Andy Vitale is deeply immersed in the design world as a design leader at Rocket Companies, a professor of UX Design at Kent State, a public speaker, and co-host of Surfacing Podcast. In this episode, Andy shares his experience working in a design leadership role, the lessons he has learned along the way, and design opportunities that his team is currently hiring for.

Here’s a look at our discussion:

• 0:00 : Intern program & recruiting process at Rocket Companies
• 5:00 : Andy’s design leadership style & opportunities he is working on
• 17:30 : Working with an executive coach and how Andy helps guide senior designers into their next career step
• 22:30 : Andy’s experience speaking at conferences and what topics he is most interested in talking about
• 26:30 : The most important things someone should learn as they transition into a design leadership role
• 32:30 : What Andy has coming up in 2023
• 38:00 : Current roles Rocket is hiring for and how to learn more

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Book: Managing Chaos by Lisa Walshman
• Surfacing Podcast hosted by Andy Vitale and Lisa Welchman
• Rocket’s Design Careers Page
• Rocket Companies on LinkedIn
• Andy’s LinkedIn Profile
• Andy’s Website