Becoming the Head of Design - Samantha Berg (Head of Design @ Chime)

My guest today is Samantha Berg who is the Head of Design at Chime. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Samantha Berg recounts 12 years of hustle and grind to become the Head of Design - How to know as a designer if the leadership path is for you? - Role of a Design Manager - What does a Head of Design do - How to deal with bad hires as a design manager - Scheduling meetings for a remote design team - Promoting designers internally over hiring externally - Retaining design talent from getting poached by FAANG - How to ask your design manager for a salary raise - Challenges of being a woman design leader - Designing design organizations - How to keep a pulse on the team health as a design leader - Maintaining work life balance as a design leader For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show