Product Design Manager

About this role

About The Job
At BuildOps, we’re building a groundbreaking software solution designed to empower today’s commercial contractors. From service management to project execution, we’re reimagining how our customers operate. Our team thrives on ambition, innovation, and collaboration—qualities we look for in every new hire.


As a
Product Design Manager
, you will play a pivotal role in the
Design team
, driving impact through driving impact through growing and developing a team of highly capable product designers while ensuring cohesive, high-quality experiences across multiple product domains. This is a high-leverage leadership role responsible for improving both the customer experience and how BuildOps ships product—you'll help define design direction at the portfolio level, grow designers into stronger owners, and ensure teams deliver scalable outcomes in a complex, real-world domain. Reporting to
Head of Design
, this role is perfect for someone who is energized by the intersection of strategy, execution, and talent development and eager to grow with a fast-moving, industry-defining company.


What You’ll Do

• Own design outcomes for a defined portfolio of product areas, ensuring cohesive experiences across multiple teams, surfaces, and workflows.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape portfolio direction, prioritize opportunities, and drive clarity on what "great" looks like.
• Translate ambiguous problem spaces into structured plans that create momentum, unblock teams, and improve decision-making quality.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of product designers, building strong growth plans and raising performance over time.
• Create a culture of accountability and craft excellence through clear expectations, consistent feedback, and high-quality design reviews.
• Build trusted partnerships with Product Management and Engineering, ensuring design is integrated early and consistently through delivery.
• Influence roadmaps...