Job Summary
At WebstaurantStore, we help businesses thrive. From everyday supplies to hard-to-find products and services, we’re focused on making it easier for our customers to run their operations efficiently, profitably, and with confidence.
We’re looking for a Product Design Manager to lead a small team of designers shaping Webstaurant’s digital experiences across our website, app, and chat. You’ll guide product designers through discovery and delivery, helping them create intuitive, high-quality solutions that make our platforms more effective and easier to use.
You’ll have a proven track record of leading a small team (3+) and know how to balance hands-on design work with coaching, developing designers, fostering collaboration, and partnering with engineering to bring experiences to life.
Job Location
Remote: Legal residents of one of the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY
We only accept W-2 candidates, H-1B sponsorship is not available.
Responsibilities
Creative / Practice (35%)
- Provide clear creative direction and actionable feedback to help designers grow their craft and critical thinking.
- Partner closely with teams to shape product strategy and ensure design solutions meet user and business goals.
- Maintain a high bar for quality across design outputs; interaction, visual, and experience.
- Guide discovery work and help teams make smart tradeoffs between scope, impact, and quality.
People (35%)
- Mentor and coach designers, supporting growth through regular feedback, and goal planning.
- Foster a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and craft.
- Help designers stay connected to customer needs and product outcomes.
- Partner with senior design leadership on hiring, performance, and development plans
Business (20%)
- Translate product goals and customer insights into design priorities and deliverables.
- Facilitate alignment and communication between design, product, and development.
- Advocate for design and customer experience in team planning and decision-making.
- Support cross-functional initiatives that improve product usability, consistency, and performance.
Operations (10%)
- Help evolve team processes to improve clarity, efficiency, and collaboration.
- Contribute to and help maintain shared systems like design libraries and documentation.
- Ensure projects are scoped, tracked, and delivered smoothly.
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed while sitting/standing and interfacing with a personal computer.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
- Requires the regular use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
- Requires occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
- Requires the ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 50lbs.
Qualifications
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in product design, with 3+ years leading designers or design teams
- Strong portfolio of shipped digital products demonstrating clear, effective design. Track record of improving design quality and aligning work to product and business outcomes.
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams and working knowledge of front-end code to bridge the gap between design and development.
- Proficiency in Figma and familiarity with design systems, UX research, and accessibility best practices.
Education
This role does not require a degree. We value relevant skills and experience and alignment with our core values above all else.
Desired Traits & Skills
- Balances design excellence with practical delivery.
- Excellent communicator who creates clarity and alignment across creative and business functions.
- Empathetic leader who invests in people and fosters trust.
- Passionate about solving real problems for users through simple, effective design.
- Thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment