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Director of Product Design

At Qualia, we've built the leading B2B real estate technology that transforms th...

Location

United States , Austin

Salary:

Not provided

Qualia

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of experience in Product Design, including at least 3 years directly managing Product Designers
Strong track record of building high-performing teams and coaching designers toward growth and leadership
Able to visualize and articulate a clear design strategy to cross-functional partners
Excellent written and verbal communicator, confident in managing high-stakes conversations with leadership
Proven ability to create clarity and focus in complex, ambiguous problem spaces
Operational mindset with experience improving team processes and decision-making workflows
Maintain a core strength in one or more Design disciplines, leading through your expertise
Portfolio of case studies showcasing how you've led teams to deliver high-craft experiences from inception through launch
Demonstrated ability to transform user experiences by balancing visionary thinking with near-term, actionable execution
Experience delivering 0--1 products from concept to launch, bringing bold ideas to life

Job Responsibility

Own overall team performance and health, including resource allocation, project prioritization, and fostering a culture of high-quality design
Coach and mentor designers on both soft and hard skills, supporting their development and career growth
Cultivate a team culture rooted in craftsmanship, user-centered design, and continuous improvement
Actively practice and champion customer-centric thinking across the organization
Promote alignment and build trust across cross-functional teams by clearly communicating complex issues and fostering collaboration
Proactively solicit and provide feedback within the design team and across the broader product org to continually raise the bar for quality
Be a contributor to the organization's strategic direction
Support both strategic vision and team execution, with excellent design sense
Provide strategic, visual, and systems-oriented feedback across end-to-end flows to ensure experiences are simple and delightful
Oversee complex design initiatives across multiple workstreams, maintaining high quality and clearing blockers to ensure timely delivery

What we offer

Comprehensive health plans
401k program
Commuter benefits
Professional development
Parental leave
Flexible time off policy
Robust online onboarding program
Biweekly all hands meetings
Variety of internal virtual events

Fulltime

Director of Product Design

We're hiring a Director of Product Design to lead our product design function. T...

Location

Salary:

235000.00 - 280000.00 USD / Year

Tremendous

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years of product design experience
Recent hands-on experience shipping product design work
Exceptional UX and visual design sense
Experience owning end-to-end design, including design systems
Strategic approach to design direction, not just execution
Ability to connect design decisions to user and business outcomes
Experience using AI tools in your design workflow and prototyping
People management experience
Experience providing direction, context, and feedback to designers without micromanaging
A collaborative, low-ego working style

Job Responsibility

Ensure we consistently ship high-quality, usable product experiences
Review design work and provide clear, thoughtful feedback
Partner with product managers to ensure strong context, requirements, and research
Own and evolve our product design system
Manage and grow a small team of product designers
Contribute directly as a hands-on designer
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and brand partners

What we offer

Offers Equity
Work from wherever you want in the Americas

Fulltime

Director of Product Design

Phantom is the modern money app used by tens of millions around the world. Our p...

Location

United States

Salary:

278000.00 - 328000.00 USD / Year

Phantom

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of product design experience
Experience building and managing design teams
Track record of designing and shipping high-quality, mobile-first consumer products for millions of users at scale
Proven experience owning and leading the design of core product flows, not just auxiliary or supporting features
Strong product judgment and strategic thinking, with the ability to make design decisions that balance user needs with business goals
Extensive experience using data to inform and validate design decisions, including leveraging user research, analytics, and experimentation
Deep understanding of design systems, interaction design, and visual storytelling
Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design work when needed
Passion for mentoring and developing designers at all levels

Job Responsibility

Provide strategic design leadership across product areas, ensuring alignment with Phantom’s mission, product goals, and brand
Manage, mentor, and scale a team of high-performing product designers
Champion design excellence, accessibility, and simplicity across all platforms and user touchpoints
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape the product roadmap, define user journeys, and identify new opportunities to improve Phantom’s experience
Elevate our design systems and operational processes to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability
Foster a culture of user-centered thinking, rapid iteration, and cross-team collaboration
Represent design in company-wide initiatives, executive reviews, and external engagements

What we offer

Competitive salary and equity
Eligibility to participate in performance bonus program
Comprehensive insurance (medical/dental/vision) — 100% covered
Stipend for your ideal remote set-up
Flexible hours and a supportive remote environment
Unlimited vacation: Take time when you need it (and we really mean it!)
401(k) retirement plan
Monthly wellness benefit
Weekly lunch benefit
Global off-sites

Fulltime

Director of Product Design

We’re looking for a Director of Product Design to lead design at a company-wide ...

