Senior Manager, Product Design
Overview: Who We Are: SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora,Stitcher, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM ConnectedVehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners - in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world.Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day. Responsibilities:
Who We Are:
SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, Stitcher, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners - in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.
This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.
SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.
How you’ll make an impact:
As a Senior Manager on the Platform, Advertising & Creator Experience team, you will help grow and lead an inspiring team of designers and collaborate with partners to craft foundational experiences for platforms loved by tens of millions of passionate listeners.
You will be challenged to innovate and differentiate our services within multiple competitive entertainment markets, address our users’ wide range of “audio jobs to be done”, impact SiriusXM’s, Pandora’s and Stitcher’s core business metrics, and further mature the design team’s skills and culture.
What you’ll do:
- Develop a nuanced understanding of our business goals and the needs of our advertisers, creators, programmers, and internal users.
- Manage a design team (~3-6 individual contributors) across design functions (UX, visual, design systems)
- Attract and retain diverse, passionate, and talented designers and guide their career development
- Set your team up for successful delivery of elegant, impactful product design work
- Work with design and cross-functional leaders to shape strategic vision, product development process, and culture of user-centered design
- Consider the full ecosystem of our platforms and connect to the tools & teams powering web and mobile experiences
- Present work to senior leadership and communicate design rationale, process, and how success is to be measured
- Share your passions (music or otherwise) with your teammates. It’s certainly not a requirement to be obsessed with music but many of us are and we love beginning meetings with “walk-up songs” and discussing our favorite new releases. Others on the team regularly share their love of video games, the outdoors, local food scenes, and more.
What you’ll need:
Note that aside from the legal right to work these are not hard requirements and you don’t need to meet 100% of them to be considered. We specifically do not require a degree because we know that good designers can come from anywhere with the right amount of drive and experience. If you think you would be a good fit, we’d love to see your application.
- 8+ years of experience with the product design and development process – demonstrable via design portfolio, use cases, in-market products, etc. Portfolios should highlight challenges you faced, how you collaborated with others, what you learned, and the personal/business/end-user impact of your work.
- 3+ years of management experience
- Bachelor of Science in a design or tech-related field or equivalent industry experience
- A user-centered approach to problem solving that leverages research, analytics, empathy, strong design intuition, best practices, and accessible design
- Track record of inspiring and influencing your team and partners to consistently achieve meaningful impact through design
- Commitment to professional growth and learning for both yourself and your team
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to tailor communications to your audience
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Patience, kindness, accountability, and curiosity
- Nice-to-have specializations:
- strong background in interaction design
- experience maintaining a component-based design system (used by both design and engineering partners)
- expertise in designing ad-supported experiences
- Must have legal right to work in the U.S.
- Familiarity with current UX/Service Design tools (we use Figma but can ramp you up if you use another)
- Familiarity with project management tools (we use Jira)
- Fluency with presentation software such as Google Slides or Powerpoint
- Although no coding is required for this role, you must have a solid understanding of general development processes, technologies, and frameworks (i.e. presentation layer coding, iOS, Android, etc.)
- Familiarity with component-based Design Systems
At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $150,000 to $180,000 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.