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About the role
As Senior Design Manager, you'll lead a team of four designers across these three connected product areas, going deep enough on the domain (AI training and development workflows, evaluations, GPU infrastructure, agent debugging) to raise the quality bar, sharpen the product point of view, and mentor the team already doing this work. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in product design roles, with 3+ years in a design management or leadership position
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design ownership and deep domain expertise in at least one complex area
- Demonstrated ability to take an existing product area and visibly uplevel its craft and product ownership
- Strong communication and influence skills, able to partner effectively with senior-level PMs and Engineers
- Experience designing complex, data-heavy products
- Capability to prototype and ship directly in code (Claude Code, Cursor, or similar), and comfort leading a team that works the same way
More about this role
This team owns what it takes for an organization to trust the AI it runs in production, from the GPU infrastructure that trains and serves models, to the agents and LLM systems built on top of it, to the cost and return those systems deliver to the business. When something fails, this team's work explains why and shows how it's affecting the outcomes customers actually care about. It's a fast-moving space with few established patterns, which gives this team real room to define what best-in-class looks like.
As Senior Design Manager, you'll lead a team of four designers across these three connected product areas, going deep enough on the domain (AI training and development workflows, evaluations, GPU infrastructure, agent debugging) to raise the quality bar, sharpen the product point of view, and mentor the team already doing this work. This is a leadership role built around modern, AI-native design practice: you'll lead and grow a team that builds directly in code rather than handing off static mocks, and you should have the capability to prototype and ship yourself where it has the most impact.
- Go deep on the domain (AI training/development workflows, evals, GPU infrastructure,...
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