Design Manager - Production Design

July 24

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Airbnb

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B2C • eCommerce • Hospitality

Airbnb is a global online marketplace that connects people looking for accommodation with hosts offering unique and diverse lodging options, often in residential properties. Users can book spaces ranging from one-bedroom apartments to entire homes and boutique hotels. Airbnb also offers experiences, allowing guests to book activities hosted by locals, providing an authentic travel experience.

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2007

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2020-12

📋 Description

• Lead and manage a team of production designers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and craft excellence • Oversee the implementation, maintenance, and transition of Airbnb’s design systems while ensuring consistency, accessibility, and readiness across all platforms • Collaborate with feature teams and marketing creative teams to ensure seamless production workflows and high-quality asset delivery • Define and refine production workflows, including clear handoff expectations and close collaboration with experience designers • Work with engineering partners to ensure design fidelity through hands-on QA and scalable implementation checkpoints • Partner with design technologists and internal tool builders to identify inefficiencies and scope automation opportunities • Create and maintain documentation, redlines, templates, and specs that improve designer efficiency and cross-functional clarity • Contribute to the refinement of components, iconography, and UI patterns while ensuring system cohesion across all product surfaces • Build team rituals that support mentorship, growth, and close integration with partner teams.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in production design, design systems, or a related discipline, including at least 3 years in a leadership role • Expertise working with large-scale production, design systems, including system migrations and onboarding teams to new libraries • Deep proficiency in Figma, including variables, components, and branching workflows, and familiarity with tools like Sketch, Illustrator, and Photoshop • Strong experience with specification development, redlining, accessibility, and localization • Familiarity with DevMode or other handoff tooling, with a clear understanding of modern production and engineering workflows • Skilled in partnering with engineers to drive QA processes and uphold implementation fidelity • Experience shaping tooling improvements or contributing to automation initiatives is a plus • Proficiency with tools such as Lotti, C4D, Photoshop & Illustrator would be a bonus.

🏖️ Benefits

• This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.