Product design manager

We’re looking for a Product Design Manager to join MacPaw and lead the product design teams behind Setapp and Eney — two products shaping the future of our ecosystem. In this role, you’ll lead a team of experienced Product Designers, ensuring that design initiatives are aligned with product priorities, user needs, and business goals. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and UX Researchers to turn product strategy into meaningful design solutions and bring greater clarity, consistency, and efficiency to how design work gets done.

• Translate product and business strategies into clear design initiatives and lead their execution across Setapp and Eney.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of experienced Product Designers, supporting their professional development, PDPs, and performance reviews.
• Establish operational objectives and workload planning, partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineering, and Analytics.
• Conduct an audit of existing design workflows and processes to eliminate bottlenecks and optimize end-to-end delivery.
• Maintain and elevate design quality standards based on UX research, quantitative analytics, and industry best practices.
• Manage design budgets, vendor partnerships, and resource allocations in coordination with the Design Director.

• 3+ years of experience in people management and leadership, mentoring and scaling product design teams.
• Strong background in end-to-end product design, scalable design systems, prototyping, and user-centric methodologies.
• High strategic thinking and product vision with the ability to connect business KPIs with user experience decisions.
• Proven experience in cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, Engineering, and Analytics.
• Data-informed mindset with experience in leveraging qualitative UX research and quantitative analytics to measure design impact.
• Будет плюсом: Experience with macOS, iOS, or multi-platform product development; Background in subscription-based SaaS or consumer software products; Familiarity with AI tools in product workflows or experience scaling DesignOps practices

• Hybrid work model
• Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process.
• We guarantee medical insurance starting on your first working month. For those abroad, you can receive a yearly Medical insurance allowance as compensation for managing your medical expenses.
• You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Education opportunities to grow both hard and soft skills, annual development reviews, and internal community.
• Convenient personal time-off policy to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
• We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war.
• Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.