Product Design Manager (Remote)

NEOGOV is a fast-growing SaaS leader in the Public Sector with a mission to serve the people who serve the people . Our clients use our software to manage their employee lifecycle from hire to retire by streamlining processes in our centralized platform. We are passionate about technology, focused on customer success, and have an entrepreneurial environment where innovation is encouraged and rewarded.

NEOGOV is one of the top 50 fastest growing private software companies in the U.S. — Sound like a company you’d like to join? We are looking for top talent to make significant contributions to our products, technology, and customers

We’re looking for an experienced Product Design Manager to lead our Human Capital Management Products. As a Product Design Manager, you will set the design team priorities, manage resources, set strategic design objectives around 508c accessibility standards, mobile standards, and overall design vision.

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of Product Designers; lead creative and holistic thinking across diverse product releases, platforms, and devices
• Deliver a Product Design vision, along with a plan for evolutionary, iterative updates, that actualize the larger vision over time
• Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside their core product team to efficiently implement user experiences that are cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed
• Foster a healthy design community and principles within the group, while setting new standards in executional and operational excellence
• Be responsible for and effectively advocate for users in a fast-paced, corporate climate, imparting day-to-day design leadership that fosters a shared understanding of the user-centric intersection between design, content, business, and engineering
• Work closely with product partners to determine product design scope, level of effort, timing and design deliverables
• Lead design workshops to foster collaboration and prioritization

You are a thoughtful team leader, manager, systems-level design thinker, and visionary – with strong instincts and outstanding intuition informed by user needs and insights. You’ll be responsible for guiding the careers of your team members, working closely with each of them to help them realize their full potential.

Product Design Managers are fierce advocates for the people who use our products as well as the members of their teams. They have a practiced eye for effective design and are committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from otherwise complex workflows.

Who You Are

• 6+ years of experience in UX Design with user-centered design techniques and methodologies in B2C or B2B organizations as in-house design
• 4+ years of experience managing or leading design teams with people management
• Portfolio of UX-focused work examples for web and mobile applications
• Experience using quantitative reporting tools like Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Gainsite
• Experience in all methods of UX Research with operational and documentation best-practices

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or master’s degree in User Experience, Interaction Design, Human Factors, Psychology, or a related field
• Experience with managing agile ceremonies and Jira boards
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with multiple audience types
• Experience designing for Enterprise SaaS applications in Human Capital Management software for HR audiences or Workforce Management software
• Experience working in remote global Product Design teams

What We Look For In a Candidate

• You’re an enthusiastic leader that commands respect and inspires people
• You’ve demonstrated success in creating a collaborative culture of Design, Development and Product
• You have a passion for user experience design with deep knowledge of leading methodologies and practices
• You possess an outstanding ability to communicate design ideas to Product and Development teams
• You have a proven track record of success in improving processes and communication throughout the product development lifecycle and across all levels
• You have extensive experience in leading design research and communicating the impacts to the design strategy across the organization
• You possess a proven ability to succeed in Lean and Agile environments
• You have experience operating in a matrix organizational structure
• You have experience designing for various form factors and environments including web, desktop and mobile (Native & Responsive)
• You have a deep understanding of measurable success in coaching design teams to innovate across platforms

What NEOGOV Offers

• Competitive Wages
• Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees effective Day 1
• Generous PTO to support work-life balance
• 401K Matching
• 12-week Paid Parental Leave
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
• Remote working opportunities
• Inclusive and diverse work environment