Senior Design Manager, Apollo.io
Platform
Salary not provided
Sketch
Zeplin
iOS
Figma
Senior level
Remote in US
Sales intelligence and engagement platform
Open for applications
Sales intelligence and engagement platform
1001+ employees
B2BLead generationAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceSaaSAPIAutomationSales
Open for applications
Salary not provided
Sketch
Zeplin
iOS
Figma
Senior level
Remote in US
1001+ employees
B2BLead generationAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceSaaSAPIAutomationSales
Company mission
To build the future of go-to-market solutions.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of design systems, information architecture, UX research, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
- 5+ years of experience as a Design Manager or Director, with a proven track record of leading design teams in a fast-paced environment
- Deep knowledge of design systems, information architecture, Material Design, iOS design languages, and user-centered design methods
- Strong portfolio showcasing successful product design and evolution, with an emphasis on design systems and end-to-end product design
- 4-6+ years of experience shipping products and collaborating closely with developers
- Excellent collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, marketing, etc.)
- Experience driving brand strategy within digital products, ensuring alignment between user needs, design, and business goals
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver at high velocity
- Familiarity with front-end technologies and design collaboration tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, or similar)
- A passion for mentoring and growing design talent, creating a positive and inspiring team environment
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Design Manager, Platform to lead and shape the future of our product design
- In this role, you will oversee the creation of innovative and functional digital products, while managing and mentoring a team of talented designers
- You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to drive design excellence and ensure a cohesive, user-centered experience across all product offerings
- Provide creative direction and output to achieve the end-to-end (E2E) vision for the product, ensuring visual innovation and functionality
- Lead the creation and evolution of design systems, ensuring consistency across products while maintaining high design quality
- Drive brand strategy within the product, ensuring it aligns with both user needs and business goals
- Ensure design solutions are visually engaging, intuitive, and functional, supporting the foundation of our digital product ecosystem
- Lead, recruit, coach, and mentor a team of world-class product designers, ensuring career progression and development for each team member
- Drive a framework for ongoing designer growth, fostering an environment where innovation is encouraged while balancing the need for optimization and scalability
- Create a design culture that emphasizes user-centered design (UCD) principles and promotes collaboration across departments
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, QA, sales, marketing, and other leaders to ensure a cohesive and high-quality user experience
- Champion cross-functional collaboration, promoting the impact of design in every aspect of product development
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to advocate for the value of design and user-centered practices throughout the organization
- Work with engineering teams to manage design assets and align on the technical feasibility of design solutions
- Establish clear metrics and measurable goals to provide visibility into the impact of design on business outcomes
- Develop and implement a framework that ensures design solutions are delivered effectively and with excellence across all departments
- Advocate for continuous improvement opportunities within design and across cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and improve communication practices
- Manage multiple design projects with high velocity, ensuring a high-quality output in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- The team embraces that we have a sole purpose: to help customers maximize their full revenue potential on the Apollo platform
- You’ll be a significant part of a lean, remote team, empowered to really own your role as a proactive educator
- Collaborate with product teams to align on long-term product strategies, ensuring design supports both user needs and business objectives
- You’ll be supported and encouraged to experiment and take educated risks that lead to big wins
- Lead efforts to introduce new design methodologies, processes, and tools that enhance the team’s output and the overall product experience
- And, you’ll have a whole team remotely by your side to help you do it!
- Stay up-to-date on the latest design trends, tools, and front-end technologies, ensuring the team remains on the cutting edge of design innovation
Our take
Apollo's sales intelligence and engagement platform integrates with companies’ existing internal tools, such as LinkedIn, Salesforce and Hubspot, to increase and optimize sales and marketing leads. Rather than simply employing a volume-heavy approach to leads, Apollo’s software allows users to focus on more convertible prospects, while automating task management and workflow.
The company launched in 2015 and grew steadily in its early years, but the period since 2021 has seen it enter a rapid scale up. Now its customer base includes the likes of Autodesk, Stripe, Docusign and Yelp.
Apollo now intends to keep the upward momentum going, having secured major funding in mid-2023 and is also investing heavily in India as its R&D center, where there’s a burgeoning pool of tech talent. In early 2023, Apollo reported record revenue numbers and appointed a new CPO, indicating a solidification of these aims.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Top investors
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
75% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$100m
SERIES D
Mar 2022
$110m
SERIES C
Total funding: $251.2m
Company benefits
- Remote first
- Great compensation package and culture
Company values
- Be Customer Obsessed - We are obsessed with how to make our customers successful. Every decision we make should be in service of our customer’s success, as their success comes hand-in-hand with ours.
- Speak and Act Courageously - We aren’t afraid to fail; we are more afraid not to try. We admire team members who take calculated risks and experiment. We aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.
- Take Ownership - We acknowledge that this is OUR company. Nothing is ever “someone else’s problem”: if we see a gap, we are proactive in addressing it. We uphold excellence and are accountable to each other and to ourselves.
- Learn Voraciously - We are always curious, seeking out opportunities to learn and to better ourselves. We adopt a growth mindset and are motivated by the gaps we see in ourselves and our businesses.
- Move with Focus and Urgency - We identify the few things which will have the biggest impact, and move fast to achieve them.
- We are all for one - We win and lose as one team. We rally around people and invest in each others’ growth: whether it’s celebrating wins, lending a hand or giving constructive feedback.
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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