Senior Design Manager

Join Stellar as a Senior Design Manager to lead creative vision and execution across digital, campaigns, and events, establishing Stellar's visual identity in the blockchain for financial services.

Stellar is more than a blockchain.

Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world’s economic potential through blockchain technology.

Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility.

Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar.

## What you'll do

• •Take ownership of creative vision and execution across all channels — digital, social, brand campaigns, activations, and events.
• •Establish and evolve SDF's visual identity and design system.
• •Lead creative output for flagship programs including Meridian 2026 and the Stellar House series.
• •Direct the design and production of integrated marketing creative.
• •Manage and mentor a high-performing design team.
• •Own external agency and production vendor relationships end-to-end.
• •Partner with the Sr.

Director of Experiential Marketing and cross-functional stakeholders.

• •Pitch and present creative concepts to leadership.
• •Proactively identify and resolve creative bottlenecks.
• •Roll up your sleeves and produce polished, on-brand design work.

## Conditions

• •Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents.
• •Flexible time off + 15 company holidays, including a company-wide holiday break.
• •Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for both non-birthing and birthing parents.
• •Gym reimbursement ($80 per month).
• •Life & ADD (up to $50K).
• •Short & Long-term disability.
• •401K with 4% match.
• •Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts.
• •Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution.
• •Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution.
• •Family building benefits through Kindbody.
• •Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace).
• •L&D budget of $1,500/year.
• •Daily lunch and snacks in the office.
• •Company retreats.

• •7+ years of design experience, including at least 2 years leading or managing a design team.
• •A portfolio demonstrating excellence across brand identity, digital, campaign, and experiential design.
• •Deep expertise in building and stewarding brand identity systems.
• •Experience directing creative output across multiple channels simultaneously.
• •A track record of owning external agency and vendor relationships end-to-end.
• •Expert-level, active proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• •Experience driving cross-functional creative work with minimal oversight.
• •The ability to write clear, well-structured creative briefs.
• •Strong organizational instincts.
• •Genuine curiosity about and working knowledge of the blockchain, fintech, or Web3 space.