Meltwater
Overview
As the Design Manager of Global Applications, you will be responsible for managing Meltwater's key design system and AI-driven platform experiences. You will play a player/coach role, driving intuitive use and industry-leading outcomes. Your work involves collaborating with other designers to enhance global applications and design patterns, ensuring best-in-class interaction design, visual design, and new AI products. You will oversee one direct design report to support Meltwater platform efforts.
Responsibilities
Creation and Craft: Design strong user interfaces, prototypes, wireframes, and visual designs. Use recent GenAI tools to provide sophisticated design prototypes and AI-driven solutions. Work in Figma to ensure pixel-perfect designs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with designers and developers to align with development requirements and systems documentation. Partner with the UX research team to identify user pain points and opportunities.
User-Centered Advocacy: Champion user-centered design principles across projects.
Process Guidance: Align design efforts with core business objectives, execute UX priorities, and facilitate a robust design process.
Mentorship & Leadership: Oversee the execution of one product designer, ensuring high standards in interaction design and UI to create consistent design patterns for the platform.
Partnership Development: Collaborate with product managers and UX Directors to foster strong design outcomes.
Facilitation of Innovation: Lead ideation, feasibility assessments, and story-mapping workshops to improve design and development processes.
Communication: Effectively tell the design story to cross-functional leaders, developers, and stakeholders.
Design Quality Assurance: Conduct UI reviews of design patterns through product-based evaluations and system-wide assessments.
Culture Building: Contribute to design culture and the growth of design practices.
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Product Design/Visual UI Design/UI/UX.
At least 3-5 years of experience managing a design team.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in SaaS and enterprise applications.
Proven portfolio demonstrating extensive UX/UI work and experience with AI tools such as Lovable, v0, or Cursor.
Strong point of view on industry best practices and design principles.
Demonstrated ability to deliver products with a focus on outcomes.
Strong communication skills for presenting ideas to business stakeholders.
Experience collaborating with engineering teams to refine and develop UX.
Expert proficiency in Figma.
Understanding of the Design Thinking process stages.
Experience collaborating with other designers/design teams for system-wide improvements.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design or a related field.
Familiarity with front-end technologies such as React and MUI.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary of $140 - 160K USD per year + 10% annual bonus (subject to the terms of the applicable commission plan).
Flexible paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, and parental leave plans.
CalmApp subscription for you and your loved ones.
Hybrid work environment with ongoing professional development opportunities.
Our Story The sky is the limit at Meltwater. Our technology empowers 27,000 customers to analyze over a billion pieces of data daily to make better business decisions. Our culture is focused on inclusion, innovation, and celebrating successes while supporting your goals.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws.
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Responsibilities
Creation and Craft: Design strong user interfaces, prototypes, wireframes, and visual designs. Use recent GenAI tools to provide sophisticated design prototypes and AI-driven solutions. Work in Figma to ensure pixel-perfect designs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage with designers and developers to align with development requirements and systems documentation. Partner with the UX research team to identify user pain points and opportunities.
User-Centered Advocacy: Champion user-centered design principles across projects.
Process Guidance: Align design efforts with core business objectives, execute UX priorities, and facilitate a robust design process.
Mentorship & Leadership: Oversee the execution of one product designer, ensuring high standards in interaction design and UI to create consistent design patterns for the platform.
Partnership Development: Collaborate with product managers and UX Directors to foster strong design outcomes.
Facilitation of Innovation: Lead ideation, feasibility assessments, and story-mapping workshops to improve design and development processes.
Communication: Effectively tell the design story to cross-functional leaders, developers, and stakeholders.
Design Quality Assurance: Conduct UI reviews of design patterns through product-based evaluations and system-wide assessments.
Culture Building: Contribute to design culture and the growth of design practices.
Qualifications
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Product Design/Visual UI Design/UI/UX.
At least 3-5 years of experience managing a design team.
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in SaaS and enterprise applications.
Proven portfolio demonstrating extensive UX/UI work and experience with AI tools such as Lovable, v0, or Cursor.
Strong point of view on industry best practices and design principles.
Demonstrated ability to deliver products with a focus on outcomes.
Strong communication skills for presenting ideas to business stakeholders.
Experience collaborating with engineering teams to refine and develop UX.
Expert proficiency in Figma.
Understanding of the Design Thinking process stages.
Experience collaborating with other designers/design teams for system-wide improvements.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design or a related field.
Familiarity with front-end technologies such as React and MUI.
Compensation & Benefits
Base Salary of $140 - 160K USD per year + 10% annual bonus (subject to the terms of the applicable commission plan).
Flexible paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) matching, life insurance, commuter benefits, and parental leave plans.
CalmApp subscription for you and your loved ones.
Hybrid work environment with ongoing professional development opportunities.
Our Story The sky is the limit at Meltwater. Our technology empowers 27,000 customers to analyze over a billion pieces of data daily to make better business decisions. Our culture is focused on inclusion, innovation, and celebrating successes while supporting your goals.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws.
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