Senior Manager, Visual Design

Dandy is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $400B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, we’re on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As we expand our reach globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients.
About the Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Manager of Visual Design to lead and elevate Dandy’s graphic design team. This role will serve as the creative authority and steward of Dandy’s visual identity, and oversee multiple designers, providing art direction, feedback, and clear quality standards while building design systems that scale. While this role does include hands‑on design for high impact projects, its primary focus is leadership, resourcing, team development, and creative oversight.
As a leader at Dandy, you will operate with high autonomy, influence cross‑functional and executive stakeholders, and shape how our brand shows up across campaigns, events, product marketing, performance channels, and beyond. You will be responsible for upleveling the team’s craft, strengthening creative rigor, and ensuring we consistently deliver high‑impact, integrated, and beautifully executed work.
What You’ll Do
Serve as the art director and visual authority for Dandy’s graphic design team – setting and holding the visual standard across all channels and touchpoints.
Lead, manage, and develop a team of designers, elevating craft, conceptual thinking, and execution across the team.
Establish and evolve scalable design systems, campaign frameworks, and governance processes that ensure consistency and efficiency across global markets.
Oversee creative execution across all marketing channels and high impact initiatives to ensure best‑in‑class output.
Own design team resourcing and capacity planning, balancing internal workloads while strategically leveraging agencies, freelancers, and contractors as needed.
Partner cross‑functionally across GTM teams to translate business objectives into high‑impact creative.
Lead structured design reviews and provide clear, actionable feedback that strengthens both the work and the team.
Stay at the forefront of emerging design tools and technologies — including AI‑powered creative workflows — identifying opportunities to improve speed, quality, scalability, and innovation across the team.
Drive continuous elevation of Dandy’s visual identity through innovation, trend awareness, and a deep commitment to design excellence.
What We’re Looking For
8+ years of experience in visual design, including significant experience at the Art Director or Senior Manager level design roles.
Proven experience leading and developing multiple designers (more than two direct reports), with a track record of raising the creative bar across a team.
A standout portfolio demonstrating integrated, multi‑channel campaigns, strong art direction, and experience building scalable brand systems.
Deep expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma, with fluency across digital, print, performance, events, and campaign design.
Experience working in an agency or managing multiple brands, with a strong understanding of how to scale creative across diverse touchpoints.
Demonstrated ownership of design resourcing and capacity planning, including managing agencies, freelancers, and external partners.
Experience working digital asset management systems and helping maintain governance to drive consistent asset utilization with the design team and cross‑functional teams.
Strong cross‑functional collaborator with experience partnering with senior and executive stakeholders.
Exceptional creative judgment, with the ability to interpret briefs, navigate ambiguity, and deliver strategically aligned design solutions.
High ownership, accountability, and operational rigor, with the ability to balance leadership oversight and selective hands‑on contribution.
Bonus Points For
Experience building and managing design systems for global markets.
Experience with motion design and 3D animation.
Strong knowledge and familiarity with photo and video production.
For full‑time positions, Dandy offers a wide range of best‑in‑class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where we operate. Our local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off—ensuring our team members are supported no matter where they live and work.
healthcare
dental
mental health support
parental planning resources
retirement savings options
generous paid time off
Dandy is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Dandy also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. If you require any accommodations for your interview or have any questions beforehand, rest assured that we will do everything we can to meet your needs. Visit Dandy Careers for more!
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