Senior Manager, Product Design – UI/Visual

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee a product design team dedicated to enhancing Zillow’s visual language.

• Collaborate with Brand and Studio teams to refine Zillow’s visual identity.

• Ensure the application of Zillow’s visual identity within Product experiences.

• Establish visual principles, standards, and guidelines focused on Product.

• Lead the advancement of the visual language component of the design system.

• Participate early in key concepts and launches to enhance interface clarity, cohesion, and quality.

• Manage and develop the Partner Enablement program.

• Elevate Zillow’s Visual Design practice through guidance, tools, feedback, and support.

• Collaborate with Design Technology to integrate visual-quality standards into AI-driven tools and workflows.

• Assist in defining and scaling Zillow’s emerging AI Visual Identity within Product.

• Mentor, coach, and develop a specialized team of designers from mid-level to principal.

• Define direction, operating priorities, work plans, and allocate team capacity.

• Provide creative direction and constructive feedback.

• Foster a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration.

• Collaborate with Product Design, Design Systems, Engineering, Brand Strategy, Marketing Design, and Content Design.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in Product Design, specializing in Visual Design, branding, or digital craft.

• At least 4 years of experience in managing and developing designers, including Senior and Principal individual contributors.

• Proven experience leading a Visual Design practice, design-quality initiative, or similar discipline in a technology or product-driven organization.

• Experience in launching digital products and overseeing design work from concept to execution.

• Strong background in partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Design Systems, and Brand, Marketing, or Content Design teams.

• Ability to translate visual standards into scalable systems, tools, or workflows.

• A portfolio showcasing strong Product craft, clear creative direction, and effective people leadership.

• Solid foundation in Product Design with extensive expertise in Visual Design or a related craft discipline.

• Proficiency in UI design, typography, hierarchy, layout, interaction states, motion, iconography, and information design.

• Experience in refining and implementing visual language in digital Product experiences.

• Capability to lead a specialized team and create scalable guidance, practices, and tools.

• Skill in building consensus across complex projects through clear communication and sound judgment.

• Willingness to embrace AI-native working methods.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity awards based on experience, performance, and location.

• Opportunity for remote work from any location chosen by the employee.

• Flexibility to work from the most productive environment through Cloud HQ.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and accommodation support.