This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Product Design based in United States.
As Director, Product Design, you will shape the future of product experiences by leading the strategy, evolution, and adoption of scalable design systems across a diverse product ecosystem. This leadership role combines design excellence, technical vision, and organizational influence to create consistent, intuitive, and high-quality user experiences. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to establish reusable patterns, elevate frontend quality, and accelerate product innovation. Working at the intersection of design, engineering, and product strategy, you will drive initiatives that support long-term scalability while preparing the organization for the next generation of AI-powered experiences. This is an outstanding opportunity to lead high-impact teams and influence how products are designed and built at scale.
Accountabilities:
- Define and execute the long-term vision for a modern design system, expanding it into a comprehensive product experience platform that supports multiple products and teams.
- Lead the development of reusable design patterns, interaction frameworks, accessibility standards, design primitives, and implementation guidelines that improve consistency and efficiency.
- Drive the full lifecycle of shared design assets, including discovery, design, validation, implementation, governance, measurement, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Brand, and Marketing teams to identify strategic opportunities and ensure shared systems align with business objectives.
- Elevate product quality by improving interaction design, information architecture, accessibility, visual consistency, motion design, and implementation fidelity across platforms.
- Build and mentor a high-performing team of designers, design technologists, and systems specialists while fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven culture.
- Establish scalable governance models and adoption strategies that encourage product teams to embrace shared systems and best practices.
- Help define future-ready design infrastructure that supports emerging AI-driven experiences and evolving product capabilities.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in product design, design systems, design technology, frontend platforms, or related disciplines, including leadership of large-scale design initiatives.
- 5+ years of people management experience leading senior designers, managers, or multidisciplinary design teams.
- Extensive experience building, scaling, or transforming enterprise-level design systems within complex, multi-product organizations.
- Strong product judgment with the ability to connect design systems strategy to customer experience, business outcomes, and engineering efficiency.
- Deep expertise in interaction design, information architecture, visual design, accessibility, motion, prototyping, and implementation quality.
- Technical fluency with frontend technologies, component architecture, design tokens, and close collaboration with engineering teams.
- Proven success influencing executive stakeholders and driving alignment across cross-functional organizations without relying solely on formal authority.
- Experience establishing governance models, contribution workflows, documentation standards, and scalable design operations.
- Strong systems thinking, strategic communication, leadership, mentoring, and organizational influence skills.
- A portfolio demonstrating impactful design leadership, systems strategy, product innovation, and measurable business outcomes.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package based on experience and location.
- Remote work opportunity within the United States.
- Leadership role with significant strategic influence across multiple product lines.
- Opportunity to shape next-generation design systems and AI-enabled product experiences.
- Collaborative, cross-functional environment focused on innovation and product excellence.
- Career growth through leadership, mentorship, and high-impact initiatives.
- Inclusive workplace that values diversity, creativity, and continuous learning.