Design Manager

Help a designer choose a specific development goal, arrange suitable practice and review evidence of progress. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Define design capacity needs and run structured selection and allocation decisions within agreed employment responsibilities. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Manage designers with clear accountabilities, timely feedback and fair performance conversations while supporting independent judgement. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Make design sessions accessible, invite less-heard contributors and adjust the approach when participation is unequal. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Own reliable design collaboration across dependencies and coach colleagues to negotiate commitments without relying on line authority.

Own constructive resolution of design disagreements and coach others to make room for perspectives that challenge their assumptions.

Agree design goals, decision ownership and scope with affected stakeholders, renegotiating changes before they block delivery. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Own design communication across boundaries and coach colleagues to explain difficult decisions and unresolved risks clearly.

Own ongoing experience evaluation and coach teams to combine craft review, user evidence and outcome measures responsibly.

Design and evaluate accessible product flows with relevant specialists and users, addressing barriers and documenting unresolved limitations. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Own interface and interaction quality and coach others to resolve difficult design problems using evidence and clear craft reasoning.

Reuse or extend documented components and patterns with clear states, constraints and implementation guidance. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Build and compare design alternatives using suitable prototypes and user feedback to inform a real design decision. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Develop a coherent experience direction and connect it to feasible increments, assumptions and evidence of value. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Compare design options against customer needs, business goals and implementation constraints, then check the selected tradeoff. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Revise a design decision using relevant evidence, recording the tradeoff and checking the effect in real work. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Frame a complex design problem as connected questions and testable increments while preserving important system constraints. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Choose and complete a useful next design step under uncertainty, making assumptions and delivery constraints explicit. Apply this to the outcomes and working conditions of one design team.

Own the use of user evidence in design decisions and coach colleagues to challenge assumptions without overstating findings.