Design Manager mentors
56 mentors. Hand-picked design manager mentors with 5+ years in the field, reviewed one by one by Design Buddies. Book a portfolio review, a mock interview or career advice, free or paid, at a time in your timezone.
MJMatthew J. Galley
CEO and Founder at Trustybits Inc
Madison, Wi · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
11 testimonials
LMLouis Marino
Head of Design/Banking and Financial Services at GROUP OF HUMANS
New York, NY, USA · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Interviewing
10 testimonials
IBIzza Babar
Senior Product Designer at Temenos
United States · 6 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
6 testimonials
BKBen Kim
Product Design Manager at EverDriven
Colorado · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
5 testimonials
SMStepheni M.
Chief Product Officer at Maia Women’s Health
Denver · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
5 testimonials
ASAmira sallam
Exeprience Design Lead at x-Thomson Reuters
Waterloo, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Design Manager
4 testimonials
GKGary Keeler
Director of Product Design at Pager Health
Minneapolis, MN, USA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Healthcare · Design Manager
3 testimonials
HOHelen Orlando
Principal interaction designer at UK Home Office
London · 20+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Government & Civic · Design Lead
3 testimonials
MLMichael Lai
UX Architect at ScienceUX.org
Brisbane Australia · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Design Manager
3 testimonials
AMAuldyn Matthews
Director of UX & Design at Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Pittsburgh, PA · 14+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
3 testimonials
SASayed Abdelaal
Lead Product Designer at dopay
Giza, Egypt · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
2 testimonials
GSGuy Segal
Director, Design & Design Systems at Thomson Reuters
Toronto, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Manager · Leadership · Design systems
2 testimonials
ETEro Tsirika
Brand & Marketing Strategist, Fractional CMO at NORR Branding Services
Helsinki, Finland · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Government & Civic · Design Lead
2 testimonials
PSPaul Stonick
VP Customer Experience at Big Green Egg
Atlanta, GA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
1 testimonial
NKNare Krmoyan
Product Design Lead at ISBX
Los Angeles, California · 8 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
CLCristina López
Senior Product Designer at Orium
Mexico · 6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Design Manager
1 testimonial
MAMukul Agarwal
Principal product designer at Roblox
San Francisco, CA · 10+ years in design
3D · Design Lead · Interviewing
1 testimonial
GNGreg Niejadlik
Founder | Principal UX Strategist & Consultant at Needle Peak Design
Seattle, WA · 25+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
VCValerie C. Lee
Senior Graphic Designer and Art Director at Gutenhag Pte Ltd
USA · 5 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
1 testimonial
JRJoey Raiton
Creative Director | Product Leader | Design Manager & Educator at Double Jump Joey Design
Brooklyn · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
SHShahzan Haleem
Product Design manager at Innovaccer
6+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
1 testimonial
MKMatt Karakilic
Director of User Experience at Omnia Consulting Ltd.
Vancouver, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
ABAntonio Braz
UX Design Director at Zynga
Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
1 testimonial
SWScott Williams
Project Manager/UX Specialist at State of Colorado
Philadelphia, PA USA · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Fintech
1 testimonial
MDMichael Descharles
Lead UX at Rona (Lowes Canada)
Montreal, Canada · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
SMSean M. Smith
Creative Director at Echo Designlab and ACompany Creative Lab
New York, NY · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
TDTyler Dormanen
Principal Product Designer at Ecolab
Minneapolis, MN · 15 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Negotiation
RPRachael Page
Senior Product Designer at Artfuly.com and Ticklists.com
DEU · 20+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Consumer/Social
JHJacob Hanania
Director of Product Design at Loblaw Digital
Toronto, ON · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Healthcare
GCGavin Cooper
Senior Manager, UX at Vanguard
Rydal, PA, USA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
JLJoseph Louis Tan
LinkedIn Top Voice. Former Head of Product Design turned Career Coach for Senior to Director Level Product/UX Designers at Career Creators
Singapore · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
KRKasey Randall
Product Design Lead at Posh AI
Austin, Texas · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
EGEli GOLD Ferrer
Lead UX | Founding UX Practice & Product EX at Floor and Decor
Atlanta, GA · 25+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
TNTyler Norton
Senior Design Lead at Rocketreach
Boston, MA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
CWCharlie Weston
Design Engineer at Arca
New York City · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
ALAshley Logan Brenner
Creative Director at Imprint
NYC · 27 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Fintech
DSDaniel Simon
Lead Product Designer at Neurons
Copenhagen, Denmark · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Design Manager
AGAlison Gretz
Co-Founder & Coach at The Glimmer Network
Minneapolis, USA · 15 years in design
Interviewing · Negotiation · Design Manager
EBEme Brigitte Kovács
Head of AI, Design & Discovery at Tucows
Toronto · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Design Manager · Leadership
SVSylvain Vanderhaegen
Design Consultant / Lecturer at Luid / Taylor's
Subang Jaya, Malaysia · 20 years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
HWHarrison Wheeler
Director of Design at Independent
Sacramento, CA · 10+ years in design
Interviewing · Consumer/Social · Design Manager
BABarney Abramson
Creative Manager at Butler/Till
Rochester, NY · 20 years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · Healthcare
NCNicolas Candelaria
Design Operations Manager at Billboard Worldwide
Vancouver, Canada · 6 years in design
Interviewing · Freelancing · Design Manager
MPmichael plange
Senior Graphic Designer at 9figurez international
Lagos, Nigeria · 15+ years in design
Media & Entertainment · Design Lead · Freelancing
CJCraig Jamieson
Creative Advisor at CR—G
United Kingdom · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
SGSónia Gomes
Fractional Product Design Partner & Educator at Independent
Portugal · 22+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
ALAthena Lo
Senior Manager, Product Design at LogicGate
10+ years in design
Design Lead · Design Manager · Leadership
NMNadia Malik
Product Manager at Oracle
san francisco · 3+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
TNTony Naccarato
Head of Product at Main Street Pulse
Utah · 15 years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Healthcare
TLTony Lockhart
Freelance Illustrator at CreativeSnark
Raleigh, NC · 15+ years in design
Government & Civic · Design Lead · Interviewing
NJNicole Johnson
Founder / Coach at ndezine
Minneapolis, MN · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Negotiation
KRKiley Rundle
Product Design Manager at Intuit
San Francisco, CA · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Freelancing · Fintech
KKKarthika Kumar
Associate Design Director at Citigroup
New York · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
JYJasper Yeo
Vice President, Team Lead, Application Design, Engineering, & Strategy at DBS Bank
Singapore · 10+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Freelancing
AWAri Widjanarko
Founder & Principal at Paradeigma.studio
Singapore · 28+ years in design
Design Manager · Leadership · AI workflows
DMDavid Mendes
Head of Brand Design at Raisin
Hamburg, Germany · 15+ years in design
Design Lead · Interviewing · Fintech
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