Director, Product Design

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

📋 Description

• Lead and develop the product design team.

• Establish the expected standards of craftsmanship at each level and maintain them through critique and personal projects.

• Collaborate with engineering and product teams from the beginning of projects to ensure design and engineering are aligned.

• Empower designers to take ownership of significant challenges with the necessary context and trust.

• Influence the team's application of AI tools, prioritizing human judgment while enabling tools to enhance productivity.

• Work with design engineering and the design system team to enhance shared systems while encouraging innovation.

• Oversee design efforts for both existing and new Docker products across graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and command-line interfaces (CLI).

• Report directly to the Senior Vice President of Design.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience leading a product design team of similar size through transitions.

• Proven track record of mentoring designers from mid-level to senior and staff positions.

• Close partnership experience with design engineers and engineering leaders.

• Capability to engage in technical decisions that affect user experience.

• Ability to articulate a clear perspective to engineering and product leaders while remaining receptive to feedback.

• Proficient in prototyping and critiquing user flows that involve spacing, states, motion, and copy.

• Portfolio showcasing work from the past year.

• Regular use of AI tools in daily tasks, with the ability to demonstrate their application, including intervention when output is lacking.

• Experience in designing technically intricate products.

• Bonus: Experience in leading design for AI-driven or agent-based products, including applications beyond traditional graphical interfaces.

• Bonus: Experience in designing for developer-led adoption and complex enterprise clientele.

• Bonus: Proficiency in prototyping using front-end technologies such as React or TypeScript.

• Must have authorization to work in the country of application.

• Docker does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first approach – Work from home, with offices located in Seattle and Paris for collaboration and connection.

• Flexibility that accommodates your lifestyle – Manage your schedule while ensuring high-quality output.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days.

• Special end-of-year Whaleness break.

• Support for home office setup.

• Technology stipend of US$100 net per month.

• Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and ongoing education.

• 16 weeks of paid parental leave following six months of employment.

• Equity options for all full-time employees.

• Comprehensive medical benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Paid holidays.

• Docker merchandise.