Manager, Product Design

Fliff • Austin, TX

1d • Remote

About The Position

Fliff unpacks sports gaming into social, free-to-play games for all types of sports fans. We've built a social sports gaming experience that allows users to compete for leaderboard positioning, to achieve badges and build their status within the game. We are pioneering play-for-fun sports gaming, with our flagship social sportsbook experience that includes sweepstakes promotions and loyalty rewards. We provide sports fans with fun, engaging, and free-to-play alternatives to real money gaming. At Fliff, we are looking for a Manager, Product Design to step into an essential, high-impact "player-coach" role. You will lead and mentor a dedicated team of product designers working across our core product verticals, remaining an active, hands-on practitioner. You'll guide how the product's UX comes together, keeping your team close to what players actually need and turning that into sports gaming that feels simple and unmistakably Fliff. You'll work closely with the product and engineering teams, connecting design work to how the business runs day-to-day.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience designing and shipping customer-facing mobile products
• Proven track record of mentoring designers, acting as a lead, or managing small teams
• Exceptional strength in both UX and visual craft with a portfolio that shows you sweat the details
• Ability to view design through a business lens and translate high-level strategy into elegant digital solutions
• Demonstrated success building, evolving, and scaling robust design systems that cross-functional teams love to use
• High autonomy and excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly present design decisions to stakeholders
• Deep curiosity about customers and a strong existing familiarity with Fliff’s product vertical mechanics
• High proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, G Suite, Notion, and Jira

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in video games, sports betting, or gaming ecosystems
• Experience taking a 0→1 product to market

Responsibilities

• Lead Design on key initiatives, journey mapping, wireframes, and UI
• Turn complex problems into flows that feel intuitive for players
• Partner closely with Engineering and Product Management teams to shape what we build and how it shapes
• Keep the design system growing so the whole team ships faster and also stays consistent.
• Manage a team of product designers, own their growth through weekly 1: 1s, feedback, and conversations
• Match each designer's strengths to the right squad and priorities
• Manage and set up design workflows and cross-functional handoff processes to elevate team efficiency
• Foster a highly collaborative, inclusive environment while actively raising the level of craft across the team

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base salary, benefits, and equity.
• Unlimited/Flexible paid time off.
• Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and generous parental leave.
• Employee-sponsored 401(k).
• $500 work-from-home stipend + Equipment & Accessories.
• Opportunity for professional development in a dynamic, global setting.
• A supportive, collaborative, and knowledge-driven workplace.
• An engaging and challenging role with the freedom to innovate and develop effective solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed