Manager, Product Design (m/f/d)
Sportradar is looking for a Product Design Manager to join its AV Fan Engagement team and help shape engaging digital experiences for sports fans. This role involves working across a diverse portfolio of sports products and platforms, from OTT streaming experiences on Web, Mobile and TV to interactive fan engagement features including sports betting.
The ideal candidate is an experienced product designer who combines strategic thinking and design leadership with hands-on craft. They will partner with Product Leadership from the earliest ideation phase to shape new concepts and ensure creative excellence throughout the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch and beyond.
- Partner with Product Leadership from the earliest ideation phase to shape new concepts and ensure creative excellence throughout the entire product lifecycle from concept to launch and beyond.
- Provide creative leadership, mentoring, and coaching to designers fostering a shared creative culture and continuously raising the quality bar.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Commercial, Marketing, external development partners, and other Sportradar business units to transform product ideas into compelling user experiences.
- Continuously improve creative processes, collaboration models, and design workflows across distributed teams.
- Stay ahead of trends in sports betting and streaming to continuously evolve our products and creative direction.
- Explore and apply AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to improve both product experiences and the way we design.
- 6+ years of experience in Product / UX / UI Design, ideally working on complex digital products (required).
- Significant experience designing digital products, with a strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, prototyping, and excellent design craft (required).
- Experience leading, mentoring, or coaching creative professionals in an international and cross-functional environment (required).
- Passion for sports entertainment, innovation, and creating memorable user experiences (required).
- The ability to connect design decisions to user needs, product goals and business outcomes (required).
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to explain complex ideas clearly (required).
- Fluent written and spoken English (required).
- Curiosity about AI tools and how they are changing product design and the way teams work (required).
- Shape product direction and take ownership of the visual direction.
- Create products that combine the worlds of sports, betting, and interactive entertainment for millions of users worldwide.
- Collaborate with talented colleagues across multiple international studios and disciplines in a highly collaborative environment.
- A challenging, rewarding, and creative environment where your ideas have a direct impact on products used around the globe.
- Competitive salary and attractive benefits package.
- Individual learning and professional development opportunities.
- A vibrant, inclusive company culture with global collaboration and diverse communities.
- Corporate fitness activities and additional employee wellbeing programs.
Sportradar is a global sports technology company that collects, analyses and distributes sports data to betting operators, sports leagues and media companies. Headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and founded in 2001, it provides betting services, managed trading, integrity monitoring and audiovisual streaming across hundreds of sports. The company holds official data partnerships with organisations including the NBA, NHL, FIFA and ICC. Sportradar is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people worldwide.