Overview

Formed in 2014, Tendermint is the creator of Cosmos, an ecosystem of interoperable blockchains. We are a software engineering company that focuses on the Cosmos SDK and Starport, state-of-the-art frameworks for blockchain development. Over USD 100 billion worth of digital assets is secured by the 200+ blockchains built with the Cosmos SDK.

We’re passionate, self-driven industry leaders whose vision is to empower people to create a more transparent and accountable world through open, distributed, and interoperable networks. We believe that the technology we’re building will have a major positive impact on how humans connect and coordinate globally. Join our growing international team and help us build the most popular multi-blockchain ecosystem in the world.

How we work:

We have team members working from across North America, Europe, and Asia. We leverage agile methodologies to move quickly and stay focused. Communication is important to us and we rely heavily on Slack, Zoom, and GitHub to help us stay in sync. All the technology we build is open source. This is a full-time remote position and you’re free to work from anywhere. Be advised that most team meetings occur between 8am and 12pm Pacific Time (UTC-8/-7).  If you’re applying from a location where these hours are outside your usual working hours, you’ll be expected to adapt to our meeting times.

About the position:

We’re looking for an experienced design manager to join our Design team. You will have the chance to help build, coach, and mentor a quickly growing and highly skilled group of designers. We go to extraordinary lengths to produce world-class work, and you will get to both deploy your hard-earned experience and build your skills in an organization where your area of work is highly valued.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of the financial world by defining how communities, organizations, and institutions worldwide learn about and interact with this new paradigm of digital-native assets.

What you will be doing:

  • Manage a quickly growing and business-critical design team
  • Manage a team of designers working on a core Tendermint product to solve some of the most cutting-edge design problems in the crypto industry
  • Grow the team to meet business demands and employee development needs
  • Report to our Director of Design to determine design direction and manage resourcing of projects
  • Collaborate with Product leadership to determine requirements and priorities
  • Inspire, motivate, and lead designers across experience levels to do the best work of their career
  • Work closely with our Product, Engineering, Growth teams, and senior leadership to deliver stunning and effective work

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • 4+ years of people management experience
  • Experience managing a team of product designers
  • A passion for developing designers’ skills and careers
  • Demonstrated excellence at motivating and inspiring people to do their best work
  • Experience recruiting and building product design teams
  • A relentless focus on the customer experience
  • Flawless written and spoken communication skills
  • Enthusiasm to build crypto experiences for a mainstream audience
  • A creative and curious mind with great design aesthetics and a comprehensive understanding of the required steps in the creative process

What we offer:

  • The opportunity to be part of building the future of the Internet
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Excellent benefits like educational budget, fitness and wellbeing spend
  • Flexible PTO
  • Healthcare, Dental and Vision insurance 100% covered for employees in the US
  • 401K Match in the US
  • Competitive salary, including equity