Position: Design Manager
Company: Windmill Digital
Category: Design
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

The **Design Manager** plays an important role in helping our design teams to deliver high-quality designs to our clients and stakeholders. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organized Design Manager to join our team.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for the effectiveness and productivity of the design team
- Making sure that the processes related to design activities run smoothly – removing obstacles, creating efficient processes, managing tools and licenses, etc.
- Managing the interaction between designers and other team members
- Taking care of the communication, planning, briefing, and quality issues concerning design projects and activities
- Helping design team members to develop and flourish
- Working with PMs and Design Lead to manage what projects design team members are to work on

**Requirements**:
- Previous experience as a UX designer
- 3+ years of experience running design projects and teams
- Fluent English 
- A solid understanding of design methods and thinking including empathy for the needs of all stakeholders
- Team worker and great communicator at all levels
- Demonstrated strong managerial and influencing skills to make sure projects are successful 
- Experience managing and mentoring team members
- Manages own time successfully, prioritizes effectively, and meets tight deadlines
- Knowledge of Jira tools
- Works well under pressure in a high-throughput environment with distributed teams

**It will be a plus**
- Degree or certifications in Design or Project Management related areas