What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Experience Design - EMRge position at Ovative Group?
About Ovative Group
Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino's, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself.
At Ovative, we don't just track data, we redefine success. How do we do it? Our proprietary MarTech platform, EMRge helps businesses transform marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. Powered by Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), our differentiated approach to holistic media buying, planning, and measurement, EMRge is the first MarTech platform to measure businesses holistically. We're all about raising the bar every day, and it shows. Our work has been recognized by organizations like Digiday, Google, Inc. 5000, USA Today, and Search Engine Land.
About EMRge
EMRge is Ovative’s cutting-edge MarTech platform that powers smarter marketing planning, buying, measurement, and optimization. Our products help marketing experts make better, faster decisions by combining powerful models with intuitive tools. Designers on the EMRge team get to tackle rich, complex UX challenges—from visualizing multi-KPI forecasts to designing media budget allocation tools—all while partnering with the sharpest marketers, analysts, and developers in the business.
About The Role
Ovative is seeking a Manager, Experience Design to join the growing EMRge product team. This role will help lead the user research and product design efforts that bring EMRge to life across the marketing lifecycle—from scenario planning to campaign activation to performance measurement.
You will work side-by-side with Product Managers, Engineers, and Users to design workflows and interfaces that are intuitive, insightful, and a joy to use. You’ll play a key role in both discovering user needs and translating them into scalable, high-quality designs that serve internal teams and clients alike.
Responsibilities Of a Manager, Experience Design
At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.
For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $79,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus.
Benefits Of Working At Ovative Group
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
Culture
Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for eight years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.
Compensation And Insurance
We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.
We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.
Tangible Amenities We Enjoy
Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino's, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself.
At Ovative, we don't just track data, we redefine success. How do we do it? Our proprietary MarTech platform, EMRge helps businesses transform marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. Powered by Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), our differentiated approach to holistic media buying, planning, and measurement, EMRge is the first MarTech platform to measure businesses holistically. We're all about raising the bar every day, and it shows. Our work has been recognized by organizations like Digiday, Google, Inc. 5000, USA Today, and Search Engine Land.
About EMRge
EMRge is Ovative’s cutting-edge MarTech platform that powers smarter marketing planning, buying, measurement, and optimization. Our products help marketing experts make better, faster decisions by combining powerful models with intuitive tools. Designers on the EMRge team get to tackle rich, complex UX challenges—from visualizing multi-KPI forecasts to designing media budget allocation tools—all while partnering with the sharpest marketers, analysts, and developers in the business.
About The Role
Ovative is seeking a Manager, Experience Design to join the growing EMRge product team. This role will help lead the user research and product design efforts that bring EMRge to life across the marketing lifecycle—from scenario planning to campaign activation to performance measurement.
You will work side-by-side with Product Managers, Engineers, and Users to design workflows and interfaces that are intuitive, insightful, and a joy to use. You’ll play a key role in both discovering user needs and translating them into scalable, high-quality designs that serve internal teams and clients alike.
Responsibilities Of a Manager, Experience Design
- User-Centered Design: Conduct user interviews, translate insights into design hypotheses, and create user journeys, flows, and prototypes for EMRge tools.
- Design Craft: Build wireframes and high-fidelity UI designs using tools like Figma, and work closely with engineers to ensure design integrity through implementation.
- Collaboration: Contribute meaningfully in product discovery and sprint cycles with Product Managers and Developers; influence roadmaps through design thinking.
- Design Operations: Help shape a scalable design system and reusable component library for EMRge applications.
- Iteration & Feedback: Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and end users, using both qualitative and quantitative data to refine designs.
- 4–6 years of experience in product design, UX, or interaction design roles
- Strong UX portfolio demonstrating ability to simplify complex problems and deliver high-impact experiences
- Experience working on enterprise applications, internal tools, or data platforms is highly desirable
- Comfortable with both independent ownership and collaborative team execution
- Expert proficiency in Figma (design systems, prototyping, component libraries)
- Comfortable using design collaboration and delivery tools such as FigJam, Miro, Jira, Confluence, and user testing platforms
- Familiarity with Agile product development workflows
At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.
For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $79,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus.
Benefits Of Working At Ovative Group
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
Culture
Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for eight years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.
Compensation And Insurance
We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.
We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.
Tangible Amenities We Enjoy
- Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
- Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams.
- Flexible paid vacation policy
- 401k match program
- Top-notch health insurance options
- Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
- Sabbatical program
- Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
- Shenanigan’s Day
Salary : $79,000 - $132,000