Location

United States , New York

Salary:

213000.00 - 288000.00 USD / Year

Harvey

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10-12+ years of experience in Product Design
7+ years directly managing product designers
Experience designing and shipping AI-powered or highly technical products across multiple product areas or a large platform
A strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership of high craft, complex products from concept through launch, with clear impact on users and the business
Excellent judgment
Proven experience leading design strategy and execution in close partnership with senior Product and Engineering
Demonstrated ability to define and ship high-quality experiences in complex, ambiguous problem spaces with velocity
Strong product instincts
Deep commitment to growing people and raising the craft bar across a team
Comfort operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities

Job Responsibility

Own and drive design strategy across multiple product pillars, ensuring a cohesive, high-quality end-to-end experience
Identify new problems and opportunities rooted in user problems
Navigate trade-offs across scope, quality, and speed while maintaining a high bar for craft and outcomes
Proactively identify risks, unblock teams, and drive alignment across functions to ship high-quality work
Define and champion what 'great' looks like for AI-powered professional workflows
Set and maintain the craft bar across interaction design, systems thinking, content, and visual execution
Lead your teams to define bold product bets
Translate complex technical capabilities into simple, trustworthy, and intuitive user experiences
Own org design, resourcing, and prioritization across multiple teams and initiatives
Build, lead, and grow a team of senior product designers

What we offer

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
flexible PTO

Fulltime

Director of Product Design

We’re looking for a Director of Product Design to lead design at a company-wide ...

Location

United States , San Francisco

Salary:

213000.00 - 288000.00 USD / Year

Harvey

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10-12+ years of experience in Product Design
7+ years directly managing product designers
Experience designing and shipping AI-powered or highly technical products across multiple product areas or a large platform
A strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership of high craft, complex products from concept through launch, with clear impact on users and the business
Excellent judgment—you know when to go deep, when to delegate, and when to push
Proven experience leading design strategy and execution in close partnership with senior Product and Engineering
Demonstrated ability to define and ship high-quality experiences in complex, ambiguous problem spaces with velocity
Strong product instincts—you can zoom out to strategy and zoom in to details with equal confidence
Deep commitment to growing people and raising the craft bar across a team
Comfort operating in fast-moving environments with evolving priorities

Job Responsibility

Own and drive design strategy across multiple product pillars, ensuring a cohesive, high-quality end-to-end experience
Identify new problems and opportunities rooted in user problems, working intimately with user research and data to propose paths forward
Navigate trade-offs across scope, quality, and speed while maintaining a high bar for craft and outcomes
Proactively identify risks, unblock teams, and drive alignment across functions to ship high-quality work
Define and champion what “great” looks like for AI-powered professional workflows
Set and maintain the craft bar across interaction design, systems thinking, content, and visual execution
Lead your teams to define bold product bets—especially where AI meaningfully changes how work gets done
Translate complex technical capabilities into simple, trustworthy, and intuitive user experiences that is world-class AI design
Own org design, resourcing, and prioritization across multiple teams and initiatives
Build, lead, and grow a team of senior product designers with strong craft, systems thinking, and product instincts

What we offer

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
retirement benefits (401k match up to 4%)
flexible PTO

Fulltime

Director of Product Design - Payments

We are seeking a visionary, hands-on Director of Product Design to define the fu...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Airwallex

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years in product / UX design with significant time spent on complex, system-heavy products (e.g. B2B SaaS, developer platforms, financial or payments products)
4+ years leading designers, including managing senior designers or design managers
Experience in online payments, risk & compliance, or adjacent financial products
Deep strengths in interaction design, information architecture, and UX for complex workflows and data-heavy products
Able to think at both the screen and system level: flows, states, permissions, object relationships, and edge cases
Proven ability to set vision, align stakeholders, and lead multi-quarter initiatives that cut across multiple domains and teams
Comfortable debating trade-offs with senior product and engineering leaders, and advocating for customer outcomes with clarity and pragmatism
Familiar with partnering closely on user research and quantitative analysis to inform decisions, validate designs, and measure impact
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex financial and technical concepts accessible to diverse audiences
Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and ambiguous constraints

Job Responsibility

Define a clear, opinionated design strategy for how customers understand and use cash, high-yield, and credit accounts, and inter-account transfers as their organisation grows
Partner with PM leaders to frame problems, prioritise opportunities, and ensure design is embedded early in product strategy, not only at execution time
Establish moving money into, within, and out of Airwallex as a user experience foundation that other product areas (e.g. Spend management, Subscription billing, etc.) can build on top of
Lead end-to-end experience design: Oversee research, object modeling, interaction design, research and testing, and UI design for your team’s products and features
Raise the quality bar: Set and maintain a world-class standard for UX and UI quality in complex, data-rich screens (e.g. tables, charts, reconciliation views, approvals), ensuring work is robust and polished across desktop, mobile web, and native mobile apps
Drive a rigorous discovery and validation practice: Ensure your teams use research, experimentation, and product analytics to understand customer behaviour
Build a collaborative, growth-oriented design practice: Help shape the rituals, feedback practices, and shared standards that keep designers connected across regions and domains
Integrate with design systems and platform patterns: Collaborate with the design system team to ensure your team’s experiences use and extend shared patterns
Lead and grow a high-performing design team: Manage and develop senior and staff-level product designers across our London and Singapore design studios, setting clear expectations for impact, craft, and ownership
Create healthy, effective design-product-engineering partnerships: Develop ways of working that make collaboration with PMs and engineers productive, with design engaged from problem framing through to launch and iteration

