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Senior Manager, Product Design - Design Platform

Upstart · United States | Remote

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
64 days
Upstart's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Upstart's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Upstart
high
93 stale, 5 reposted of 93 open
Hiring momentum
135 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Upstart's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Upstart.

About this role

As a Senior Manager on Upstart's Design Platform team, you will lead a team of two senior designers, focusing on hands-on design work and people management. Your role involves shaping the design system's component architecture, token strategy, and visual language, while also developing AI-enabled workflows that enhance collaboration between designers and engineers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality product delivery and establish governance models for the design platform.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Upstart as an employer.

What you need

  • 8+ years of product design experience
  • 2+ years of direct people management experience
  • Experience building or substantially scaling a design system
  • Experience defining design patterns or platform strategy for web and mobile
  • Experience owning design systems work across components, tokens, documentation, and visual design direction
  • Experience partnering with engineering on design system implementation

Nice to have

  • Ability to prototype or contribute to component implementation
  • Experience with AI-assisted design and design-to-code workflows
  • Knowledge of multi-platform theming and mobile design systems
  • Analytical skills to measure impact and inform decisions
  • Business judgment to set priorities and build leadership support

What you get

  • Competitive compensation including base pay, bonuses, and equity grants
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • Health Savings Account contributions
  • Income protection benefits including life insurance and disability coverage

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed for specific locations, only ranges provided
  • Role involves significant hands-on design work, which may not appeal to those seeking purely managerial positions
  • The position requires collaboration with engineering, which may require technical understanding
  • Remote work is encouraged, but in-person collaboration is expected periodically

Summarised from Upstart's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Upstart on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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