Product Design Manager

At Bestway USA, our passions and innovations come to life thanks to the people who work here. We value diversity and believe that different backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives help us spread happiness and create a culture of positivity. We embrace flexibility and many of our positions offer a hybrid work-from-home schedule. Bestway USA was selected as one of the top companies to work for in Arizona for 5 consecutive years, most recently in 2025! We generously start all employees with at least 20 days of paid time off annually and at least 14 paid holidays. We are a hard-working, casual, dog-friendly company (yes, your polite and playful pup is always welcome at our office!). We invest in our employees' - and their families - health; we believe this is part of your total compensation, so we strive to keep employee costs low and contribute thousands each year to every plan's premium. Our Core Values of Respect, Recognition, Accountability, Leadership, and Communication guide our decision making, how we engage with others, and how we lead our teams. The Product Design Manager will help lead the NPD product design team, which consists of Industrial Designers and Product Designers (Graphics), to ensure they achieve the set expectations of design quality and continuity, project efficiency, and production cost while meeting all deadlines. Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. • Develop and maintain a creative environment focused on collaboration and best design thinking practices and processes • Oversee the R&D Design Manual update and maintenance • Leverage user research and usability testing to ensure designs meet customer needs • Encourage closer collaboration with engineering, marketing, and sales teams for a more holistic product development approach • Establish a dedicated time for

courses to enhance employee knowledge in design or other areas of interest, such as Fusion 360, Adobe, Keyshot, leadership skills, time and project management tools, etc • Support the designer’s project review meetings and provide brainstorming sessions to support ongoing ideation flow • Assist the VP Product Development with department tasks and projects • Help with cross-pollination of ideas and increase design continuity and innovation • Provide one-on-one support to the design team to help with work/life balance and team morale • Enhance the design review process, including