Senior Design Manager, Design Systems

Datadog

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$204,000–$255,000 / yr
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $194k
This role $230k
$133k most similar roles pay here $268k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $165,412–$223,187 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $194k for comparable roles.

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About Datadog

Datadog, Inc. is an American company that provides an observability service for cloud-scale applications, providing monitoring of servers, databases, tools, and services, through a SaaS-based data analytics platform.

Datadog currently has 255 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Design Manager, Design Systems

As a Senior Design Manager - Design Systems, you will lead the team responsible for DRUIDS, the core design system powering every surface of the product. You will manage a team of designers and design engineers to set the system's direction, establish quality bars for components and patterns, and develop tools that facilitate designing in code. Your daily work involves creating roadmaps, coaching team members, and defining how the system supports various product teams across the organization. The role requires expertise in front-end code, clear communication, and a strong point of view on design systems. You will solve complex problems regarding how design quality is evaluated by humans and agents while ensuring the system remains usable for engineers and designers as they build interfaces in an engineering-forward environment.

What you'll do

  • Define the strategic direction and roadmap for the DRUIDS design system.
  • Manage and coach a team of designers and design engineers to grow the department.
  • Enforce high standards for craft, quality, and consistency across all components and patterns.
  • Own the tooling and workflows that enable designers to work effectively within the code.
  • Determine which features and formats the design system should support beyond basic components.
  • Establish working models and touchpoints to support product teams in their daily workflows.
  • Evaluate how design quality is measured by both human users and automated agents.

What we're looking for

  • You have 8+ years of experience in product design.
  • You have experience in management.
  • You have managed and grown a design system team.
  • You can read and write front-end code and engage in technical conversations about it.
  • You are a clear communicator who can build relationships with fellow leaders and influence them.
  • You have experience developing reports and managing underperforming employees.
  • You possess a strong point of view on design quality and system direction.

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