designing health platforms, Experience designing human development platforms, Enterprise B2B design patterns, Complex administrative workflows, Two-sided marketplace design, Platform design experience

What You'll Do.

Manage and mentor designers

Run design operations

Review design cadence

Enforce Figma hygiene

Maintain handoff standards

Participate in sprints

Ensure design at kickoff

Enforce sign-off gates

Maintain quality and consistency

Partner with product VPs

Surface experience quality issues

Bring issues to review

Contribute to team rituals

Participate in critiques

Participate in design jams

Participate in dogfooding

Maintain craft standards

Collaborate with growth teams

Collaborate with core teams

Collaborate with AI teams

Collaborate with design systems teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multiple time zones; Cross-pod critiques; Design jams; Quarterly dogfooding; Growth teams; Core teams; AI teams; Design systems teams

Process & Methodology

Design operations

Full Job Description

Let’s face it, a company whose mission is human transformation better have some fresh thinking about the employer/employee relationship. We do. We can’t cram it all in here, but you’ll start noticing it from the first interview. Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck. You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained and coached manager, the most amazing team you’ve ever met (yes, each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly, work that matters. This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly, it’s not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, it’s a game-changing, career-defining, soul-lifting move.   Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture. If that sounds exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we really should start talking. The Opportunity You will manage and mentor a pod of four product designers covering BetterUp’s core coaching experiences across member, partner, and coach surfaces. This is a player-coach role—you run design operations for your pod while maintaining craft standards across your area. Your pod owns four interconnected surface areas: Partner experience (Partner Hub, Performance Intelligence, and Buyer), Individual coaching (Manage, Lead, and Ready), Group coaching (Dare to Lead, Guided Journey, and Team tooling), and Coach experience (the professional platform coaches use to manage their practice). Each requires a different design lens, and your job is to ensure coherence and quality across all of them.   What You'll Do - Manage and develop four direct reports across multiple time zones, with consistent 1:1s, actionable feedback, and individualized growth support - Run design operations for your pod: review cadence, Figma hygiene, handoff standards, and sprint parti

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