Product Design Director

We’re designing tools and services that enable our users to build, run, scale, and integrate decentralized apps (dApps) in a trust-minimized world. That’s where you come in: we’re looking for a Product Design Director to establish an impactful and efficient design process and working practices that include close collaboration with the Product and Engineering departments.

Your impact

• Define the overall vision for the product experience 
• Build and lead a world-class Product Design team to deliver successful products that meet business’, Product’ and Engineering needs
• Establish an impactful and efficient design process and working practices that include close collaboration with Product and Engineering
• Deliver measurable user experience improvements in new and existing products 
• Lead the team to translate complex and highly technical concepts into usable and intuitive products
• Ensure that the work meets the highest quality standards for Design and User Experience
• Build cross-functional relationships and partner with peers in other departments
• Strategically allocate Product Design resources prioritizing business goals
• Encourage an innovation and experimentation culture by focusing on design thinking techniques and leading discussions about the short and long-term future vision

Requirements

• At least 9+ years of relevant design experience
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience leading a team of Product Designers or UX designers
• Experience working across departments to understand what the larger organization needs from Design, identifying opportunities, and addressing constraints
• Solution-driven and collaborative mentality to resolve issues and optimize processes
• Proven ability to balance strategic and tactical work
• Proven track record of working closely with Product and Engineering teams to ship successful products
• A high level of care, and attention to detail
• Comfortable facilitating workshops, design sprints, and other activities with peers
• Ability to make quality decisions, and make constant progress in an ever-evolving technological industry
• Desire to take ownership of Projects and outcomes
• Ability to communicate and articulate Design decisions
• Proficiency in Figma, and familiar with Jira
• A curious, no-ego approach to leadership, design, and product development

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working on a remote, cross-functional design team (ideally as a Product or UX Designer in a Tech company)
• Blockchain interest or experience (bonus if you are already familiar with Chainlink)
• Developer experience is a big plus