Manager, Product Design

ware developers, rely on Sonatype to optimize their software supply chains.

As a Manager of Product Design, you will manage a team of user experience practitioners, mentoring and developing design talent, and ensure the delivery of high-quality design solutions. You will provide guidance and support to your team, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

You will support your team in working closely with product managers and engineers to create user-friendly interfaces for our supply chain management tools, occasionally stepping in to help as needed. Your role involves balancing user needs with business objectives and maintaining design standards.

Competencies and Skills

• This role typically requires 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience, though we place higher value on impact and problem-solving than just time in the seat

• Deep understanding of core UX disciplines including user research, UX writing, interaction design, usability testing, and data visualization, and accessibility best practices.

• Able to guide the team in choosing the right UX methods for the problem at hand-balancing speed, rigor, and impact across discovery and delivery.

• Proactively explores and leverages emerging AI tools to enhance workflows, generate ideas, and accelerate design and research processes.

• Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in Figma, Miro, Jira, analytics programs, and Google Suite.

• Product/Business Knowledge: Understanding how software engineers and AppSec teams do their work. Understanding of product-led organizations and the role of design in building SaaS and On-Premise software products.

• Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate design rationale and negotiate for right-sized solutions effectively.

• Attitude: Team-oriented, supportive, and proactive.

• Problem Solving: Analytical thinking and ability to troubleshoot design and team issues.

• Fluency in the English language - spoken and written

People Management & Leadership Expectations

• Coach and mentor designers to grow in their craft, confidence, and careers through regular feedback and development planning.

• Foster a psychologically safe, inclusive team culture where collaboration, creativity, and honest critique can thrive.

• Drive team performance through clear expectations, goal-setting, and thoughtful project resourcing based on skillsets and priorities.

• Support your team -removing blockers, amplifying impact, and supporting career visibility and recognition.

• Navigate and manage change thoughtfully-balancing empathy for your team with the realities of business needs and evolving product direction.

Things that we are proud of

• 2023 Forrester Leader in SCA

• #1 ranked SCA

• 2022 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leader Award: Sonatype earned Frost & Sullivan's 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in Development and Operations (DevOps) Security.

• NVTC 2022 Cyber Company of the Year: Sonatype was named Commercial Cyber Company of the Year and a Capital Cyber Award-winner by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)

• 2022 Annual Peer Award: Sonatype's Nexus Lifecycle won a PeerSpot Silver Peer Award as a leading Enterprise Technology solution in the Software Composition Analysis category.

• 2022 Best in Biz Award: Sonatype CEO Wayne Jackson was recognized as a Silver Winner in the Best in Biz Awards' Executive of the Year category.

• Tech Ascension Awards: Sonatype was named the Best DevOps Security Solution for Nexus Lifecycle and Nexus Firewall (Software Composition Analysis).

• BuiltIn Best Places to Work: Sonatype was named to the Washington DC 100 Best Places to Work list and Washington DC Best Midsize Places to Work list.

• Company Wellness Week - We shut down company operations for a week to enable all employees to spend time pursuing personal growth and enjoying much needed and deserved rest.

• Diversity & Inclusion Working Groups

• Parental Leave Policy

• Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)

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At Sonatype, we value diversity and inclusivity. We offer perks such as parental leave, diversity and inclusion working groups, and flexible working practices to allow our employees to show up as their whole selves. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.