Roundtable
Sep 12
16:30
50 min
Roundtable Room 1
About this Session
The first two years in a design management role are often the most challenging. New managers face self-doubt, struggle to balance hands-on work with leadership, and often lack professional development support. These issues can lead to indecision, eroded trust, missed strategic opportunities, and limited visibility for design in product development. This roundtable offers participants a chance to gain clarity on navigating organizational dynamics, build a focused 90-day action plan for key projects, and connect with peers for shared learning and support.
All signups for roundtables and conference day workshops will begin 2 weeks before the event. You will receive more instructions via email to pre-reserve one slot in any of the closed-capacity sessions, and afterwards, if there are available spaces, you will be able to join the others spontaneously.
Piotr has mentored designers at all levels, from career changers and bootcamp graduates to mid-level, senior, lead and principal designers. He has worked with over 50 individuals, helping them achieve their career goals. His transition into Design Leadership marked a key milestone in his career. After consistently delivering strong results in people-focused areas such as hiring, recruiting, onboarding and mentoring, Piotr was promoted to Design Manager. He has led teams of various sizes across Growth, Internal Services, New Product Lines and Design System domains at successful international tech startups, including Contentful and Taxfix.
