Design Manager Job Plano area,Texas USA,IT/Tech

Role & Responsibilities:

Seeking a Design Manager to lead and scale our product design organization across core traveler experiences.
This role combines hands-on design leadership with people management, mentorship, and cross-functional partnership to help shape the future of consumer experience across web, iOS, and Android.
You will manage and mentor a team of designers while also driving high-impact strategic initiatives across discovery, booking, loyalty, post-booking, and traveler engagement experiences.
You'll play a critical role in elevating design quality, strengthening design systems, improving team processes, and helping build a strong user-centered culture across the company.
Design Leadership
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of product designers across multiple product areas
Provide regular design critiques, coaching, and career development support to elevate overall team quality and effectiveness
Foster a strong culture of craft, collaboration, user empathy, and continuous improvement
Help establish scalable design processes, rituals, and operating frameworks across the organization
Product & Experience Design
Lead mobile-first design initiatives crafting intuitive, high-quality experiences across iOS, Android, and web platforms that feel native, performant, and cohesive
Drive end-to-end product design from concept through launch, influencing product strategy and business outcomes
Translate complex user needs and business requirements into elegant, intuitive user experiences
Ensure high-quality interaction design, visual design, motion, and UX consistency across the customer journey
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing and Operations teams to shape product direction and execution
Design Systems & UX Excellence
Help evolve and scale Vogo's design system, component libraries, tokens, documentation, and UX standards
Establish consistent patterns and scalable frameworks across platforms and product surfaces
Champion accessibility, responsive design principles, usability, and design quality across all experiences
Drive alignment between brand expression, product usability, and business goals
User Research & Customer Understanding
Champion a user-centered design process and advocate for research-backed decision-making across the organization
Guide and support UX research efforts including interviews, usability testing, surveys, and behavioral analysis
Synthesize customer insights into actionable product and design opportunities
Partner with analytics and product teams to incorporate qualitative and quantitative insights into decision-making
Cross-Functional Leadership
Collaborate closely with PMs and Engineering leaders to define product strategy, priorities, and roadmap direction
Facilitate alignment across stakeholders while balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints
Present design strategy, rationale, and outcomes clearly to executive leadership and cross-functional teams

Minimum Qualifications:

7+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and exceptional execution
2+ years of experience managing or mentoring product designers
Proven experience leading complex, high-impact consumer product initiatives across mobile and web platforms
Strong portfolio showcasing UX, visual design, interaction design, systems thinking, and product strategy
Experience working on consumer-facing products with significant user impact
Deep proficiency in Figma and modern product design workflows
Strong understanding of design systems, accessibility, responsive design, and mobile UX best practices
Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and lead effectively in fast-moving environments
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
Strong collaboration skills with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners
Portfolio demonstrating strong design thinking and execution required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing travel, marketplace, ecommerce, fintech, or subscription-based consumer products
Strong eye for brand cohesion and understanding of balancing creative expression with product usability and brand integrity
Prior startup experience working in high-growth, fast-paced environments
Experience building and scaling design systems across teams and platforms
Experience leading or contributing to user research programs and experimentation initiatives
Comfort experimenting with emerging AI capabilities while maintaining a high bar for quality and craft
Ability to move fluidly between ambiguity, strategy, and hands-on execution
In-house product experience strongly preferred
The ideal candidate is an experienced product design leader with exceptional craft, strong systems thinking, and a passion for mentoring designers and building high-performing teams.
You are comfortable moving between strategic leadership and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.