Product Design Senior Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott 

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: 

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. 
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution 
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. 
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.  
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.  

The Opportunity
Join us at Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) as we work to help individuals with diabetes live more active, fulfilling lives. We build products that deliver clear, actionable insights — empowering people to manage their health with confidence.

As a Product Design Lead, you will shape the vision and direction of our digital health experiences. You’ll guide design direction and strategy through a deep
understanding of user needs, lead designers through ambiguity, and elevate the craft and cohesion of our products across the Libre ecosystem.

This role combines vision-setting, hands-on design, and team leadership. You’ll
steward the design of new product areas, continually improve our product
experience, mentor designers, influence cross-functional partners, and ensure our experiences meet the highest bar of quality, clarity, and humanity.

This role is remote, with regular travel to Alameda, CA for team collaboration,
workshops, and leadership alignment.

What you’ll do:
• Set product vision and strategy. Define the design direction for key product
areas, influence roadmaps, and ensure experiences align with user needs and
business goals.
• Lead end-to-end product design. Guide teams from early concept exploration
through polished delivery, creating prototypes, high-fidelity designs, and
narratives that clarify direction and drive alignment.
• Elevate craft and systems. Uphold a high bar for quality, strengthen cohesion
across surfaces, and support the evolution of our design system to create
consistent experiences across the ecosystem.
• Mentor and manage designers. Develop team members through coaching,
feedback, and structured growth, fostering a culture of excellence, exploration,
and thoughtful problem-solving.
• Drive cross-functional alignment. Partner closely with research, product,
engineering, and marketing, translating insights into clear, actionable solutions
for our users.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Design or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, including experience developing
designers and leading teams.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Proven track record designing and shipping holistic, end-to-end consumer
product experiences that achieve meaningful business and user outcomes.
• Experience guiding products from 0 to 1, defining north-star experiences, and
iterating toward product-market fit.
• A refined design sensibility shaped by curiosity, critical thinking, and strong
taste, paired with the ability to articulate why things work.
• Strong systems-thinking
• Mastery in usability, accessibility, and inclusive design principles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate vision,
rationale, and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.
• Portfolio demonstrating recent, high-impact consumer product work with clear
articulation of your role, thinking, and outcomes.
• Deep proficiency in Figma, with the ability to iterate quickly