Senior Product Design Manager, GlossGenius
$220-260k
+ Target equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office
Business management platform for beauty salons
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Business management platform for beauty salons
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$220-260k
+ Target equity
More information about location
2 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
Gloss Genius' mission is to empower beauty salon owners to reach new heights by growing their business, boosting customer engagement, and maximising their income.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in Product Design/UX/UI, with at least 2+ years in a people management role
- Proven track record leading and scaling product design teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments
- Strong portfolio that demonstrates impact at both the execution and strategic levels
- Deep experience guiding the end-to-end product design process and enabling designers to do their best work
- Proven experience leveraging AI tools to shape design strategy and deliver impactful AI-driven experiences
- Familiarity with advanced prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Principle, Framer, InVision, Sketch)
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive alignment on vision and priorities
- Passion for empowering small business owners, with a high level of empathy and curiosity about their needs
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and setting clear direction for teams in complex product areas
What the job involves
- As a Senior Manager of Product Design, you will lead and inspire a growing team of product designers within our Core product area, focused on empowering beauty and wellness businesses through seamless, reliable tools
- You’ll partner with Product and Engineering leadership to set the vision and strategy for Core, shaping experiences across scheduling, client and team management, and payments
- You’ll be responsible for elevating the craft of design, driving alignment around product direction, and ensuring we deliver intuitive, elegant, and empowering Core experiences for our customers
- Beyond the work itself, you’ll play a key role in building a thriving design culture—developing talent, fostering collaboration, and championing design excellence across the organization
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product designers working within Core, focused on empowering beauty and wellness businesses through seamless, reliable tools
- Define and drive the design vision and strategy for Core in partnership with Product and Engineering leadership
- Ensure high-quality execution across the end-to-end design process—from research and ideation to prototyping, testing, and delivery
- Provide thoughtful, actionable feedback on design deliverables such as user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final UI, and support designers in strengthening their craft
- Raise the overall quality bar for design output while balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Champion customer empathy through research initiatives and insights that inform product direction
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning within the design team
- Act as an advocate for design excellence across the company, influencing strategy and helping shape the future of the product
- Deliver products that are recognized as the best in the industry by shaping and evolving core offerings such as scheduling, client and team management, and payments
Our take
Business management platforms exist for a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality, and healthcare. However, despite a modern facade the beauty industry lacks specialised software and still runs on generic CRMs and basic spreadsheets. Recognising a gap in the market, GlossGenius has stepped in to provided a specialised business management platform for beauty salons, spas and studios.
With no competition in this niche, GlossGenius has swiftly captured a large market share, with triple-digit year on year revenue growth. It serves over 40,000 businesses (70% of which are women-owned) and has more than $2 billion in annual transactions on the platform.
GlossGenius has raised a large amount of capital in several funding rounds closed in quick succession. It is aiming to accelerate platform development off the back of its releasing of consumer experience, payment and automation products. It is well on the way to fulfilling its long-term aim of developing into the Toast of the beauty industry.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
64% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2023
$28m
SERIES C
Sep 2022
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $104.9m
Company benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive health & dental insurance options, with premiums partially covered by GG
- Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot and Kindbody
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
- 401k benefit - employees are eligible to contribute starting day 1 of employment
- Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Dependent Care FSA
- Home office stipend
- Team Bonding opportunities - annual company retreat for entire team, plus virtual events throughout the year
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Experience as Research Intern for DenizBank. Investments Analyst for Goldman Sachs from 2011 to 2014.
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