Plaid's Creative Design team in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Creative Design Manager to lead and elevate the creative execution across all marketing channels, including paid social, webinars, and organic content. This individual will coach and mentor a diverse team of designers, manage external agencies, and build scalable systems using Figma and other modern design tools. The role involves setting creative direction, managing project pipelines, and ensuring visual consistency with Plaid's brand guidelines. Ideal candidates have over nine years of professional design experience, five years in management roles, and expertise in B2B SaaS or fintech marketing. Strong communication skills and the ability to interpret performance data are key for success in this fast-paced environment.
Skills
Figma
Claude
Jitter
Magnific
Runway
Buzz
Project management
Team leadership
Creative direction
Brand design
Visual design
Marketing design
Communication skills
Cross-functional collaboration
Efficiency tools
Scalable systems
Self-serve creative tooling
External agency management
What you'll do
Coach and review design work to elevate team skills.
Lead creative direction for marketing channels like paid social, webinars.
Manage pipeline of marketing requests with Design Operations.
Build and implement Figma templates and production tooling systems.
Coordinate external agencies and contractors for production design needs.
What we're looking for
9+ years of professional design experience in brand, visual, or marketing design
5+ years managing brand and production designers
Strong portfolio showcasing high-craft execution across multi-channel marketing work
Proven ability to build scalable systems and creative tooling
Experience briefing and managing external agencies and contractors
Proficiency with modern efficiency tools like Figma Buzz and Jitter
Strong communication skills for cross-functional partnership
Market check
Salary context
This
$175,200–$249,000
range sits above
58%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$164,800–$229,942
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$162,000–$236,016
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 238 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Plaid
Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure
Plaid currently has
127 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$186,000–$262,800
across 127 roles with salary data.
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