Product Design Manager

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Brief overview of this role:

The Product Design Manager is a hybrid ownership role responsible for product outcomes end-to-end - from early concept and UX exploration through to delivery, release, and production performance.

At Sitemate, Product Design Managers combine UX/UI design expertise with product ownership and delivery management. You’ll work in small, high-trust teams alongside engineers to define problems, design solutions, shape requirements, plan delivery, and take responsibility for what ships - including how it performs once live.

Design, product, and delivery are not separate disciplines here; they are one integrated role. We believe the future of product teams - especially in an AI-accelerated world - belongs to builders who can own all three.

Employment:

Full-time

Based: Melbourne, Australia or Sydney, Australia

Remuneration (Including Super): AUD $60,000 - $150,000 pending your experience

About Sitemate:

Sitemate builds best-in-class software and AI agents for the built world, helping construction, infrastructure and industrial companies work smarter and faster. Our mission is to multiply the engineering power of the built world.

Storm is the #1 data capture agent for the front line of the built world - converting audio, photos and videos into clean structured records.

With conversational support in-app and across SMS, Whatsapp and phone calls, Storm is shifting front line workers from paperwork and clunky digital forms, to natural language and multi-channel data capture.

Our core platforms are Dashpivot (safety, quality and field reporting), Gearbelt (fleet and asset management), Flowsite (no-code integrations), and the Sitemate mobile app for every worker on site.

We have strong product-market fit, generating thousands of new leads per month through word of mouth and organic channels. We are backed by Blackbird, with 200 people across 18+ countries and entities in Australia, the UK, the US and Canada.

Life at Sitemate

At Sitemate, you’ll join a team that values transparency, high velocity, hustle, diversity, and innovation - not as buzzwords, but as the principles we work by every day.

We move fast, communicate openly, and operate with trust and autonomy. You’ll have access to key company metrics, clear career development plans, and the opportunity to grow your career based on performance, not tenure.

We believe diverse teams build better products. Our team includes members from 18+ countries - 55% identify as coming from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds, 43% identify as female, and our team spans ages 22–51.

Our Core Values

Our core values dictate “how we work”. We believe that basic human values such as honesty, trust and integrity are required to simply ‘get in the door’. Our values are designed to help us determine if an already great person, will be a great fit at Sitemate.

Handle with Care: Handle with thought and care, decisions are considered and consciously delivered

Everything Engineered: Everything engineered, intentional, planned and systematic

Quality Certified: Do it well, with attention to detail and accuracy, or don’t do it at all

Fast Tracked: Fast, incremental, and constant delivery of change

High Vis : A high visibility, transparent and open environment

Rain, Hail or Shine: Show up for your team, your customers and yourself

Learn more about our values:

Read:

On Sitemate's Values, Culture and DNA

Listen:

Unleashing your Zilla

On scaling Sitemate, diversity, and culture

What We Offer

Competitive, performance-based remuneration

Equity options - own a piece of what you’re helping to build

20 days paid annual leave , plus sick, carer’s, and compassionate leave

Parental leave - 16 weeks for primary and 6 weeks for secondary carers (including adoption and stillbirth support)

Learning & Development - professional growth budget and transparent career plans

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - for confidential counseling, mental health support, and life resources

Laptop and home office setup budget

Flexible work - remote and hybrid options, plus the ability to work from anywhere for several weeks each year

Community & Connection - weekly catered lunches, global offsites, and “Life Story” sessions

Melbourne office perks - micro-roasted coffee bar, on-site parking & bike storage, wellness & mothers rooms, opposite Southern Cross station

Equal Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Sitemate welcomes applicants of all genders, ethnicities, ages, sexualities, and abilities. Our team’s diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and we’re committed to ensuring an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Learn More About Sitemate

🎧 Podcasts

2024: CEO Hartley Pike - on scaling Sitemate, diversity, and culture

2023: CMO Lance Hodgson - on accelerating your career

2022: CTO Tim Bray - on building quality features that solve real customer problems

• 💬 Want to know what it’s like to work at Sitemate? Hear it straight from the team : People of Sitemate
• ⭐ Read what our customers say: G2 Crowd , Trust Radius
• 🎥 Team Offsites: 2022 , 2023 , 2024, 2025

🔧 Day-to-Day

Design & Product Scoping

Preparing high-level concept designs for internal review and customer validation

Conducting customer research when required

Preparing detailed UX flows and high-fidelity UI designs

Creating information architecture (IA) diagrams

Defining and reviewing feature scope and acceptance criteria

Delivery & Engineering Collaboration

Working closely with engineers and peers to plan, prioritise, and deliver work

Reviewing completed engineering work

Production Ownership & Monitoring

Monitoring released features and reporting on usage metrics

Identifying and raising UX gaps, quality issues, and edge cases

Monitoring production support issues and triaging fixes

Collaboration & Communication

Maintaining regular collaboration with product/design leadership

Communicating clearly in writing (Slack, Confluence, Jira)

⚡ Challenges

Breadth of ownership - This is not a pure design or pure product management role. You will move between design, product scoping, delivery coordination, and production support within the same day. If you're looking to specialise in a single discipline, this role won't be the right fit.

Pace - We move very quickly. You'll need to be excited to learn fast and ship frequently, not wait for perfect conditions.

Owning the outcome, not just the output - You're responsible for what gets built, not just the designs you hand over. If something ships with unclear UX, missed edge cases, or bugs that trace back to insufficient scoping, that's your problem to own and fix.

Support and triage are part of the job - Monitoring production, triaging issues raised by customer support, and ensuring quality post-release is core to this role, not a distraction from it.

Strong culture and operating standards - We have a strong culture based on core values and standard operating procedures. You may need to unlearn a few things from previous experience.

✅ Who This Role is For

Product minded people who enjoy owning product outcomes end-to-end

Designers who want deeper accountability and delivery ownership

Product thinkers who are comfortable moving between UX, scoping, and execution

Individuals energised by pace and shipping

🚫 Who This Role is Not For

People who only want to design and are not interested in delivery or product ownership

Designers who prefer handing off work rather than owning outcomes through to production

Individuals who want clearly separated roles without cross-functional accountability

🎯 Skills & Tools

Must Have:

Strong ownership mindset with accountability for outcomes

Experience leading product de