Centerfield

Senior Manager, Product Design

Centerfield

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Los Angeles • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the evolution of our design systems, ensuring they are structured, documented, and maintained to support scalability, consistency, and our transition to Figma MCP compatibility
  • Own and refine design workflows that support multiple working styles while establishing best practices across UX, product design, visual design, user research, and file management.
  • Organize, prioritize, and delegate work with strong business understanding—defining timelines, success metrics, review points, and clear expectations for delivery.
  • Coach and mentor designers across levels (mid, senior, lead), supporting growth across UX, UI, product, visual design, and user research, while developing strong fundamentals in research rigor, unbiased methods, synthesis, and translating insights into action.
  • Define and uphold clear performance standards for each role level, including expectations for craft quality, research integrity, decision-making, and impact.
  • Partner with executive stakeholders and Product leadership to define macro-level design strategy and departmental goals, grounding decisions in both qualitative insights and quantitative performance data.
  • Translate strategic goals into well-scoped projects and clear design briefs that align teams around user needs, business objectives, and measurable outcomes.
  • Foster a team culture rooted in accountability, curiosity, creativity, and continuous learning—where experimentation, validation, and iteration are part of the design process.
  • Partner closely with Product Management to align on roadmap priorities, design resourcing, and evolving business needs, adapting plans quickly in response to feedback, data, and new insights.
  • Lead the design team in planning, executing, and evaluating A/B tests and experiments, ensuring hypotheses are well-formed and results are clearly understood and acted upon.
  • Analyze experimentation results and ongoing performance metrics to inform design direction, identify opportunities, and guide iteration on existing solutions.
  • Oversee user research and usability studies, coaching designers on how to frame the right questions, select appropriate methods, minimize bias, and synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights.
  • Provide thoughtful, high-quality design critique across all stages of work—from early concepts and wireframes to polished, production-ready solutions—evaluating both craft and the strength of underlying rationale and evidence.
  • Synthesize design outcomes and team performance into clear narratives for designers, partners, and leadership, connecting design decisions to user impact and business results.
  • Model resilience, adaptability, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
  • Set and reinforce clear expectations for performance, professional norms, and accountability across the team.
  • Deliver timely, direct, and constructive feedback—addressing risks early while recognizing strong performance and growth.
  • Build and maintain a healthy team culture by fostering trust, addressing conflict constructively, and modeling desired behaviors.
  • Maintain consistent managerial rhythms, including 1:1s, documentation, and goal tracking, to ensure clarity, continuity, and follow-through for every direct report.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of management experience within product design and digital experiences, bonus if within ad-tech / D2C web experiences
  • At least 8 years in the field of design, bonus if UXR overlap
  • A deep understanding of product strategy as it relates to design and business needs and design heuristics and principles of both visual and product design
  • An excellent communicator with equally strong organization skills, experience in successfully aligning stakeholders on the what and why of our work
  • A proven record of success in managing teams through both individual and business challenges
  • Proven success increasing conversion and engagement via thoughtful and delightful design
  • Experience designing for different industries/products with an informed approach to optimizing design for UX and product goals
  • Experience in using quant/qual data to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive strategic product and design decisions.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary + semi-annual bonus
  • Unlimited PTO – take a break when you need it!
  • Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision plans + generous parental leave
  • 401(k) company match plan – fully vested on day 1
  • Outside patio overlooking Playa Vista + cabanas, firepits & working grills
  • Monthly happy hours, catered lunches + daily food trucks
  • Award-winning culture & unprecedented team spirit (featured in LA Business Journal & Built In LA)
  • Fully stocked kitchens with snacks & drinks
  • Breakroom supplied with games, couches, workout equipment + weekly in-office exercise classes hosted by professional instructors (yoga, kickboxing & circuit training)
  • Free onsite gym + locker rooms
  • Paid charity and volunteer days (local mentor programs, adopt a pet, beach cleanup, etc.)
  • Monthly team outings (ball games, casino night, hikes, etc.)
  • Career growth – we enjoy promoting from within!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
design systemsFigmaUX designproduct designvisual designuser researchA/B testingquantitative data analysisqualitative data analysisdesign heuristics
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizationcoachingmentoringaccountabilitycreativityadaptabilityproblem-solvingfeedback delivery