Senior Manager, Product Design

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

WHOOP is hiring a Senior Manager, Product Design to lead high-impact product design work while helping shape and grow the design organization. This role will begin as a senior individual contributor, owning critical product initiatives and driving exceptional user experiences across complex systems, including AI-powered capabilities. Over time, this role will evolve into a player–coach position, supporting and developing designers while maintaining a strong connection to hands-on design execution.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and drive design work across a product area or set of initiatives, leading projects from problem framing through execution and delivery

• Apply strong UX judgment to complex problem spaces, structuring ambiguity and making clear, principled decisions about flows, tradeoffs, and overall experience

• Translate complex systems, including AI-driven capabilities, into scalable interaction patterns, workflows, and intuitive user experiences

• Partner closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and data scientists to deliver high-impact projects from concept through launch

• Work across teams and stakeholders to clearly communicate, advocate for, and align on design decisions and direction

• Contribute directly to design execution, with a focus on interaction design and overall experience quality, while maintaining a high bar for visual polish

• Provide structured, actionable feedback through critiques and day-to-day collaboration, and transition into managing and mentoring designers over time

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of shipped work

• Proven ability to operate at a senior individual contributor level, leading complex projects in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

• Deep expertise in UX and interaction design, with experience simplifying complex systems into clear, intuitive experiences

• Strong product thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs and connect design work to user and business impact

• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and research to deliver impactful product outcomes

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment

• Experience mentoring or supporting the growth of other designers through feedback, critique, or formal leadership

• Exposure to people management or a clear interest in transitioning into a player–coach role

• Experience designing for data-rich or AI-driven products is preferred

• Passion for health, fitness, or helping people better understand and improve their bodies

• Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.    Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.   WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility.  It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.   The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.   At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.   The U.S.