Director of Design

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the design function at Inflect with authority, establishing UI/UX and brand direction while guiding decisions into delivered products and marketing surfaces.

• Recruit, develop, and mentor the design team while maintaining and enforcing high standards.

• Oversee visual, interaction, and motion design for the Framer marketing site and the Next.js/TypeScript core product.

• Manage and advance the design system, typographic system, and overall visual language across both product and brand.

• Direct design efforts for intricate, high-stakes processes including the quote configurator, data-rich dashboards, and geospatial/RouteFinder user interfaces.

• Collaborate with frontend engineering to ensure that motion, interaction, and craftsmanship are preserved during implementation.

• Create prototypes using Figma, Framer, and/or code-aware tools.

• Work closely with Marketing as a key stakeholder on inflect.com, aligning brand and visual direction with marketing objectives and campaigns.

• Report directly to the VP of Technology within the Engineering team.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product and digital brand design.

• Direct experience in leading and managing designers.

• Experience making impactful design decisions with real authority and successfully driving them to shipped products.

• Extensive experience collaborating with frontend engineering on Next.js/TypeScript.

• Proficient in Figma and Framer, or able to quickly learn Framer.

• Sufficient front-end knowledge to collaborate on execution.

• Proven ability to transform complex, data-rich processes such as dashboards, configurators, and geospatial UIs into user-friendly interfaces.

• Strong skills in product UX as well as brand and marketing design.

• Comfortable serving as the primary design partner for Marketing.

• A robust portfolio showcasing UI/UX, interaction, and motion design.

• Demonstrated accountability in hiring, mentoring, and leading high-performing teams.

• Capability to own and evolve a comprehensive design system, typographic system, and visual language.

• Preferred: A studio-grade motion-forward portfolio that includes transitions, micro-interactions, and custom iconography.

• Preferred: Experience with 3D/WebGL, Lottie/After Effects, or similar creative development.

• Preferred: Experience in B2B or marketplace product design, data visualization, and geospatial UX.

• Preferred: Background in full brand strategy.

• Preferred: Experience in building and scaling a design function in a startup or high-growth setting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully covered health insurance options through a major provider for both you and your family (you pay $0).

• 100% remote work environment - truly!

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Dental and vision insurance available with widely used providers.

• Option grants begin vesting after year 1 - you own a piece of Inflect.

• Full-time employees receive option grants.