SVP of Product Management
WISEcode
Salary
💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Own overall team performance and health, including resource allocation, project prioritization, and fostering a culture of high-quality design
- Coach and mentor designers on both soft and hard skills, supporting their development and career growth
- Cultivate a team culture rooted in craftsmanship, user-centered design, and continuous improvement
- Actively practice and champion customer-centric thinking across the organization
- Promote alignment and build trust across cross-functional teams by clearly communicating complex issues and fostering collaboration
- Proactively solicit and provide feedback within the design team and across the broader product org to continually raise the bar for quality
- Be a contributor to the organization’s strategic direction
- Do hands-on product design work, supporting both strategic vision and team execution
- Provide strategic, visual, and systems-oriented feedback across end-to-end flows to ensure experiences are simple and delightful
- Oversee complex design initiatives across multiple workstreams, maintaining high quality and clearing blockers to ensure timely delivery
- Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful, valuable products for our users
- Proactively identify new user problems and opportunities, working closely with research and data to define paths forward
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Product Design, including at least 3 years directly managing Product Designers
- Strong track record of building high-performing teams and coaching designers toward growth and leadership
- Able to visualize and articulate a clear design strategy to cross-functional partners
- Excellent written and verbal communicator, confident in managing high-stakes conversations with leadership
- Proven ability to create clarity and focus in complex, ambiguous problem spaces
- Operational mindset with experience improving team processes and decision-making workflows
- Maintain a core strength in one or more Design disciplines, leading through your expertise
- Portfolio of case studies showcasing how you've led teams to deliver high-craft experiences from inception through launch
- Demonstrated ability to transform user experiences by balancing visionary thinking with near-term, actionable execution
- Experience delivering 0–1 products from concept to launch, bringing bold ideas to life
- Skilled at navigating large-scale, complex, and ambiguous projects across multiple teams
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, startup environments
- Embody a learning and growth mindset
- Comfortable with the level of learning and ambiguity required to navigate fast-evolving fields
