Head of Product Design

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Product Design based in the United States.

• Lead, hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of approximately 15 product designers, providing direct feedback, coaching, career development, and mentorship.
• Define and drive product design strategy across multiple product areas, ensuring a coherent and high-quality experience across the broader product ecosystem.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, and other senior leaders to establish priorities, solve complex UX challenges, and translate customer needs into effective product experiences.
• Remain actively involved in product development by pairing with designers, reviewing work, challenging assumptions, and helping teams resolve difficult design problems.
• Establish and maintain a high standard for visual and interaction design quality while enabling autonomous product teams to move quickly without unnecessary approval bottlenecks.
• Champion customer-centric design in leadership discussions, advocating for simpler, more intuitive experiences that address genuine customer needs.
• Help define effective human-AI workflows and shape product experiences that thoughtfully integrate AI agents into everyday user journeys.
• Identify opportunities to improve design systems, team effectiveness, product coherence, and the overall quality of shipped experiences.
• Use strong product and craft judgment to address details, edge cases, usability issues, and other sources of friction that affect the customer experience.

• 7+ years of experience in product or UX design, including experience in senior individual contributor and/or design leadership roles.
• 2+ years of experience managing recruiters in a high-growth environment.
• Proven experience managing senior, independent product designers and earning their trust through strong product, UX, and design judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams that have shipped products delivering measurable customer and business outcomes.
• Experience building structure and clarity within complex, fast-growing, or ambiguous organizations.
• Hands-on experience designing AI-native products and familiarity with AI-powered tools in your own design practice.
• A portfolio demonstrating both systems-level product thinking and exceptional attention to visual and interaction design details.
• Strong ability to balance speed, autonomy, consistency, and quality across distributed or pod-based product teams.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, stakeholder management, and executive presence skills.
• Ability to act as a strategic business partner while remaining deeply engaged in product and design execution.
• Strong customer empathy and the ability to represent user needs in senior-level product decisions.
• A builder mindset, strong ownership, intellectual curiosity, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
• Experience designing for both technical and non-technical audiences is a plus.
• Background in analytics, experimentation, developer tools, or similarly complex products is a plus.

• Competitive total target cash compensation, with ranges varying by location:
• Colorado: $285,000–$427,000.
• New York City: $317,000–$476,000.
• San Francisco Bay Area: $317,000–$476,000.
• California outside the San Francisco Bay Area: $285,000–$427,000.
• Washington State: $285,000–$427,000.
• Equity eligibility and an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees on select plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching of up to 1% of eligible pay per pay period, capped at $2,000 annually.
• Flexible time off and paid holidays.
• Wellness, commuter/parking, learning and development, and new-hire home office equipment stipends.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Fertility, adoption, surrogacy, and backup childcare support.
• Mental health support, including no-cost access to coaching and therapy sessions.
• Mentorship, management training, professional development, and wellness programs.
• Charitable giving grants and paid volunteer time off.
• Remote work environment within the eligible NAMER region.