Manager, User Experience Design
- Role
- Design
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Full-time
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No BS summary
UX Design Manager needed to lead a team focused on Seller Experiences for a TCG platform. Requires 8+ years in UX/Product Design with 3+ years in people management. Must have a strong portfolio and experience driving design strategy, quality, and cross-functional partnerships. Experience in eCommerce or marketplaces is preferred.
Core skills
Required skills
Optional skills
What you'll do
- Lead design strategy and execution across Seller Experiences, turning ambiguous problems into clear, actionable UX direction
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and business leaders to shape priorities and deliver solutions that improve seller outcomes and support business goals
- Raise the quality bar by guiding work from early concepts through wireframes, prototypes, and final specifications within design systems and at a high quality standard
- Coach, mentor, and develop designers through regular feedback, strong expectations, and a high-performing team culture
- Use research, testing, and experimentation to validate design decisions, influence product strategy, and build alignment with leadership
- Build deep expertise in the seller, marketplace, and eCommerce landscape, sharing insights that inform innovation and inspire the team
What they require
- 8+ years of experience in UX, Product, or Experience Design, including experience leading teams and delivering impactful customer and business outcomes in complex product environments.
- 3+ years of people management experience that includes hiring, coaching, developing, and retaining high-performing design teams.
- Ability to define and drive design strategy across large product areas, translating customer needs, business objectives, and technical constraints into a clear vision and roadmap.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in user-centered design, systems thinking, and end-to-end product development, including examples of measurable business and customer impact.
- Proven track record of implementing effective team and cross-functional processes that improve operational efficiency, strengthen partnerships, raise the quality and consistency of delivered experiences, and enable teams to scale their impact.
- Experience influencing product direction and organizational decision-making through research, data, experimentation, and compelling communication.
- Demonstrated success building strong cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, Research, Content Design, and business partners to align teams around shared outcomes.
- Experience leading teams through ambiguity, balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term experience vision and platform scalability.
- Deep understanding of design systems, accessibility, and UX standards across web and mobile experiences.
- Strong communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills, with experience presenting work and strategic recommendations to senior leaders and executives.
- Experience in eCommerce, marketplaces, seller tools, SaaS, fintech, or other complex product ecosystems is preferred.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with leading AI tools and examples of how you’ve integrated them into your workflow to generate concepts, improve efficiency, or improve quality
- Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with the gaming, hobby, or collectibles community — particularly trading card games
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience and knowledge of shipping, logistics, and fulfillment operations
Benefits
- total compensation package may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave).
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An eBay subsidiary, TCGplayer is on a quest to be the most trusted trading card game (TCG) platform — connecting and empowering the hobby community. Trading card games are a $25B global market that creates community connection through in-person games (Pokemon; Magic: The Gathering; YuGiOh; etc.). Founded by TCG enthusiasts, we operate a global marketplace, and create tools, technologies and solutions that help small businesses profitably sell TCGs at scale.