Fulltime

Director of Product Design - Business Accounts

We are seeking a visionary, hands-on Director of Product Design to define the fu...

Location

Australia , Sydney

Salary:

Not provided

Airwallex

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years in product / UX design with significant time spent on complex, system-heavy products (e.g. B2B SaaS, developer platforms, financial or payments products)
4+ years leading designers, including managing senior designers or design managers
Experience in fintech, payments, banking, treasury, or adjacent financial products, ideally with exposure to business accounts and global money movement
Deep strengths in interaction design, information architecture, and UX for complex workflows and data-heavy products
Able to think at both the screen and system level: flows, states, permissions, object relationships, and edge cases
Proven ability to set vision, align stakeholders, and lead multi-quarter initiatives that cut across multiple domains and teams
Comfortable debating trade-offs with senior product and engineering leaders, and advocating for customer outcomes with clarity and pragmatism
Familiar with partnering closely on user research and quantitative analysis to inform decisions, validate designs, and measure impact
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make complex financial and technical concepts accessible to diverse audiences
Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and ambiguous constraints

Job Responsibility

Define a clear, opinionated design strategy for how customers understand and use cash, high-yield, and credit accounts, and inter-account transfers as their organisation grows
Partner with PM leaders to frame problems, prioritise opportunities, and ensure design is embedded early in product strategy, not only at execution time
Establish moving money into, within, and out of Airwallex as a user experience foundation that other product areas (e.g. Spend management, Subscription billing, etc.) can build on top of
Lead end-to-end experience design: Oversee research, object modeling, interaction design, research and testing, and UI design for your team’s products and features
Raise the quality bar: Set and maintain a world-class standard for UX and UI quality in complex, data-rich screens (e.g. tables, charts, reconciliation views, approvals), ensuring work is robust and polished across desktop, mobile web, and native mobile apps
Drive a rigorous discovery and validation practice: Ensure your teams use research, experimentation, and product analytics to understand customer behaviour
Build a collaborative, growth-oriented design practice: Help shape the rituals, feedback practices, and shared standards that keep designers connected across regions and domains
Integrate with design systems and platform patterns: Collaborate with the design system team to ensure your team’s experiences use and extend shared patterns
Lead and grow a high-performing design team: Manage and develop senior and staff-level product designers across our Sydney and Singapore design studios, setting clear expectations for impact, craft, and ownership
Create healthy, effective design-product-engineering partnerships: Develop ways of working that make collaboration with PMs and engineers productive, with design engaged from problem framing through to launch and iteration

Fulltime

Director of Product Design - Developer Platform

We are seeking a visionary, hands-on Director of Product Design to lead the desi...

Location

Singapore , Singapore

Salary:

Not provided

Airwallex

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

12+ years in product / UX design with significant time spent on complex, system-heavy products (e.g. B2B SaaS, developer platforms, financial or payments products)
4+ years leading designers, including managing senior designers or design managers
Experience with developer platforms, APIs, SDKs, and technical tooling in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure, ideally with exposure to embedded finance
Deep strengths in interaction design, information architecture, and UX for complex workflows and data-heavy products
Proven ability to set vision, align stakeholders, and lead multi-quarter initiatives that cut across multiple domains and teams
Familiar with partnering closely on user research and quantitative analysis to inform decisions, validate designs, and measure impact
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and ambiguous constraints

Job Responsibility

Define a clear, opinionated design strategy for how customers understand and use cash, high-yield, and credit accounts, and inter-account transfers as their organisation grows
Partner with PM leaders to frame problems, prioritise opportunities, and ensure design is embedded early in product strategy
Establish moving money into, within, and out of Airwallex as a user experience foundation that other product areas can build on top of
Lead end-to-end experience design: Oversee research, object modeling, interaction design, research and testing, and UI design for your team’s products and features
Set and maintain a world-class standard for UX and UI quality in complex, data-rich screens
Drive a rigorous discovery and validation practice
Build a collaborative, growth-oriented design practice
Integrate with design systems and platform patterns
Lead and grow a high-performing design team
Create healthy, effective design-product-engineering partnerships

Fulltime

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