Design Manager

About the Role

Sigma is seeking a seasoned and driven Design Manager to lead a team of talented designers in crafting exceptional user experiences for AI first and cloud native experiences. You will be the first Design Manager reporting to VP of Design and Research. You will play a key role in setting design strategy, driving execution, mentoring design talent, and fostering a culture of excellence and innovation. We’re looking for someone who can balance high-level vision with detail-oriented design execution, and who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. We are in a maker’s culture and we expect managers who are hands-on.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary design team across product design and visual.
• Translate complex data workflows into simple, elegant, usable interfaces that empower non-technical users to explore and act on data.
• Establish design best practices and processes that elevate the quality, craft, and efficiency of our output.
• Collaborate closely with Design, Product, Engineering, and Research to deliver seamless, intuitive experiences that solve real customer problems.
• Ensure design work is aligned with Sigma’s brand, vision, and strategic goals while pushing the boundaries of innovation in data visualization.
• Provide critical feedback, guidance, and coaching to designers, helping them progress in their craft and careers.
• Champion a user-centered approach and help establish a design culture rooted in empathy, iteration, and measurable impact.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in product/interaction design, with at least 2 years in a team leadership or management role.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering complex digital products, ideally in SaaS or enterprise environments.
• Strong foundational skills in interaction and visual design, with a sharp eye for detail and a system-thinking mindset.
• Experience driving design strategy, vision-setting, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Fluency in design tools like Figma, Sketch, or similar—Figma expertise preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in agile, fast-moving teams and shipping production-ready designs.
• Familiarity with or interest in AI, data analytics, visualization, or enterprise tools is a strong plus.

Portfolio Requirements

Your portfolio should:

• Showcase end-to-end case studies that highlight your impact as a design leader and practitioner.
• Demonstrate design thinking, problem-solving, and your approach to managing complexity.
• Include examples of team leadership, collaboration, and mentoring in addition to hands-on design work.
• Reveal how your work aligned with business objectives and delivered value to users.

The base salary range for this position is $250,000 - $280,000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing. This role is eligible for a variable pay (based on goal achievement), stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

About us:

Sigma is the only cloud analytics and business intelligence tool empowering business teams to break free from the confines of the dashboard, explore data for themselves, and make better, faster decisions. The award-winning software was built to capitalize on the performance power of cloud data warehouses to combine data sources and analyze billions of rows of data instantly via an intuitive, spreadsheet-like interface – no coding required.

Since launching with its unique interface, Sigma Computing has added features such as collaboration tools and embedded analytics capabilities. The most recent product launch included a set of AI tools such as forecasting capabilities, an AI copilot and a notebook interface for users who prefer a code-first environment.

Sigma announced its $200M in Series D financing in May 2024, to continue transforming BI through its innovations in AI infrastructure, data application development, enterprise-wide collaboration, and business user adoption. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital co-led the Series D funding round, with additional participation from a group of past investors including Snowflake Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures.The Series D funding, raised at a valuation 60% higher than the company’s Series C round three years ago, promises to further accelerate Sigma’s growth.   

Come join us!

Benefits For Our Full-Time Employees:

• Equity
• Generous health benefits
• Flexible time off policy. Take the time off you need!
• Paid bonding time for all new parents
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Commuter and FSA benefits
• Lunch Program
• Dog friendly office

Sigma Computing is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a smart and strong team regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We look forward to learning how your experience can enable all of us to grow.

Note: We have an in-office work environment in all our offices in SF, NYC, and London.