Senior Manager, Product Design Foundations

@ Headway

Overview

Headway is on a mission to build a new mental health care system that everyone can access. Our software connects patients with a network of over 60,000 mental healthcare providers and has served over 1 million patients nationwide.

Role Summary

As the Senior Manager, Product Design Foundations at Headway, you will lead design systems across products, build efficient internal tools, and ensure seamless insurance and support experiences for customers. You will have the opportunity to manage and scale a talented team of product designers, design system designers, and content designers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design systems across Headway's products.
• Oversee foundational experiences including insurance and support.
• Manage and scale a team of diverse design professionals.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Advocate for high quality visual design and design craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years leading design system or product design teams.
• Proven experience building and shipping comprehensive design systems.
• Experience scaling design teams in dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication skills to simplify complex technical details.
• Strong attention to visual detail.

Compensation & Benefits

The base pay range for this role is between $215,900 and $254,000, with eligibility for performance bonuses and equity grants. Benefits include equity compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, 401K, work-from-home stipend, therapy reimbursement, generous leave policies, flexible PTO and extensive professional development support.

Work Arrangement

This is a remote role with office options in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Key skills/competency

Design systems, Product design, Team leadership, Internal tools, Insurance platforms, Visual design, Communication, Scalability, UX strategy, Design craftsmanship.