Senior Design Manager

at Bluebeam, Inc.

Pasadena, CA | San Diego, CA | Remote

At Bluebeam, we empower people to advance the way the world is built. We create smart software solutions that make construction sites more efficient, connected, and safe and improve the lives of design and construction professionals everywhere.

What we’re looking for:

The Sr. Design Manager on Bluebeam’s Creative Team leads the design process across all of Bluebeam’s non-product digital properties. These include, but are not limited to, our global website, customer support site, E-commerce and others. The Sr. Design Manager is responsible for making sure that our web properties look and feel like the Bluebeam experience. This role is in charge of setting up, leading, and delegating discovery teams and processes across all necessary customer experience touchpoints. They translate business and product needs into elegant, best-in-class design solutions that help our customers complete tasks in a timely manner. The Sr. Design Manager grows and mentors our Design team, while also being the lead hands-on visual designer and researcher when applicable, in addition to creating a culture of collaboration within design, creative, marketing, and across our entire company.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the day-to-day design team needs across digital properties, marketing promotions, events and more.
• Lead interactive design across Bluebeam’s various web properties as well as owning the evolution of our design system, adjusting the system as we build new experiences
• Work with and mentor a team of designers, UX, and external team members.
• Lead, and evolve our design discovery process across Marketing and Bluebeam as a whole in order to define business, team, and customer needs.
• Work collaboratively with the larger creative team as well as our marketing and product departments.
• Help to cultivate and maintain a culture of testing and learning.
• Hold yourself and your design team to a high level of design decision-making and execution.
• Continue to push our customer experience and visual design to help Bluebeam stand out globally.

What we’d like to see in you:

• 7+ years of experience in Visual design and/or UX
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Deep industry experience in visual design, graphic design and/or branding, with additional expertise in human-centered design.
• Experience working on global site, support site, e-commerce, and administrative web properties.
• At least 3-5 years’ experience managing design teams
• Possess superb visual skills. Applies expertise in typography, color, texture, composition, iconography and illustration to create beautiful, inclusive, and accessible experiences.
• Experience Building, maintaining, and driving adherence to design systems.
• At least 7 years of experience working in design as a visual designer
• Ability to find creative and useful design solutions to complex problems.
• Experience facilitating or moderating workshops, research labs, and user testing program, including the ability to write user testing programs.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, and Figma
• Experience presenting across all levels of an organization, including C-Level.
• Expert knowledge of design principles, color theory, layout, and typography.
• Solid understanding of print production and digital advertising.
• Experience working with web developers, writers, copy editors, and project managers.
• Understanding of agile project methodology
• Experience working with agencies and outside vendors both as a contributor and a project lead

Nice-to-have skills:

• Degree in art/design/video
• Experience working in agency, software companies, and or UX agencies
• Experience working in or closely with marketing teams

If you think we just described you, please send us the following:

• Resume
• Portfolio

What We Offer

• People-focused, entrepreneurial start-up culture with the backing of a stable, global, corporate entity – Nemetschek
• Competitive compensation and benefits package (medical, dental, education reimbursement, 401k, wellness resources)
• Work-life balance fostered through a culture of diversity, inclusion, and appreciation of individual lifestyle needs
• You will have the opportunity for continuous professional development

About Bluebeam

The construction industry is adopting new technology at a feverish pace. Tablets and cell phones are replacing paper blueprints, drones are surveying job sites in 3D, and cloud collaboration is changing the way teams work together. Bluebeam plays a crucial role in this transformation. The key to our success is a customer-focused approach to product development: we work with the industry to create solutions for the industry. Today, over 2.2 million people throughout the world use Bluebeam. In the US, we’re a critical partner for the majority of top AEC firms, and rapidly expanding our presence globally, with offices in Sweden, Germany, and the UK.