Manager, Product Design; UGC

Culture at Scribd, Inc.

We support a culture where our employees can be real and be bold; where we debate and commit as we embrace plot twists; and where every employee is empowered to take action as we prioritize the customer.

We believe the best work happens when individual flexibility is balanced with meaningful community connection. Scribd Flex empowers employees to choose the workstyle and location that support their best performance, while committing to intentional in-person moments that strengthen collaboration and culture. Occasional in-person attendance is required for all Scribd, Inc. employees, regardless of location.

Our UGC (User-Generated Content) Design team makes complex ideas feel simple. We help millions of people learn, explore, and share knowledge on Scribd and Slideshare every day. We know when to push for bold ideas and when to focus on the incremental improvements that make them work. We care deeply about our customers and design with the business in mind. We bias toward action and over-communication.

We debate openly and push each other toward better ideas and better craft. We celebrate wins, learn from losses, and laugh through both.

We’re hiring a Product Design Manager to lead our UGC Design team—owning team performance, clarity, and execution across a complex, system-heavy space. You’ll partner closely with our Principal UGC Design Lead, who drives craft standards and strategic direction across the pillar, while you focus on helping the team do their best work—bringing clarity to complex problems, contributing to strategy, and translating big ideas into real product impact.

You will play a critical role in raising the bar for how we work as our tools and workflows evolve—including how we use AI to explore ideas and bring them to life faster, and push the boundaries of what design can do. If you enjoy leading smart, curious designers through messy problem spaces, and helping turn ambitious ideas into meaningful experiences used by millions of readers, you’ll have a lot of fun here.

• Manage and mentor a team of senior product designers working across content trust, multi-doc discovery, and core experiences across Scribd and Slideshare.
• Define what “great” looks like at each level and reinforce that bar consistently.
• Provide direct, specific feedback that sharpens thinking and improves outcomes.
• Own career development and performance management—including addressing gaps early and clearly.
• Partner with the Principal UGC Design Lead to ensure strong craft direction and clear expectations across the team.

• Bring clarity and focus to ambiguous problems, and drive simplification.
• Translate strategy into clear priorities, resourcing, and sequencing.
• Strengthen planning, handoff, and cross-team alignment—without adding unnecessary process.
• Ensure consistency and quality across surfaces, tools, and workflows.

• Shape team rituals that reinforce clarity, ownership, and high standards.
• Hold designers accountable to role expectations and impact.
• Create an environment of psychological safety paired with high performance.
• Contribute to Design org hiring, calibration, and bar-raising efforts.

• Demonstrated experience raising the bar for senior designers and navigating performance conversations with clarity and empathy.
• 8+ years of product design experience, including 3+ years people management experience.
• Experience leading teams in complex or system-heavy product areas.
• Strong product judgment and strategic thinking, especially in ambiguity.
• Ability to partner effectively across functions and stakeholders.
• Clear communicator who can align teams and move decisions forward.

• Resume with 8+ years experience designing complex, consumer-facing products and 3+ years leading teams.
• Portfolio with 3+ case studies that show strategic leadership, measurable impact, and a point of view grounded in the why.
• Password, if applicable.

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