Product Design Manager

at Meta in Boise, Idaho, United States

Summary:

Meta is seeking a Product Design Manager to lead a team of product designers working across one or more of Metas core product areas. In this role, you will set design direction, develop design talent, and partner with cross-functional leaders to shape product strategy and deliver experiences that serve billions of people. You will drive design quality and operational excellence across your team while championing the responsible integration of AI into design workflows and processes.

Required Skills:

Product Design Manager Responsibilities:

1. Lead and develop a team of product designers, providing coaching, career guidance, and actionable feedback to help individuals grow and deliver high-impact work

2. Drive design strategy and vision across multiple large-scale product initiatives, translating organizational goals into focused design plans with clear milestones and measurable outcomes

3. Partner with product management, engineering, data science, and research leaders to define product direction and align design work to business and user needs

4. Establish and uphold a high bar for design craft and quality across the team, setting benchmarks and mentoring designers to deliver at scale

5. Champion the adoption of AI tools within design workflows, modeling effective and responsible AI use and building AI fluency across the team

6. Proactively identify integration opportunities across related product surfaces, resolving cross-team design challenges to improve the coherence of the overall product system

7. Recruit high-potential designers and future design leaders, building a team known for inspiring work and a strong collaborative culture

8. Drive design organization-wide initiatives that materially improve the caliber, efficiency, or satisfaction of the broader design team

9. Communicate design strategy and decisions clearly to executives and cross-functional stakeholders, anticipating risks and enabling timely, well-informed decisions

10. Foster a team culture of trust, psychological safety, and continuous improvement, ensuring individuals feel empowered to raise concerns and take smart risks

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

11. 8+ years of experience in product design, with a portfolio demonstrating high-quality, shipped consumer or enterprise product work

12. 4+ years of experience managing product designers, including coaching, performance management, and career development

13. Experience leadi