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UX Design Manager, Devices

Fitbit's design organization is dedicated to envisioning and crafting products and experiences that are the most intelligent, beautiful and engaging way for people to succeed in their health and fitness journeys. We are reinventing the way we engage with our users across device and software experiences. We embrace user centered design to understand our customers, learn from their behaviors, and create experiences that have a meaningful impact on their lives. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of wearables, health, and services in a highly collaborative team. 

As a UX Design Manager at Fitbit, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring a design team to create engaging experiences for our users across multiple platforms. You will be a thought leader for design at Fitbit and within the community, and drive innovation for our products alongside product, research and engineering leaders. 


This position requires a proven track record of leading product design teams as well as working hands on to ship innovative digital consumer products from inception to launch. Our ideal leader will bring a strong foundation in design process and design strategy.


Required Skills and Experience:

  • Deep experience in the field of product design and design leadership
  • 8+ years designing and delivering interactive experiences across a range of platforms; track record of having delivered on complex design projects.
  • 2+ years leading teams responsible for digital product design in the consumer technology industry
  • Ability to work with business and engineering leaders to define and execute a strategy for our emerging service business unit
  • Expertise in user-centered design methods
  • Great communicator (verbal, written, and visual)
  • Exceptional collaborator with product management, engineering, user research, content team and all facets of design to ensure a smooth product development process
  • Externalize our design process to shape the way products are create within Fitbit and promote healthy cross functional collaboration
  • Incredible design skills and product sense that inspire the teams you lead
  • BA/BS or MA/MS in a relevant design field, or equivalent professional experience
  • Passion for Fitbit’s mission


Nice-to-Have Skills:

  • Experience designing for a health and/or service company or wearable / connected devices
  • Expertise working both in-house leading product design teams and a design strategy firm/consultancy


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