Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is hiring a Senior Manager, UX to lead a team dedicated to elevating the user experience across our suite of digital products. In this remote role, you will drive UX initiatives from vision to execution, ensuring seamless, user-centered solutions and promoting research-backed design practices in a collaborative environment.
What You'll Do
- Mentor and lead a team of UX designers, building a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Define and communicate a design vision that aligns with broader product and business strategies.
- Partner with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success to ensure a consistent and high-quality user experience.
- Champion research-led design processes, integrating insights at every stage of product development.
- Lead strategic planning and execution for complex, multi-product user journeys.
- Govern and evolve a robust design system to support scalable and consistent design solutions.
- Facilitate design critiques and promote a feedback-driven culture.
- Advocate for UX priorities at the executive level and shape the organization's design maturity.
What We're Looking For
- 8+ years of experience in UX/product design.
- 2+ years managing or mentoring designers.
- Proven leadership in fast-paced product environments with hands-on UX design experience.
- Deep knowledge of cross-functional collaboration and aligning design with business goals.
- Strong systems-thinking skills and the ability to guide cohesive multi-surface product experiences.
- Experience scaling design processes, principles, and reusable patterns.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and advocate for UX strategy internally and externally.
- Comfortable leading teams through ambiguity and organizational change.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to tell compelling stories through design.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $191,679 – $241,452.
- Remote-first work with flexible schedules and support for distributed teams.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Minimum of 3 months paid medical, family, or parental leave.
- Fully paid, trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families.
- Generous 401(k) plan: 2% automatic employer contribution + up to 6% additional match.
- Home office setup stipend ($1,000) and quarterly perks (snacks, digital news subscriptions).
- Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and health/dependent care FSA options.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellness support.
- Travel to annual staff retreats (1–2 times per year).
- Commuter or home-office benefit options.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates in the US only. You must be based in one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is an equal opportunity employer.
