Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Design Manager, Platform to lead and shape the future of our product design. In this role, you will oversee the creation of innovative and functional digital products, while managing and mentoring a team of talented designers. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to drive design excellence and ensure a cohesive, user-centered experience across all product offerings. The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of design systems, information architecture, UX research, and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design Leadership & Vision:
- Provide creative direction and output to achieve the end-to-end (E2E) vision for the product, ensuring visual innovation and functionality.
- Lead the creation and evolution of design systems, ensuring consistency across products while maintaining high design quality.
- Drive brand strategy within the product, ensuring it aligns with both user needs and business goals.
- Ensure design solutions are visually engaging, intuitive, and functional, supporting the foundation of our digital product ecosystem.
- Team Management & Mentorship:
- Lead, recruit, coach, and mentor a team of world-class product designers, ensuring career progression and development for each team member.
- Drive a framework for ongoing designer growth, fostering an environment where innovation is encouraged while balancing the need for optimization and scalability.
- Create a design culture that emphasizes user-centered design (UCD) principles and promotes collaboration across departments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, QA, sales, marketing, and other leaders to ensure a cohesive and high-quality user experience.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration, promoting the impact of design in every aspect of product development.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to advocate for the value of design and user-centered practices throughout the organization.
- Work with engineering teams to manage design assets and align on the technical feasibility of design solutions.
- Process & Impact:
- Establish clear metrics and measurable goals to provide visibility into the impact of design on business outcomes.
- Develop and implement a framework that ensures design solutions are delivered effectively and with excellence across all departments.
- Advocate for continuous improvement opportunities within design and across cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and improve communication practices.
- Manage multiple design projects with high velocity, ensuring a high-quality output in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Strategic Influence & Innovation:
- Collaborate with product teams to align on long-term product strategies, ensuring design supports both user needs and business objectives.
- Lead efforts to introduce new design methodologies, processes, and tools that enhance the team’s output and the overall product experience.
- Stay up-to-date on the latest design trends, tools, and front-end technologies, ensuring the team remains on the cutting edge of design innovation.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience as a Design Manager or Director, with a proven track record of leading design teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Deep knowledge of design systems, information architecture, Material Design, iOS design languages, and user-centered design methods.
- Strong portfolio showcasing successful product design and evolution, with an emphasis on design systems and end-to-end product design.
- 4-6+ years of experience shipping products and collaborating closely with developers.
- Excellent collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, marketing, etc.).
- Experience driving brand strategy within digital products, ensuring alignment between user needs, design, and business goals.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver at high velocity.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies and design collaboration tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Zeplin, or similar).
- A passion for mentoring and growing design talent, creating a positive and inspiring team environment.
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
As a remote-first company, we invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.
What We Do
Founded in 2015, Apollo is a leading data intelligence and sales engagement platform trusted by 10,000 paying customers, from rapidly growing startups to some of the largest global enterprises. Its community-based approach to crowdsourcing data gives users maximum coverage while ensuring data accuracy.
Today, Apollo’s advanced algorithms and unique data acquisition methods help 1 million sales professionals enrich and analyze prospects’ data to increase quality conversations and opportunities.
Why Work With Us
Apollo is a product-led growth company focused as much on our customers as we are on our employees. Our culture is centered around two things: our values (ownership, integrity, curiosity, excellence, teamwork and fun), and our goal of helping customers maximize their full revenue potential on the Apollo platform.
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