Midwest Startups is hiring : Manager, Product Design in Chicago

Overview Are you a design leader who is passionate about both mentoring talented designers and architecting scalable design systems? As our next Manager, Product Design , you won't just be managing a team; you'll be a systems architect and a people leader, shaping experiences across our autonomous marketing platform. You will lead the charge in evolving our design system, championing AI-native tools, and empowering designers to build intuitive, impactful products. This is an opportunity to ensure our design foundations are strong and our processes are efficient, all while helping our customers achieve their goals.

On a typical day, you might : Lead and mentor a team of talented designers, guiding their craft, confidence, and career development to deliver scalable, accessible, and visually coherent work

Champion our design system as a strategic asset, driving its evolution to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and consistency across every product experience

Scale AI-native design practices by encouraging your team to leverage AI as a thought partner and workflow accelerator in prototyping, ideation, and daily workflows

Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to ensure design influences strategic priorities, facilitating workshops that connect design decisions directly to business outcomes

Champion a data-informed user experience by reviewing usability insights and customer feedback to guide your team in designing workflows that measurably improve customer outcomes

Drive operational excellence by managing project timelines and balancing team capacity to ensure milestones are met without sacrificing quality or craft

The ideal candidate will bring : 5+ years of experience in product design, with 2+ years of experience successfully mentoring or managing a product design or design systems team

Proven expertise in building or evolving design systems, including components, tokens, accessibility standards, and governance models

A developing fluency in emerging AI-native design tools and a vision for how these technologies can accelerate team workflows and reduce manual overhead

Direct experience designing for platform complexity, scalability, and multi-journey consistency in a SaaS environment

Strategic systems thinking with the ability to connect business strategy and user needs into scalable design frameworks, balanced with strong operational skills to manage complex projects

Exceptional communication skills and a commitment to inclusive design, with the ability to make design decisions clear to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. A growth mindset with the curiosity and adaptability needed to navigate ambiguity and proactively evolve both your team and the design system

About ActiveCampaign ActiveCampaign is an AI-first, end-to-end marketing platform for people at the heart of the action. It empowers teams to automate their campaigns with AI agents that imagine, activate, and validate—freeing them from step-by-step workflows and unlocking limitless ways to orchestrate their marketing.

With AI, goal-based automation, and 950+ app integrations, agencies, marketers, and owners can build cross-channel campaigns in minutes—fine-tuned with billions of data points to drive real results for their unique business.

ActiveCampaign is the trusted choice to help businesses unlock a new world of boundless opportunities—where ideas become impact and potential turns into real results.

As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here.

Perks and benefits At ActiveCampaign, we prioritize employees’ well-being and professional growth by cultivating a culture centered on collaboration and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll not only have the opportunity to make a significant impact, but also enjoy a range of benefits tailored to support your personal and career development.

Here are some of the benefits we offer :

Comprehensive Health & Wellness : Top-tier benefits package that includes a fully-covered High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), complimentary access to telehealth services, and a free subscription to Calm.

Growth & Development : Access to LinkedIn Learning, professional development programs, and career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization.

Generous Paid Time Off : Recharge and take the time you need to maintain work-life balance with open PTO.

Total Rewards : Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, quarterly perks with commuter and lunch benefits for hub-based employees or a stipend for remote workers, and a four-week paid sabbatical with bonus after five years.

Collaborative Culture : Work alongside brilliant, passionate colleagues in an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and mutual support.

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.

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