Senior Manager, UX

WHO WE ARE

ActBlue is a nonprofit organization that creates cutting-edge technology that fuels Democratic victories and enables progressive causes to thrive. 

Our vision is simple: building change through the power of people. Since our founding, we’ve been building innovative solutions to revolutionize grassroots fundraising – if you’ve donated to a Democratic campaign or a progressive organization online, you’ve probably used our platform! We believe in putting power in the hands of small-dollar donors by helping thousands of groups — from local candidates to national movements — mobilize their communities and create a lasting impact. Every team member is deeply committed to advancing our shared mission and core values. Together, we are shaping the future of democracy. 

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Senior UX Manager, you will lead and mentor a team of UX designers while setting the strategic direction for user experience across complex, cross-functional initiatives. You will oversee end-to-end design efforts in collaboration with UX Research, Product Management, Engineering, and internal stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of cohesive and user-centered products and services. Your work will focus on shaping the user journey within your product area, driving design excellence, operational efficiency, and alignment with business goals.

 

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide leadership and mentorship to UX designers, fostering a culture of design excellence, collaboration, and innovation
• Guide your team through changes and uncertainties while keeping them motivated and aligned
• Define and communicate a cohesive design strategy that aligns with company objectives, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience across an interconnected suite of products
• Maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Marketing leaders to align UX strategy with business goals and user needs
• Champion research-driven design practices, ensuring that insights and data are meaningfully integrated into product decisions and design iterations at every stage of development
• Establish and uphold scalable design principles, processes, and standards to drive consistency and quality across all product experiences
• Lead design planning and execution for complex, cross-product user journeys, offering hands-on guidance to designers navigating ambiguity and high-impact problem spaces
• Facilitate strategic design reviews and critiques, promoting a feedback-rich culture
• Steer the evolution and governance of the Design System, ensuring it remains robust, scalable, and consistently implemented across the product landscape
• Advocate for UX at the senior leadership level, communicating the value and impact of user-centered design while influencing broader business and product strategy

 

WHAT YOU BRING

• 8+ years of experience in UX/product design, with at least 2+ years leading and mentoring other designers in a fast-paced, cross-functional product environment with direct product design experience, not only visual design
• Deep experience mentoring leaders and supporting UX managers and senior team members
• Demonstrated ability to drive user-centered design strategy across complex product ecosystems, balancing business objectives with user needs
• Strong systems thinking and experience shaping cohesive experiences across multiple touchpoints and product surfaces
• Expertise in establishing and scaling design processes, quality standards, and reusable patterns within growing product organizations and being a champion for the practice of UX design and raising the profile of the team internally and externally
• Hands-on experience implementing comprehensive design systems, balancing consistency, flexibility, and efficiency
• Skilled communicator and storyteller with the ability to influence stakeholders and advocate for design excellence at multiple levels of the organization through strong case study presentation skills
• Extreme comfort with leading a team through uncertainty and ambiguity and setting teams up for maximum success in the face of frequent change
• Has a high level of skill in managing UX teams to strategy-aligned outcomes and can be a strong internal champion for strategic imperatives as established primarily by our CEO and executive leadership team 

 

WORK & BENEFITS SNAPSHOT

This posting is for a full-time, remote, salaried position. Travel may be required on a limited basis to attend all-staff and departmental retreats (1-2 times per year). Additional travel may be required for select positions. 

Registered States: Arizona, California, Co