Manager, Product Design

1 Month ago • 9 Years + • Product Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Tekion is seeking a Manager, Product Design who excels in planning, processes, and research-driven decision-making. This role involves optimizing design operations, leading research efforts, and leveraging data insights to drive confident design decisions. Responsibilities include establishing and improving design workflows, defining and tracking business and product metrics, leading and integrating design research, analyzing user behavior and data trends, and guiding teams in making data-informed design decisions. The manager will also build and nurture a high-performing design team, define growth paths, review processes, and quality benchmarks, mentor the team, and foster a culture of innovation. Additionally, they will ensure end-to-end project delivery with a structured design approach, define project design processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and advocate for user-centric design.
Must have:
  • 9+ years in Design Operations, Research, or Project Management
  • Strong analytical mindset for data-driven design
  • Experience leading design teams
  • Experience defining operational frameworks
  • Establish and improve design workflows and processes
  • Lead and integrate design research
  • Analyze user behavior and data trends
  • Build and nurture a high-performing design team
  • Ensure end-to-end delivery of projects
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • Background in Product Management is a plus
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous stock options
  • Medical Insurance coverage
  • Work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful Companies

Job Details

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Description

We are looking for a Manager, Product Design who excels in planning, processes, and research-driven decision-making. This role requires a leader who can optimize design operationslead research efforts, and leverage data insights to drive confident design decisions. A background in Product Management is a plus.

 

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Planning:
  • Establish and improve design workflows and processes for efficiency.
  • Define and track business + product metrics to measure design impact.
  • Implement best practices for streamlined execution and collaboration.
Research & Data-Driven Decision Making:
  • Lead and integrate design research into the core process.
  • Analyze user behavior, data trends, and research findings to shape design strategies.
  • Guide teams in making data-informed design decisions.
People Management & Team Growth:
  • Build and nurture a high-performing design team.
  • Define growth paths, review processes, and quality benchmarks.
  • Provide mentorship and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Product/Project Management:
  • Ensure end-to-end delivery of projects with a structured design approach.
  • Define the design process for each project to align with business goals.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (PMs, Engineers, Researchers) to ensure design success.
  • Advocate for user-centric design by incorporating business and industry awareness.

 

Skills and Experience

  • 9+ years of experience in Design Operations, Design Research, or Project Management.
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience in data-driven design decisions.
  • Previous experience in leading design teams and defining operational frameworks.
  • Background in Product Management is a plus.

 

Perks and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation 
  • Generous stock options 
  • Medical Insurance coverage 
  • Work with some ofthe brightestmindsfrom Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful Companies

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

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