Director, Product Design

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of product designers across multiple product pods, including direct ownership of hiring, performance, and career growth.
• Partner with the VP of Design on design strategy, org design, and how the design function scales over time.
• Create the conditions for designers to do their best work: align stakeholders, manage cross-functional dependencies, and drive clarity into ambiguous projects.
• Set and hold the craft bar across the platform — interaction patterns, visual execution, design system standards, and long-term product quality — keeping it consistent as the team and surface areas grow.
• Help define how product design operates at Givebutter, establishing how the team designs with AI tools and for AI-driven product experiences.
• Act as a strategic design partner to senior Product and Engineering leaders, shaping cross-functional decisions and aligning teams around shared outcomes.
• Influence product strategy through deep insight into users (fundraisers and donors), turning ambiguous cross-product problems into clear direction for the team.
• Make high-stakes design decisions that balance craft, speed, and business impact, with a company-level ownership mindset.
• Help evolve Givebutter's design culture as the team grows, establishing practices, norms, and rituals that scale.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product design experience, with 3–5 years managing other designers.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership across complex, multi-surface product environments with clear impact on users and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to develop designers at different career stages and build team culture intentionally.
• Deep craft sensibility. Define what "great" looks like across interaction design, visual design, and design systems, and hold that bar across a team.
• Experience working closely with Product and Engineering leadership as a strategic partner, influencing roadmap and product direction through design.
• Strong judgment on prioritization. Know when to go deep, when to delegate, and how to focus a team on the highest-impact work.
• Excellent communication. Tell a clear story to an exec audience and give a junior designer actionable feedback the same day.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth, ambiguous environment where priorities evolve and speed matters.
• Genuine fluency with how AI is reshaping design, both the craft of designing AI-driven experiences and the way designers work day to day.
• SaaS or B2B product experience required; nonprofit or social impact experience is a plus. Experience designing AI-native, automation, or agentic product experiences is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Remote Work: Work remotely from one of our 10 hubs (Austin, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Nashville).
• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance covered 100% for employees as well as HSA and FSA accounts.
• Dependent Care Coverage: 50% of Medical, Dental, and Vision premiums covered for all eligible dependents.
• Mental Health: Access to a TalkSpace membership.
• 401k: 3% 401k match for all eligible employees.
• Vacation and Holidays: Flexible PTO policy with uncapped vacation days and company-recognized holidays.
• Wellness Week: Company closes for one week each summer.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid leave for all parents.
• Family Care Support: Company-paid UrbanSitter membership plus care credits.
• Home Office Stipend: Company-sponsored expenses for laptops, monitors, and modern technology.
• Coworking Stipend: Monthly stipend for coworking spaces or cafés.
• Charitable Giving: Employees encouraged to donate up to $50/month to any verified nonprofit.
• Professional Development: Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.