Director, Product Design

📋 Description

• Lead and grow the product design team.
• Set the craft bar expected at each level and hold it through critique and your own work.
• Partner with engineering and product from the start of a project, so design and engineering ship
• Give designers ownership of important problems, with the context and trust to make good calls.
• Shape how the team works with AI tools: human judgment leads, and the tools speed up the work.
• Work with design engineering and the design system team so the shared system helps teams move

🎯 Requirements

• You have led a product design team of comparable size through change, and you have grown designers
• You have partnered closely with design engineers and engineering leaders, and you can engage with
• You state a clear point of view to engineering and product leaders and stay open to challenge and
• You still make things. You can prototype, critique a flow at the level of spacing, states, motion
• You use AI tools in your daily work and can show how you use them, including when you step in
• You have designed technically complex products and can turn underlying systems into experiences

🎁 Benefits

• Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and
• Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
• Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year
• Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
• Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.
• Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued