Product Design Manager, Instagram – Friends Sharing

Meta is seeking a Product Design Leader to lead and manage teams of designers in creating exceptional experiences that meet the needs of our users. As a key member of our leadership team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the strategy, operations, and communications that guide the team in building high-quality products. You will be responsible for leading and managing teams to ensure our products and features are valuable for people, easy to use, and of the highest level of craft and execution.

In this role, you will utilize your full range of people management skills, product strategy, product design, interaction design, and visual design skills to drive the development of scalable, consistent, and accessible design solutions. You will also drive quality and set standards: caring about craftsmanship and putting processes in place which hold the quality bar and operationalize how your team works within Meta. Additionally, you will identify opportunities in ambiguous spaces to make Meta's products first-class, working together with your counterparts to define the strategy and mission that guide the team to build great products addressing real user needs.

To succeed in this role, you will need exceptional design, communication, and people management skills, as well as proven experience in product design leadership, communication, and people management. A passion for creating innovative solutions that meet the needs of our users is essential, along with experience shaping product strategy and staying close to pixels. In return, you will have the opportunity to lead and manage teams of designers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive quality and innovation in a dynamic and supportive work environment.Product Design Manager, Instagram – Friends Sharing Responsibilities

• Build, manage and mentor a talented team of product designers and leaders that consistently delivers on projects and is well-balanced across a range of design skill sets
• Lead the user experience of a product from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers and content designers
• Cultivate a healthy design process for the team, and be a key contributor to your organization's product strategy
• Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the rest of the product and executive teams
• Effectively communicate your team's product goals (both within the team and outside the team), and connect related projects across the company so that problems or joint decisions can be resolved quickly
• Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful and valuable products for our billions of users
• Proactively solicit and provide feedback from designers and a broader product team in order to continually raise our bar for quality, while also taking on mentorship
• Responsible for overall team performance and health, resource allocation, project prioritization, and building an environment of design quality and craft

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Product Design
• 4+ years of design leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership
• Experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content, user research teams and other cross-functional teams
• Experience leading product direction and strategic thinking with the experience developing product goals, identify opportunities, and make decisions based on the impact to people and the company
• Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly communicating the goals and concepts
• Experience building and shipping applications or software across a variety of platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading design for high-craft consumer software products
• Experience working on large scale, complex projects across multiple organization pillars, with a focus on design systems and UI/UX
• Experience working with Machine Learning, generative AI, or Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience with design operations and process optimization
• Experience designing products for entertainment, social platforms, or for teens

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. About Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
$196,000/year to $272,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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