**ROLE_OVERVIEW:** This role is for a Product Design Manager on Instacart's Retailer Platform team, focusing on building tools and experiences that empower retailers to operate and thrive. The manager will lead a team of designers to create scalable, brand-centric merchandising and marketing solutions, as well as intuitive consumer-facing experiences for grocery brands. This position is crucial for growing existing retailers and enabling new ones through thoughtful design. **KEY_RESPONSIBILITIES:** * Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5 product designers, fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture. * Engage directly with retailers and internal stakeholders to ensure designs bring unique brands to life and deliver cohesive consumer experiences. * Own the design strategy and multi-quarter roadmap for retailer platform initiatives, partnering cross-functionally. * Guide end-to-end design across discovery and delivery, maintaining high standards for craft, usability, and accessibility. * Lead design rituals and quality gates to enhance quality while sustaining velocity, measuring outcomes for iteration. * Collaborate with product, engineering, and research partners to translate insights into scalable solutions tied to OKRs. **REQUIREMENTS_SNAPSHOT:** * 6+ years of experience in product/UX design, delivering end-to-end digital products. * 2+ years of experience managing product designers, including performance management and hiring. * Proven success designing and shipping complex enterprise or platform products with measurable outcomes. * Demonstrated track record of scaling systems across multiple brands, creating flexible solutions. * Deep knowledge of UX strategy, user research, and analytics with a human-centered design approach. **EXPECTED_IMPACT:** The expected impact is to significantly influence the future of grocery e-commerce by enabling businesses of all sizes to thrive through thoughtful, scalable design. This role will drive a holistic design strategy, foster excellence in execution, and deliver outcomes that ensure retailer success and consumer delight. **WHY_APPLY:** * Opportunity to transform the grocery industry and shape the future of e-commerce for retailers. * Work on a high-impact team within Instacart's Enterprise organization, building essential tools for partners. * Instacart offers a "Flex First" remote work policy, providing flexibility in where employees do their best work.