Senior Manager of Product Design, Consumer

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Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.

Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

We are looking for a design manager to be a driving force in creating world-class experiences that help people find and enjoy a home of their own. This role will partner closely with cross-functional leaders in Product and Engineering to create and execute against our bold vision for transforming the real estate industry. You will be responsible for building, leading, and mentoring a high-performing team of skilled product designers creating consumer products for our 75M monthly active users. This crosses desktop, mobile, native apps, and more.

This role reports to the Head of Consumer Design.

Qualifications

• 8+ years working in design industry
• 5+ years of working in a product-led organization
• 2+ years of leading or managing a team of three or more designers
• A strong visual aesthetic and design point of view, exampled in a rich portfolio
• Experience delivering iteratively with cross-disciplined teams
• Informed and strong opinions, loosely held
• A practitioner of user-centric processes and design thinking principles
• Exemplifies a We, Not Me attitude

Responsibilities

This position will be successful by taking ownership and initiative in leading and coordinating world-class product design across multiple user experiences. Two areas where this leadership is most required:

Design Leadership

• Uphold a high standard for design excellence, and challenge work that does not meet it
• Articulate design with credibility, clarity, and confidence to Product and Engineering leaders as well as other important stakeholders
• Demonstrate the values and culture through servant leadership, exemplifying daily the high standards we must have to succeed

People Management

• Develop and challenge a team of designers working on multiple challenges
• Provide management and mentoring to 3-5 direct reports
• Give clear and usable design feedback, and receive it with professionalism and patience
• Actively promote employee growth paths and talent retention
• Provide visibility and accountability for your team’s work
• Build partnerships and trust-based relationships with Engineering and Marketing, as well as other key partners

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®

Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return, we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.