[Remote] Product Design Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Workato is a leader in enterprise infrastructure, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI. The Product Design Manager will lead a small team, own design direction for complex product areas, and collaborate closely with stakeholders to define product strategy and execution.ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end design direction for your product areas—from early vision and strategy through delivery and iterationStay hands-on with design work: take on complex problems directly, set the quality bar, and model the standard for your teamDesign for technically deep domains—API management, data orchestration, MCP—where your job is to make powerful, infrastructure-level capabilities feel coherent and usable to sophisticated enterprise usersDrive design reviews and critiques that sharpen the work, build team craft, and establish shared standardsIncorporate AI-assisted capabilities thoughtfully into products, helping users leverage automation intelligence where it adds genuine valueManage, mentor, and grow your team with clear expectations, regular feedback, and genuine investment in their developmentPair the right designer with the right project, and jump in where your seniority and perspective add the most leverageBuild a team culture that is rigorous, low-ego, and committed to doing great workPartner with product managers and engineering leaders to shape roadmaps and define what gets built—not just design what's already been decidedRepresent design in executive reviews, product strategy discussions, and cross-functional planningCommunicate design decisions clearly and persuasively to non-design audiencesAdvocate for users and design quality when priorities competeWork with researchers to frame the right questions, bring user insight into the design process, and validate decisions with appropriate rigorSkills7+ years of product design experience, with at least 2 years in a formal or informal leadership capacity - managing designers, leading design direction across a team, or owning a major product area end-to-endA portfolio that demonstrates ownership of complex, end-to-end design problems. Bonus points for work in enterprise SaaS, developer tools, workflow automation, or other technically complex domainsDeep technical fluency. You're comfortable working on features involving concepts like data transformations, API configurations, schema mapping, and automation logic. You can go deep with engineers on implementation tradeoffsProven ability to lead and grow designers. You've given substantive feedback, had hard conversations, and helped people level upProficiency in Figma and a strong command of design systems—knowing when to extend them and when to hold the lineExperience working at pace in a fast-moving environment. You manage ambiguity without freezing, delegate without abdicating, and stay hands-on without micromanagingStrong stakeholder management skills. You can navigate competing priorities, bring partners along, and defend design decisions with clarity and confidenceExceptional interaction design instincts. You think in systems, flows, states, and edge cases, and you hold a high bar for craft and usabilityCompany OverviewWorkato is an automation and orchestration platform designed to connect applications, data sources, and workflows across an organization. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.workato.com.Company H1B SponsorshipWorkato has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 6 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.