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Your design manager JD is two jobs in a trench coat
Most design manager job postings list player-coach plus team-builder plus vision-setter plus process-architect at a ratio that only works at 60-80 hour weeks. At 40 hours, one of those gets phoned in, and the operational stewardship usually goes first.
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What happens after the junior reqs disappear
Figma's 2026 hiring data confirms the senior-only design company. The work juniors used to do migrates somewhere, and the budget cycle isn't ready for it.
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When juniors leave, the library remains
The 2026 hiring market is hiring senior. The maintenance work juniors used to do isn't going anywhere. It's just changed owners — usually quietly, usually badly.