Product design manager with 11 years of experience, leading 6 designers on a consumer marketplace serving 3M buyers. Drove a search and discovery overhaul that increased buyer conversion by 11%. Balances team health and hiring with deep involvement in product strategy, critique and quality bars.
Experience
Product Design Manager, Thriftlane (Remote)
Jul 2022 – Present
Lead 6 designers across buyer search, checkout and trust and safety for 3M buyers
Directed search and discovery overhaul, raising buyer conversion by 11% year over year
Partner with 3 product managers and 2 engineering managers on quarterly planning
Started a design quality scorecard reviewed at monthly product leadership meetings
Lead Product Designer, Gallery Row Prints (Austin, TX)
Sep 2018 – Jun 2022
Led 3 designers on an art print marketplace with 40k artists
Redesigned artist storefronts, growing repeat purchase rate by 13%
Built the first design system and research cadence
Product Designer, Lone Star Digital (Austin, TX)
Jun 2015 – Aug 2018
Designed mobile apps for retail and media clients
Delivered a ticketing app redesign that cut checkout time by 40%
Education
BFA, Communication Design, Texas State University (Aug 2011 – May 2015)
Skills
Leadership: team management, hiring, coaching, performance management
Product: marketplace design, search and discovery, trust and safety, experimentation
A strong Product Design Manager resume shows the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Summary: Lead with your leadership scope and the business outcomes you are known for.
Skills to feature
User research
Product strategy
Prototyping
Figma
Design systems
Usability testing
Roadmapping
Experimentation (A/B testing)
Stakeholder management
Accessibility
Example bullet points
Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%
Built a 120-component design system adopted by 5 squads, halving UI build time for new features
Ran 40 user interviews and a pricing test that informed a packaging change worth $1.2M ARR
Tips from recruiters
Put a portfolio link in the header; for product roles, link a case study or launch write-up instead.
Describe your role in shared outcomes precisely ("led", "co-owned", "contributed").
Keep visuals for the portfolio: a clean, readable resume signals design judgement better than decoration.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Timeline (ATS-friendly): Clean accent layout with a dated career timeline
Vanguard (ATS-friendly): Bold display name, accent-led headings with line rules
Product Design Manager resume FAQ
What should a Product Design Manager resume include?
A Product Design Manager resume should show the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
What is the best resume template for a Product Design Manager?
Modern, Timeline and Vanguard work well for Product Design Manager roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Product Design Manager resume be?
Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Which skills should a Product Design Manager put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Product Design Manager roles are User research, Product strategy, Prototyping, Figma, Design systems and Usability testing.
How do I write strong Product Design Manager resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as activation, conversion and retention. For example: "Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%."