Director, Product Design

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

📋 Description

• Establish and execute the vision for a high-performing Product Design and UX Research team.

• Foster a user-centric approach that aligns with business objectives.

• Offer guidance and mentorship to designers and researchers.

• Lead and oversee UX designers, researchers, and creative technologists.

• Manage team resources, prioritize projects, and handle budgets.

• Create practices for feedback, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Supervise user research programs and convert insights into actionable design strategies.

• Promote data-driven design in collaboration with product and engineering teams.

• Serve as the bridge between UX and leadership.

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to articulate product visions, influence strategies, and establish design quality benchmarks.

• Align team objectives with organizational goals across Product, Engineering, and Marketing.

• Direct the delivery of user-centered, accessible, and intuitive interfaces.

• Oversee the development of concepts from ideation to execution.

• Advocate for a thorough design process that balances user insights, technical capabilities, and business objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or a related discipline.

• More than 10 years of design experience.

• Over 7 years in a leadership capacity managing multidisciplinary UX teams.

• Proven history of leading UX teams in dynamic, high-growth settings, preferably in the consumer or software technology sectors.

• Experience overseeing design and research projects from concept through to launch.

• Ability to balance competing priorities and manage project risks.

• Experience in cultivating influential relationships across all levels of an organization.

• Proven ability to present to senior leaders and advocate for UX initiatives.

• Proficiency in design methodologies, user-centered design principles, and usability best practices.

• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.

• Proficient in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and Tableau.

• Strategic thinker with visionary leadership, operational expertise, comfort in ambiguous situations, and adaptability to evolving business needs.

🏝️ Benefits

• A supportive, open, and inclusive work environment.

• Equal opportunity employment.

• Availability of disability assistance and accommodations.

• Opportunities for professional development within the team.

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.