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Meta Product Design Manager, Creative Art and Technology in Burlingame, California
Summary:
At Meta, we’re shaping innovative experiences in service of giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Our multidisciplinary design teams are creating new ways to help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. Together, we are committed to building innovative technologies — Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Meta Quest and more — to serve billions of people around the globe.On the Wearables team at Reality Labs, we are focused on defining experiences at the intersection of AI, wearable devices, and Augmented Reality, finding new ways for people to connect and build communities and help people feel more present with each other even when we're apart. Meta’s work in augmented and virtual reality spans a number of breakthrough technologies and touches industries ranging from entertainment and gaming to education and beyond. Meta is looking for a Product Design Manager with exceptional design, communication, and people management skills to lead our team overseeing visual, motion, illustration, and design systems for our portfolio of wearables.
Required Skills:
Product Design Manager, Creative Art and Technology Responsibilities:
Hire, mentor and manage a medium-scale design team that consistently delivers on projects and is well-balanced across the different design skill sets
Responsible for overall team performance and health, resource allocation, project prioritization, and building a practice of high design craft
Lead and the visual, motion, and emotional design in support of the user experience of a portfolio of products from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers, and content designers, with a focus on wearable AI devices such as glasses with and without displays and wrist-worn input devices
Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable for people using our products, incorporating expertise in UX design, personality, package, and brand design in product UI, product onboarding, and end-to-end product experience
Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the rest of the product and design leadership teams, driving business outcomes through design
Stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies, including advancements in AI, AR, and wearables
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 8+ years of experience in Product Design and/or Game UI Design, with a focus on visual, aesthetic, craft, brand, and leverage of all through design systems
A portfolio that demonstrates relevant work, a proven understanding of best practices in product design, and a track record of shipping useful, usable, and beautiful products
4+ years of design management experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including experience managing technical artists or similar
8+ years of experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content and user research teams
Experience building and shipping applications or software across a variety of platforms
Experience leading product direction and strategic thinking with the experience developing product goals, identifying opportunities, and making decisions based on the impact to people and the company
Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly articulating the goals and concepts
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience designing/leading design for software applications for a new device or non-mobile product experience such as a wearable, game console, TV, auto, virtual reality, smart home, etc.
Experience working on large scale, complex projects across multiple organization pillars, with a focus on design systems and UI/UX
Experience working with Machine Learning, generative AI, or Large Language Models (LLMs), including expertise in personality, character design, and brand manifestation in product UI
Experience designing for spatial interfaces, diegetic interfaces, and/or augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR/XR)
Familiarity with the technical constraints of manifesting high craft on diverse platforms
Experience with design operations and process optimization
Public Compensation:
$196,000/year to $272,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Industry: Internet
Equal Opportunity:
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
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