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LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works. This role will be based in either Sunnyvale or San Francisco. At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together. LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our global Product Design team advances this vision through quality, inclusive design. We're passionate about designing an equal, fair, and accessible platform that’s modern, engaging, and responsible. Our products help professionals all over the world stay connected, informed, and productive. The LinkedIn ecosystem is about more than just job hunting. We create and support active communities and enterprise products around sales, marketing, learning, and recruiting. We’re seeking a highly experienced Design Manager to lead critical end-user facing experiences. Our ideal candidate will help the team up-level skills, champion the user perspective, and be a force for delight and impact. You will oversee the entire design process from strategy through execution and continued iterations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to drive alignment while fostering a culture of openness, inclusivity, and growth. You are energized by challenges and motivated by curiosity to overcome them. Why lead the Product Design team at LinkedIn? Get the resources you need to hire, grow, and retain top design talent Develop deep understanding of a dynamic, complex product ecosystem We’re committed to compassionate, empathetic leadership We value inclusivity and trust, the foundations of a well-supported team You’ll shape the future of the business in collaboration with product and engineering partners, and design teams across the organization. Come lead a diverse, empowered team, designing for the world’s workforce. Learn more about our design community at #LinkedInDesign Responsibilities: Define, direct, and oversee the creative direction of our suite of products Proactively seek opportunities to drive marketplace growth and integrate with other LinkedIn business solutions Effectively communicate ideas, design rationale and specifics of the design approach Create holistic design solutions that address business, brand, and user requirements Manage, coach, and provide directed feedback to product designers and leads to deliver the final product Application Requirements: To be considered for this position, you must include your portfolio, website or other samples of work. Basic Qualifications: BA/BS degree in graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience Minimum of 3+ years of experience managing and directing creative projects Experience directing and guiding a team through a complete lifecycle of several launched projects Preferred Qualifications: Strong experience in delivering/managing large-scale projects independently; Projects are forward-thinking and shape the future of the business; Demonstrated ability to drive strategy and vision for respective projects and teams Strong ability to deliver design solutions for unstructured problems that have many dependencies Embraces ambiguity and can transform it into effective, actionable plans Strong ability to develop a team to become the next generation of key contributors within the design team – promoting sharing work openly and welcoming feedback Identifies cross-team dependencies Brings multiple design teams together to drive broader alignment Suggested Skills: UX/UI Design Vision and Strategy Execution Performance Management Consumer Ecosystem Design LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $146,000 to $238,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information, visit: Equal Opportunity Statement LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. 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