Product Design

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Summary: 

At Tekion, we're revolutionising the automotive retail industry by bringing consumer-grade design to enterprise software. Our 70+ designers tackle extraordinary complexity—creating seamless experiences that connect OEMs, dealers, and customers across the entire automotive journey. We believe powerful software doesn't have to be complicated, and we're proving that B2B products deserve the same design excellence as the best consumer apps. Join us in transforming how millions of people buy and service vehicles through the power of exceptional design. 
 Responsibilities  

• Manage and develop a team of 5-8 product designers 
• Set team goals, OKRs, and success metrics aligned with business objectives 
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career planning 
• Establish and optimise design processes and workflows 
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and other design leaders 
• Manage team capacity and project allocation 
• Build team culture and foster psychological safety 
• Advocate for design resources and tooling needs 
• Drive design quality through critique and review processes 
• Handle performance management and difficult conversations 
• Contribute to organisational design strategy and operations 

 Qualifications: 

• 6+ years of product design experience 
• 2+ years of people management experience 
• Proven track record of building and scaling design teams 
• Strong operational and process-oriented mindset 
• Excellence in stakeholder management and communication 
• Ability to context-switch between strategic and tactical work 
• Experience managing through organisational change 

Perks and Benefits 

• Competitive compensation 
• Generous stock options 
• Medical Insurance coverage 
• Work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies