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FrontFrontSan Francisco, CA

Director, Product Design

Hands-on Director of Product Design leading design strategy, evolving AI-centric design systems, and mentoring teams for a complex B2B customer operations platform. Requires 10+ years experience building scalable design systems for data-heavy apps.

245k – 295k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEProduct Design

About the role

What you'll do

  • Build and Mentor: Lead the design process with an agile, solution-oriented approach. Focus on shipping real value and elevate the team's output.
  • Operational Excellence: Refine the design process from the ground up, reimagining how design uses AI tools from customer research to high-fidelity prototyping and engineering handoff.
  • Executive Influence: Advocate for the user by translating complex design decisions into clear business outcomes for stakeholders.
  • Build the Future: Use advanced tooling to validate hypotheses, align stakeholders, and make informed decisions quickly.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of Product Design experience overseeing multiple work streams
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining scalable design systems for complex, data-heavy applications
  • Demonstrated leadership that improves both team performance and product quality, while remaining hands-on as a designer
  • Experience shipping products known for high-craft and ambitious designs

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with AI-first design and high-fidelity prototypes
  • Expertise evolving design systems with AI-centric approaches to accelerate collaboration and shipping speed

Skills

Product DesignDesign SystemsUI/UX DesignPrototypingAI ToolsUser ResearchDesign LeadershipFigmaHigh-Fidelity PrototypingStakeholder Management

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