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Job Summary:
The Digital Product Design Manager is responsible for the vision and design strategy for Polaris digital products, including in-vehicle infotainment displays, the Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, and Slingshot mobile apps, and the RIDE COMMAND website as well as connected features across these platforms. They will manage a passionate team of designers in ideation, research, design, and definition of the customer experience for digital products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee the design of Polaris digital products from concept to launch. Think strategically, framing design within the customer experience of powersports, and drive execution.
• Partner with design, product, engineering leadership to define digital product vision. Articulate design strategy and the value of design, ensuring buy-in at all levels of the organization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure the products meet technical feasibility and design excellence.
• Manage design team backlog, workload, and priorities
• Conduct competitive, customer, and user research and gather feedback to inform design decisions
• Set design standards and guidelines for digital products. Ensure design consistency and quality across digital products
• Manage, mentor and coach a team of designers. Run team design reviews.
• Attract and develop top design talent
• Refine the teams design process with best tools, etc.
• Understand Polaris customers & products

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in digital product design with at least 5 years of leadership experience with direct reports, including hiring and developing talent
• Experience with digital product design for the automotive industry and embedded software/hardware products
• Experience leading consumer-facing product design for native iOS and Android apps
• A portfolio of your product design work is required when applying

Working Conditions

• Team-based, collaborative, fast-paced, office / studio environment

The pay range for Minnesota is $160,000 to $200,000 per year. Individual salaries are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography.

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To qualify for this position, former employees must be eligible for rehire, and current employees must be in good standing.
We are an ambitious, resourceful, and driven workforce, which empowers us to THINK OUTSIDE. Apply today!
At Polaris we put our employees first, by offering a holistic approach to their health and financial wellbeing. Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture. At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan. Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future. In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings. Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work. Employees at Polaris drive our success and are rewarded for their commitment.
About Polaris
As the global leader in powersports, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and services that have invited people to discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954. Polaris’ high-quality product line-up includes the Polaris RANGER®, RZR® and Polaris GENERAL™ side-by-side off-road vehicles; Sportsman® all-terrain off-road vehicles; military and commercial off-road vehicles; snowmobiles; Indian Motorcycle® mid-size and heavyweight motorcycles; Slingshot® moto-roadsters; Aixam quadricycles; Goupil electric vehicles; and pontoon and deck boats, including industry-leading Bennington pontoons. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts, garments, and accessories. Proudly headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe.
EEO Statement
Polaris Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will make all employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, or otherwise need assistance or an accommodation in the recruiting process, should contact Human Resources at 800-765-2747 or
Talent.Acquisition@Polaris.com. To read more about employment discrimination protection under U.S. federal law, see:
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov)
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• Oversee the design of Polaris digital products from concept to launch. Think strategically, framing design within the customer experience of powersports, and drive execution.
• Partner with design, product, engineering leadership to define digital product vision. Articulate design strategy and the value of design, ensuring buy-in at all levels of the organization.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure the products meet technical feasibility and design excellence.
• Manage design team backlog, workload, and priorities
• Conduct competitive, customer, and user research and gather feedback to inform design decisions
• Set design standards and guidelines for digital products. Ensure design consistency and quality across digital products
• Manage, mentor and coach a team of designers. Run team design reviews.
• Attract and develop top design talent
• Refine the teams design process with best tools, etc.
• Understand Polaris customers & product