Director of Product Design
Core
Guide design vision and strategic direction for key product initiatives while leading and mentoring a team of product designers.
Role type
Senior IC product design director
Builds
Intuitive, high-value product experiences across the design portfolio
Domain
SaaS / Digital products
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Design strategy, team leadership and mentoring, design systems, end-to-end design lifecycle management, cross-functional partnership, accessibility advocacy
Preferred skills
Experience with complex digital ecosystems, cultivating inclusive team cultures
Technologies
Design tools (implied via lifecycle execution)
Responsibilities
Setting design vision and strategy in partnership with product and engineering leads; Leading and mentoring a multi-level team of product designers; Refining design standards, processes, and systems; Establishing collaborative partnerships across Product, Technology, Research, and Accessibility
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management