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    Senior Manager, Product Design - London, United Kingdom - Algolia

    Algolia
    Algolia London, United Kingdom

    Found in: Talent UK C2 - 3 days ago

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    Description

    Algolia is on a mission to empower every company to create delightful Search & Discovery experiences. We power over trillion searches a year, for more than 17,000 customers from 100+ countries.

    We're looking for a Sr Manager for Product Design to lead our talented design organisation, shape and mature our craft, and work hand-in-hand with Product, Research, and Engineering teams to make user-centric and business impactful decisions. This is an exciting opportunity for you to own a mission-critical team which has a huge impact on the company. Join our team and take ownership of this initiative, work collaboratively with your partners, and drive it to success with a clear vision and strategy.

    Your role will consist of:

  • Lead the Product Design team and oversee all aspects of product design, including interaction design, information architecture, writing, visual design, service design, design systems, and prototyping.
  • Be a strong partner in assessing the usability, viability, and feasibility of Algolia's products and features.
  • Coach, sponsor, and mentor a globally distributed team of product designers, providing guidance, support and interventional assistance to ensure they meet their goals and objectives. Be a strong ally in developing their career and craft.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align and execute on shared business goals through user-centric work.
  • Define and maintain design standards and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality across all products and platforms. Be a foundational partner in uplevelling our design system and UX infrastructure.
  • Develop and maintain a deep understanding of our product, market, and competitors to ensure our design solutions are innovative and effective
  • Manage multiple design projects simultaneously and ensure they are delivered on time and with buy-in of your cross functional team.
  • Present design solutions and progress to stakeholders and senior management, soliciting feedback and buy-in as needed
  • Use transversal leadership skills to influence all relevant stakeholders to drive success for the customer and promote a customer-first culture throughout the organisation.
  • Collaborate with other teams within UX to build a strong, cross-functional User Experience practice at Algolia.

    • You might be a fit if you have:

  • 4+ years of experience in management, with a track record of success leading and managing technical design teams.
  • 7+ years of experience in product design. An understanding of user-centric design principles and methodologies, with experience in interaction design, information architecture, writing, design systems, visual design, service design, prototyping, and user research.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver successful product launches and achieve business goals.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Big picture thinking, while still applying attention to the details.
  • Drive, with an ownership mentality. Ability to thoughtfully escalate issues and reconcile multiple viewpoints to drive alignment that benefits the business and our customers.
  • Experience at our current stage and beyond (10,000+ customers, $200-500M ARR range, high growth, lots of change and building internal infrastructure).

    • Ideally, you would also have:

  • Experience managing remote teams is a plus
  • Familiarity with search and discovery technologies.
  • Familiarity with ML/AI technologies.

    • We're looking for someone who can live our values:

  • GRIT - Problem-solving and perseverance capability in an ever-changing and growing environment.
  • TRUST - Willingness to trust our co-workers and to take ownership.
  • CANDOR - Ability to receive and give constructive feedback.
  • CARE - Genuine care about other team members, our clients and the decisions we make in the company.
  • HUMILITY - Aptitude for learning from others, putting ego aside.

    • REMOTE STRATEGY:

    Algolia's flexible workplace model is designed to empower all Algolians to fulfill our mission to power search and discovery with ease. We place an emphasis on an individual's impact, contribution, and output, over their physical location. Algolia is a high-trust environment and our team members have the autonomy to choose where they want to work and when. We know community comes in many forms and strive to create opportunities for intentional in-person connection in our offices and virtually for our remote colleagues around the world.

    We have a global presence with physical offices in San Francisco, NYC, Paris, London, Sydney and Bucharest.

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