Sr. Manager, Product Design

Company Description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. 

Job Description

This role will be based in Sunnyvale or San Francisco.

This role is based in Mountain View, San Francisco, or New York.

LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and every day millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities, and gain insights. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. We’re much more than a digital resume – we transform lives through innovative products and technology.

Why join the Product Design team at LinkedIn? 

• You’ll have the chance to work on cutting edge, innovative new products, including industry-leading AI products

• Designers are strategic partners, from product innovation and planning to launch

• You’ll get to work with and learn from passionate, talented, and supportive people

• We’re passionate about designing an equitable, accessible platform through quality, inclusive design 

• We encourage team rotation, so you can stay engaged and keep growing

• You’ll be a part of a trusting, open environment where we have fun together

We’re hiring a Senior Manager of Product Design in our Growth organization to lead design for Network Growth and Notifications, a critical part of how members connect, engage, and stay active on LinkedIn. This role sits on the Growth leadership team and reports to the Senior Director of Product Design for Growth, Melanie Yencken.

You’ll own the core networking experience across LinkedIn, including how members build and maintain their professional graph, as well as the notifications systems that drive timely and relevant engagement at scale.

This is a player-coach role. You will lead a small, high-impact team while also contributing directly at a principal designer level. You’ll shape both near-term product improvements through experimentation and long-term vision for how networking evolves for the next generation of professionals.

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What You’ll Do:

• Own and shape a foundational part of LinkedIn’s product experience, leading design for Network Growth and Notifications

• Reimagine how professionals build and maintain meaningful connections in a modern, AI-driven world

• Evolve LinkedIn’s notifications ecosystem to be more relevant, intelligent, and valuable to members

• Lead and develop a small team of designers, providing clear direction, coaching, and feedback

• Operate as a player-coach, contributing directly to product strategy, vision, and high-impact design work

• Drive growth through experimentation and data-informed decision making across engagement and retention

• Define and drive a long-term vision for networking and engagement, navigating ambiguity and aligning cross-functional partners

• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to deliver high-quality, end-to-end experiences at scale

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience managing and directing creative projects

• Experience directing and guiding a team through a complete lifecycle of several launched projects

• To be considered for this position, you must include your portfolio, website or other samples of work to assess your design skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in growth, experimentation, and data-informed product development

• Strong track record as a player-coach, balancing leadership and hands-on design

• Experience working on social, networked, or engagement-driven products

• Proven ability to develop and grow high-performing design team

• Experience shaping product vision and strategy in ambiguous spaces

• Evidenced experience influencing other product areas across the organization; Drives strategy and vision across the business area 

• Exceptional ability to deliver design solutions that grow the business area and create new value for members/customers

• Experience incorporating AI based new ways of working and leading your te