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Director, Product Design

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💎 Seniority level: Director, 10+ years of product design experience, 5+ years leading teams

📍 Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco

💸 Salary: 260000.0 - 350000.0 USD per year

🔍 Industry: Nonprofit fundraising software

🏢 Company: GoFundMe👥 251-500💰 Series A over 9 years ago🫂 Last layoff about 2 years agoInternetCrowdfundingPeer to Peer

⏳ Experience: 10+ years of product design experience, 5+ years leading teams

🪄 Skills: LeadershipUI DesignUser Experience DesignProduct designCollaborationMentoring

Requirements:
  • 10+ years of product design experience (visual and interaction within software design).
  • 5+ years leading teams in a SaaS environment.
  • Deep experience with e-commerce platforms, site builders, and SaaS admin tools is ideal.
  • Experience working across both B2B and B2C markets.
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
  • Ability to balance business objectives with user needs and team needs.
  • Empathetic and user-centered approach to design.
Responsibilities:
  • Build and manage a talented, diverse team of product designers that consistently delivers impact.
  • Mentor and develop the skills, talents, and careers of the designers and design managers on your team.
  • Build a thriving culture where designers do high-quality work.
  • Own vision setting, roadmapping, and design delivery across multiple tracks of work.
  • Champion exceptional design throughout GoFundMe.
  • Collaborate with the design leadership team to evolve long-term experience vision.
  • Contribute to sourcing, interviewing, and hiring decisions.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering leadership.
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