Senior Design Manager

We are looking for a Senior Design Manager to shape our design strategy, lead a high-performing team, and drive significant business impact for our Audience growth team. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in ensuring a unified design strategy, vision, and roadmap for the design stream, focusing on long-term planning and aligning design efforts of our brand, retention and engagement teams with the strategic goals of the Audience Growth team and Publishing more broadly.The ideal candidate will have extensive design and leadership experience, and a passion for aligning design with strategic business goals. Day to day you will:Shape and drive the overarching design vision across multiple programs, aligning design direction with executive-level business strategy.Collaborate with senior leadership as the senior point of contact to define design priorities and resource allocation.Act as a strategic partner with Brand, Engagement, Editorial, and Product teams to seamlessly integrate creative work into broader marketing initiatives.Oversee the development and maintenance of comprehensive brand guidelines and design systems for marketing applications.Proactively manage multiple stakeholders and priorities using effective project management methodologies Own design budgets, resource allocation models, and ensure ROI on design investments.