Senior Design Manager

Job description

**Key Responsibilities** **Design Delivery & Quality** - Own end-to-end delivery of marketing design creatives at scale, including email campaigns, paid media ads, landing pages, and brand assets - Maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency, and brand adherence across all outputs - Establish clear design guidelines, review processes, and quality benchmarks Team Leadership & Management - Lead, mentor, and manage a team of graphic designers, driving performance, accountability, and growth - Plan capacity, allocate work effectively, and ensure predictable delivery in a fast-paced environment - Build a motivated, collaborative, and continuously improving design team AI & Process Optimization - Leverage AI-powered design tools and automation to improve speed, efficiency, and scalability of design output - Continuously improve workflows, templates, and systems to optimize throughput without compromising quality - Stay current with emerging design and AI trends and apply them practically Stakeholder & Leadership Communication - Clearly articulate design concepts, creative rationale, and trade-offs to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders - Present ideas with confidence using structured storytelling and strong visual narratives - Partner closely with marketing, growth, and product teams to align design execution with business goals **Experience & Qualifications Experience** - 7–10 years of experience in graphic / visual / marketing design roles - Prior experience managing design teams is mandatory - Strong experience delivering high-volume marketing creatives in a fast-paced environment Skills & Tools - Strong portfolio showcasing visual judgment, consistency, and design problem-solving - Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma); familiarity with modern design tools - Working knowledge and hands-on exposure to AI-assisted design tools Communication & Collaboration - Excellent presentation, communication, and storytelling skills - Ability to explain design decisions clearly to non-design stakeholders - Comfortable handling feedback, ambiguity, and tight timelines Personal Attributes - High ownership and attention to detail - Ability to balance speed, scale, and quality - Strong team player with a pragmatic, execution-focused mindset What Success Looks Like - Marketing design output scales without dilution in quality - Leadership has confidence and clarity on design decisions - The design team is engaged, productive, and continuously improving - AI and process improvements measurably increase delivery efficiency