How to Go From Designer to Manager
You have likely spent time thinking if design management is for you.
In fact, chances are you've spent a lot of time researching on Google to find an answer to this question.
The sad truth is a lot of the information available is too high-level and hypothetical. It's also written by people whose footsteps you don't really care to follow.
Webflow's Director of Product Design, David Hoang, knows this and graciously shared how he became the Director of Product Design at the billion-dollar tech company.
David openly admits that he didn't get there overnight. You shouldn't expect to either. He had to learn a lot of lessons along the way. Including dispelling several myths in order to continue his growth.
After you watch this session you'll have a better understanding of:
- The myths about becoming a Design Manager
- What makes a good manager and the roles you will have to play
- The skills you can transfer from your individual contributor role to a manager
- The management skills you'll need to build in order to be a strong manager
- The different career paths that are open to design managers
- And finally, the importance of reflection
Would you like to know the steps David took and the lessons he learned along the way?
Sign-up for the session on this page.
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David openly admits that he didn't get there overnight. You shouldn't expect to either. He had to learn a lot of lessons along the way. Including dispelling several myths in order to continue his growth.
After you watch this session you'll have a better understanding of:
- The myths about becoming a Design Manager
- What makes a good manager and the roles you will have to play
- The skills you can transfer from your individual contributor role to a manager
- The management skills you'll need to build in order to be a strong manager
- The different career paths that are open to design managers
- And finally, the importance of reflection
Would you like to know the steps David took and the lessons he learned along the way?
Sign-up for the session on this page.
After signing up you will only receive emails about the session and exclusive content from On Deck related to our community and design.