Product Designer Manager

Baton Trucking • San Francisco, CA

154d • $184,000 - $245,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Baton is Ryder's in-house product development group focused on harnessing emerging technologies to redefine transportation and logistics. With $10B in freight under management, our technology reaches every part of the U.S. economy. We design and ship category-defining software that enables Ryder and its 50,000+ customers-including some of the world's most well-known brands-to plan and execute freight intelligently, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Our work includes everything from customer-facing software to the data platform that will power the next era of innovation at Ryder. Baton’s mission: enable supply chain on autopilot. Ryder acquired Baton in 2022 to power its next wave of digital products. We operate at startup speed, with Fortune 500 reach. If you have a passion for solving complex problems and creating impact for the engine of the American economy, you'll love it here.

Requirements

• Managed 2-5 individual contributors and knows how to grow talent while keeping projects on track
• Comfortable switching between strategy, pixels, and Figma hotkeys
• Default to 'let's build a v1 today' over 'let's schedule another meeting'
• 5+ years creating B2B SaaS or complex workflow products with a portfolio that shows both craft and systems thinking

Nice To Haves

• 7+ years of experience in Product Design
• Exposure to logistics, transportation, or other heavy-ops domains
• Start-up or high-growth experience; thrives in ambiguity and wears multiple hats
• Familiarity with AI/ML-driven UX patterns

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor 2-4 designers, run crisp critiques, and build a career ladder that scales
• Own the design system and raise quality through repeatable processes, design reviews, and data-driven decision making
• Partner with PM, Engineering, and ML Data Scientists to deliver end-to-end experiences for our core platform and new AI initiatives
• Turn complex driver, dispatcher, and analyst workflows into simple, elegant UX that saves hours and gallons at scale
• Define success metrics, synthesize research + usage data, and rapidly prototype to validate ideas before they hit the road

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan participation
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401k with matching
• Medical, Dental, and Vision health coverage
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value)
• Hyper-stable, publicly traded enterprise
• Collaborative, fun, and tech-forward office in Hayes Valley (San Francisco)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees