Head of Product Design

Build a strong team

• Coach and develop designers

• Create a culture of ownership, feedback, and high standards

• Hire exceptional talent as we scale

What we’re looking for

Must-have experience

• 8+ years in product design, with at least 2+ years leading designers or teams

• Proven experience building or significantly evolving a design function in a product-led company

• Experience working on complex B2B SaaS products (multi-feature, multi-user, workflow-heavy)

• Track record of improving both product quality and team performance

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Psychology, or a related field

• A strong portfolio can substitute for formal education

Tooling & craft

• Expert in modern design tools (e.g. Figma, AI tooling)

• Experience building and maintaining design systems at scale

• Strong understanding of interaction design, UX patterns, and usability principles

• Familiarity with prototyping tools and workflows

• Comfortable working closely with engineers (understanding of front-end constraints is expected)

You are an org builder

• You’ve built or significantly evolved a design function before

• You know how to introduce structure without creating bureaucracy

• You can scale a team while keeping quality high

You care deeply about craft

• You have a strong product design background

• You have high standards and push others to reach them

• You notice details others miss

You are hands-on

• You’re comfortable jumping into the work when needed

• You lead through doing, not just directing

• You enjoy being close to product decisions

You think like a product leader

• You understand product strategy, not just design execution

• You can challenge PMs and engineers constructively

• You balance user needs, business goals, and speed

You thrive in scale-ups

• You’re comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities

• You prefer action over process

• You know how to create focus in a fast-moving environment

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-driven products or designing AI-assisted workflows

• Experience working in international, distributed teams

• Exposure to analytics, experimentation, or user research practices