Senior Design Manager Production Design @ Airbnb
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The Community You Will Join
Airbnb, founded in 2007, connects millions of hosts with guests worldwide. Join a design team that values authentic community connections and creativity.
The Difference You Will Make
As a Senior Design Manager Production Design, you will shape the future of production design at Airbnb by establishing best practices, scalable tooling, and ensuring pixel-perfect, accessible, and globally inclusive design experiences.
A Typical Day
- Lead and mentor a team of production designers.
- Oversee design system implementation and platform consistency.
- Collaborate with feature and marketing teams for production workflows.
- Develop clear handoff documentation and work with engineering on QA.
- Innovate production processes including system transitions and automation.
Your Experience
Applicants will bring 12+ years of production design experience and at least 3 years in a leadership role. You should be proficient in Figma, familiar with Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, and ideally experienced with automation and modern handoff tooling.
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to set the foundation for Airbnb’s production design discipline, work with top-tier design and engineering teams, and influence design systems at scale.
Key skills/competency
- Production Design
- Design Systems
- Figma
- Leadership
- Automation
- QA
- Accessibility
- Collaboration
- Documentation
- Scalability
How to Get Hired at Airbnb
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Airbnb's culture: Study mission, values, and recent news.
- Customize your resume: Highlight design systems and leadership experience.
- Showcase your portfolio: Emphasize production design case studies.
- Prepare for interviews: Focus on technical and leadership insights.