Director of Design

Accountabilities: Set the vision and design strategy for the product area, translating broader business objectives into clear design priorities, outcomes, and execution plans.

Lead, mentor, hire, and develop a high-performing team of product designers while fostering a culture centered on craft, experimentation, accountability, and customer obsession.

Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Content Design, Design Systems, and Go-to-Market teams to shape product strategy and deliver cohesive customer experiences.

Translate complex, data-rich risk management workflows into intuitive and scalable experiences for security, compliance, IT, legal, finance, and business users.

Design connected workflows spanning risks, assets, vendors, controls, tasks, frameworks, owners, approvals, and organizational structures.

Guide the creation of enterprise-grade risk registers, dashboards, reporting tools, and workflows that provide customers with actionable visibility into their risk posture.

Lead customer discovery and research with users and customers to identify meaningful problems, validate concepts, and continuously improve experiences.

Establish a high bar for interaction design, visual design, information architecture, accessibility, content, and overall product quality.

Influence product roadmaps and investment decisions through strong design perspectives, customer insights, prototypes, and compelling storytelling.

Develop frameworks, processes, and operating practices that help design teams make effective decisions, move quickly, and maintain consistency across complex experiences.

Partner with Design Systems teams to create and evolve reusable patterns that enable scalable and coherent product experiences.

Bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problems and align cross-functional teams around a shared customer-experience vision.

Define and measure design impact through customer outcomes, adoption, usability, efficiency, and business results.

Shape AI-powered experiences that make risk management more proactive and accessible while applying sound judgment around transparency, trust, privacy, and responsible AI use.

Represent Design in leadership meetings, planning processes, product reviews, and other strategic forums.

Contribute to the broader design organization through mentorship, knowledge sharing, best-practice development, and leadership of design initiatives.

Requirements:

10+ years of experience designing digital products, including substantial product design leadership experience in complex B2B SaaS or enterprise software environments.

4+ years of experience managing and developing product designers, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.

Proven ability to establish design direction for a product area and translate company strategy into clear team priorities and measurable outcomes.

Strong track record designing intuitive workflows for complex, data-rich, highly configurable, or interconnected products.

Excellent product and systems-thinking capabilities, with the ability to understand relationships between users, objects, workflows, and business processes.

Demonstrated experience partnering with Product and Engineering leadership to shape strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver high-quality products.

Deep knowledge of customer-centered design practices, including qualitative research, journey mapping, prototyping, usability testing, and iterative development.

Strong interaction design, information architecture, visual design, and storytelling skills, supported by a portfolio demonstrating high-quality product work.

Experience with risk management, cybersecurity, compliance, GRC, IT, infrastructure, financial services, or another complex or regulated domain is a plus.

Familiarity with design systems and experience developing scalable patterns that promote consistency across growing products.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence executives, cross-functional partners, and customers.

Comfortable operating in ambiguity, making sound decisions with incomplete information, and balancing strategic thinking with a bias toward action.

Collaborative leadership style with a demonstrated ability to build trust, encourage diverse perspectives, and align teams around a shared vision.

Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.

Strong commitment to protecting company and customer data through responsible team practices and product delivery.

Curiosity about AI and willingness to use AI tools to amplify capabilities, improve efficiency, and strengthen design work responsibly.

Benefits:

Base salary range of $275,000–$323,000 , depending on location, skills, experience, credentials, and other relevant factors.

Equity compensation.

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employee-only premiums fully covered for most medical plans.

16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.

Health and wellness stipend.

Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipends.

Commuter benefits for employees working from the San Francisco and New York City offices.

Family planning benefits.

401(k) matching with immediate vesting.

Flexible paid time off plus 80 hours of sick time.

11 company-paid holidays.

Virtual team-building activities, lunch-and-learn sessions, and company-wide events.

Remote-first working environment with access to offices in San Francisco, New York City, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney.

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