Head of Design Research
Core
Lead and scale the Design Research team to inform product vision and company goals, integrating AI capabilities into research practice.
Role type
Head of Design Research (Team Lead & Strategy)
Builds
Design research strategy, team capability, and AI-enabled research platforms
Domain
SaaS / Design Technology / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research
Required skills
Generative and evaluative research methods, AI research integration, team leadership and mentorship, strategic planning, stakeholder management, research quality standards, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience scaling research teams, AI tool ecosystem management, psychological safety cultivation
Technologies
AI-enabled research platforms, generative AI tools
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor the Design Research team to build capability and standards; Craft and lead a design research strategy for the AI era; Drive evaluative research to fix user issues; Enable self-serve research for product teams; Evolve research methodologies and integrate AI techniques; Define and measure research success metrics; Manage the research tool ecosystem
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
