Product Design Manager

About the role

The Product Design Manager at Sitemate is a hybrid ownership role that drives product outcomes from early concept through delivery, release and production performance. You will work in small, high‑trust teams alongside engineers, combining UX/UI design expertise with product ownership and delivery management.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare high‑level concept designs, conduct customer research, and create detailed UX flows and high‑fidelity UI designs.
• Define feature scope, acceptance criteria and work closely with engineers to plan, prioritize and deliver work.
• Monitor released features, report usage metrics, identify UX gaps and triage production support issues.
• Maintain regular collaboration with product and design leadership and communicate clearly across Slack, Confluence and Jira.

Required profile

• Product‑minded individuals who enjoy owning outcomes end‑to‑end.
• Designers comfortable with deep accountability and delivery ownership.
• People energized by fast‑paced shipping and willing to support production issues.

Required skills

• Strong ownership mindset with accountability for outcomes.
• Experience leading product delivery end‑to‑end (Product Owner or similar).
• Proficiency in Figma.

What we offer

• Competitive, performance‑based remuneration (AUD $60k‑$150k) plus equity options.
• 20 days paid annual leave plus additional sick, carer’s and compassionate leave.
• Parental leave, learning & development budget, and employee assistance program.
• Flexible work – remote and hybrid options, laptop and home‑office setup budget.
• Melbourne office perks such as micro‑roasted coffee bar, on‑site parking, bike storage and wellness rooms.