Group Product Design Manager, Design Systems

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 teams. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 7 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Group Product Design Manager,  to lead the Design System team. This role requires a visionary leader who can champion design excellence and collaboration across diverse teams while advancing our design system strategy. This role will report directly to our VP of Design.

As the Group Product Design Manager, Design Systems, you will collaborate closely with leadership across our Product, Engineering, and Design teams to strategically define, shape, and enhance Grammarly’s user experience. Your responsibilities will include aligning cross-functional stakeholders and fostering trust among teams. Additionally, you will promote a culture of exploration and continuous learning, ensuring the consistent delivery of a high-quality product experience.

In this role you will:

• Manage an experienced, multidisciplinary team of designers, engineers, content designers, and accessibility specialists.
• Support the professional development of an experienced design system team through coaching and mentorship.
• Develop and execute short and long-term strategic roadmaps for the design system, adapting plans to align with evolving business needs.
• Advocate for the value of the design system at the leadership level and across functional teams.
• Promote design excellence and quality standards across all products through collaborative efforts with your team and the broader product design organization.
• Encourage an open-minded, collaborative approach, partnering with product and engineering leads to improve team processes and execution.

• Has a deep understanding of design systems and a proven track record of successful roadmap execution across multiple products and platforms.
• Has previous experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary Design System team at an organization of similar or larger scale to Grammarly.
• Has the ability to effectively communicate the strategic value of the design system to leadership and facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
• Proactively seeks and provides opportunities to enhance team capabilities and expand skill sets within the design organization.
• Has demonstrated success in developing and executing short and long-term strategic roadmaps, with adaptability to evolving needs in design system initiatives.
• Has experience in driving the integration of design principles within engineering and product teams to elevate overall design quality.
• Is comfortable assuming a managerial/leadership role while remaining hands-on and actively contributing to project deliverables.
• Ideally based in the East Coast, facilitating collaboration with teams on the West Coast and in Europe. Willing to travel to San Francisco for essential leadership meetings as required.
• Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is inspired by our MOVE principles: move fast and learn faster; obsess about creating customer value; value impact over activity; and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.
• Is able to meet in person for their team’s scheduled collaboration weeks, traveling if necessary to the hub where their team is based.

Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more: 

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options401(k) matching (US only)
• Paid parental leave
• Twenty days of paid time off per year, eleven days of paid holidays per year, and unlimited sick days 
• Home office stipends
• Caregiver and pet care stipends
• Wellness stipends
• Admission discounts
• Learning and development opportunities

Grammarly takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location. Our US locations are categorized into two compensation zones based on proximity to our hub locations.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below by compensation zone and may be modified in the future. 

United States: 

Zone 1: $250,000 – $305,000/year (USD)

Zone 2: $225,000 – $274,000/year (USD)

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply. Grammarly is an equal-opportunity company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual identity, or age.

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