Senior Design Manager - Games

Senior Design Manager – Games

12+ years of design experience, including 6+ years managing high-performing product design teams in technical domains.
Experience designing game platforms, developer platforms, SDKs, or services for technical audiences (e.g. game services, game dev tools, infrastructure UX, platform APIs), and consumers at scale.
Ability to synthesize technical requirements, user needs, and business priorities to shape the overall games platform design strategy.
You think in terms of systems, frameworks, and interfaces, and bring a rigorous approach to designing at scale.
Demonstrated ability to make timely, high-quality decisions that advance both product goals and team growth.
Comfort navigating ambiguity, guiding teams through trade-offs, and cascading context clearly across functions.
Able to articulate design rationale to partners, advocate for design strategy, and cultivate strong relationships with XFN stakeholders.

Coach and mentor a team of senior product designers working across games platform and services, fostering a strong team culture focused on craft, impact, and inclusion.
Partner with product, engineering, consumer insights, and developer experience leadership to define the near- and medium-term strategy for games platform design.
Oversee the design of tools and infrastructure that power game development, distribution, and operations on Netflix—from player identity systems to game launch frameworks.
Champion intuitive, developer-friendly experiences that make building on Netflix easier—while ensuring those systems result in smooth, delightful member gameplay across the library.
Set the direction for the team by balancing speed, craft, and business impact; model how to make confident decisions in ambiguous spaces.
Ensure the team’s work aligns with the broader Games and Netflix experience, bringing a systems mindset to how game services connect with content, tooling, and user-facing experiences.