Head of Product Design

Accountabilities

• Lead the product design function while remaining deeply involved in the craft, ensuring the team delivers exceptional experiences and establishes new standards for AI-powered product design.
• Define and establish best practices for an AI-native product design organization, shaping how teams collaborate with AI throughout the design process.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product designers by hiring strong talent, developing capabilities, and creating a culture of excellence.
• Set design priorities across multiple product areas, making resource decisions and ensuring teams focus on the highest-impact opportunities.
• Personally contribute to design work through prototypes, workflows, critiques, and product decisions rather than operating only as a manager.
• Develop innovative interaction patterns for products where AI agents perform meaningful work on behalf of users.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer teams to integrate design into strategic decisions.
• Champion design quality internally and externally through thought leadership, industry engagement, and communication of design principles.
• Use AI tools as an active part of the design workflow to accelerate prototyping, exploration, feedback, and production.
• Establish scalable processes that improve collaboration, speed, and consistency across the product organization.
• Ensure the design team continuously raises its standards through feedback, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate is an experienced product design leader who combines strong design judgment, people leadership, and practical AI fluency.
• You should have a track record of building or significantly growing a product design organization within a B2B SaaS or technology environment.
• Strong hands-on product design experience with the ability to personally contribute to prototypes, user flows, and product decisions.
• Experience designing products where AI, automation, or intelligent systems support user workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing design talent.
• Strong understanding of visual design, interaction design, systems thinking, and product strategy.
• Experience prioritizing design resources, managing competing demands, and making clear trade-offs.
• Practical experience using AI tools in design workflows, including prototyping, critique, research, or production acceleration.
• Able to explain complex design concepts clearly and influence stakeholders across technical and business teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with high ownership and rapidly changing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, strategic mindset, and ability to inspire teams around a shared vision.
• Experience with AI-powered design practices, agentic workflows, or emerging product interaction models is highly preferred.

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with flexibility across locations.
• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing product design organization.
• Ability to influence the future of AI-powered product experiences.
• Work alongside talented professionals across product, engineering, and business functions.
• High-impact role within a mission-driven technology environment.
• Opportunities for professional growth, experimentation, and continuous learning.
• Collaborative culture focused on ownership, craftsmanship, and innovation.
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and evolving design practices.