Product Design Manager - Design System & PowerDMS

This is a Remote role from anywhere in the United States.

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 Design System and our PowerDMS products. As a Product Design Manager, you will set the design team priorities, manage resources, set strategic design objectives around our design system, 508c accessibility standards, mobile standards, and overall design vision.

• Drive the vision, product management, and/or project management of a design system of visual style, UI components, pattern libraries, standards documentation, and page templates.

• Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of Product Designers; lead creative and holistic thinking across diverse product releases, platforms, and devices.

• Lead the visual and technical direction of the experience design, visual style, and technical tooling, with input from director-level peers of product design and development teams.

• Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside the 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 for the NEOGOV design system

• Consult with partners across the design and engineering groups to prioritize the teams’ efforts within the design system.

• Advocate for resources to ensure your team can achieve their goals.

• Contribute to and help construct and implement a mission for the design system roadmap year over year.

• Create programs to educate designers and front-end engineers on the usage of tools to help them implement components of the design system.

• Constantly iterate and build on the design system for regular releases to address business growth and internal customer needs.

• You're an empathetic 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 You Have

• 5 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 working with design systems for digital products

• 2 years of experience managing or leading design teams with people management; proven success with helping talent grow within a large organization

• Advanced knowledge of Figma’s design tool, including its use in maintaining design systems libraries

• Experience building and managing design assets and documentation for design system components. You’ve tailored design systems tools and workflows for the unique needs for your organization.

• Comfortable working with front-end engineering teams, including participating in code reviews. You have had some hands-on front-end experience and have contributed to code repositories.

• Portfolio of UX-focused work examples for web and mobile applications

• Experience in all methods of UX Research with operational and documentation best-practices

Preferred qualifications

• Front-end experience with Angular and Web Component libraries 

• Experience managing backlogs and sprints

• 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, Workforce Management software or Public Safety software

• Experience working in remote global Product Design team

• 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

NEOGOV does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.