Design Manager of Global Applications

Location : Washington, DC, United States

Date Posted : Sep 16, 2025

Category : Product Design

Overview

As the Design Manager of Global Applications, you will be responsible for managing our key Meltwater design system and AI-driven platform experiences. You will play a key role as a player / coach, driving intuitive use and industry-leading outcomes. Your role will involve working with other designers to further enhance global applications and design patterns, ensuring best-in-class interaction design, visual design, and new AI products. Additionally, you will be responsible for one direct design report to support Meltwater platform efforts.

Responsibilities

• Creation and Craft : Execute and design strong user interfaces, user prototypes, wireframes, and visual designs. Use the most recent GenAI tools to provide sophisticated design prototypes and AI-driven solutions (e.g., Lovable, v0, Cursor). Also work in Figma to ensure pixel-perfect designs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Proactively engage with designers and developers to ensure alignment with development requirements and systems documentation. Work with the UX design research team to identify user pain points, assess products, and identify UX opportunities.
• User-Centered Advocacy : Champion user-centered design principles in all projects.
• Process Guidance : Collaborate with teams to align Meltwater design efforts with core business objectives, execute UX priorities, and facilitate a strong design process to elevate our UI.
• Mentorship & Leadership : Oversee the execution of one product designer, ensuring their work meets high standards in interaction design, UI, and human-centered design to produce new design patterns consistent with the platform.
• Partnership Development : Collaborate with other product managers (PMs) and UX Directors to foster strong design ethics and outcomes.
• Facilitation of Innovation : Lead teams through ideation, feasibility assessments, and story-mapping workshops to enhance design and development processes.
• Communication : Be a strong storyteller to cross-functional leaders, developers, and stakeholders, promoting a holistic view of user experience.
• Design Quality Assurance : Conduct UI reviews of design patterns through product-based evaluations and system-wide assessments.
• Culture Building : Be a strong contributor to design culture while continuously helping the design practice grow.

What You'll Bring

What We Offer

Our Story

The sky is the limit at Meltwater.

At Meltwater, we believe that when you have the right people in the right working environment, great things happen. Our best-in-class technology empowers our 27,000 customers around the world to analyze over a billion pieces of data each day and make better business decisions.

Our award-winning culture is our north star and drives everything we do – from striving to create an environment where all employees do their best work, to delivering customer value by continuously innovating our products — and making sure to celebrate our successes and have fun along the way.

We’re proud of our diverse team of 2,300+ employees in 50 locations across 25 countries around the world. No matter where you are, you’ll work with people who care about your success and get the support you need to reach your goals.

So, in a nutshell, that\'s Meltwater. We love working here, and we think you will too.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Meltwater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and strive to provide a work environment free from discrimination and harassment.

All employment decisions at Meltwater are made based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Meltwater does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we actively promote a culture of respect, fairness, and inclusivity. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities to apply and join us in our mission to drive innovation and make a positive impact in the world.

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