Head of Product DesignNew San Francisco, CA

About the role

The Head of Product Design at Amplitude leads a 15-person design team in driving the design strategy for Amplitude's product suite: Core Amplitude, Statsig, and Wave. This is a player-coach role where the designer sets direction, champions craft, holds a high bar for quality, stays in production, and speaks for the customer.

Responsibilities

• Build the team. Hire, grow, and retain a high-performing design team, identifying people who will thrive and raise the bar at Amplitude. Develop them through direct, specific feedback.
• Set direction. Drive the design strategy for Amplitude's product suite: Core Amplitude, Statsig, and Wave. Help define how agents and humans work together in the same workflows.
• Champion craft. Strong visual design builds trust, clarity, and delight in the era of AI. Lead by example, elevating the quality of the product through exceptional design execution.
• Hold a high bar. AI makes it cheap to ship UI changes, which makes it easy for quality to erode quietly. Set a clear standard for what good looks like and enforce it without becoming an approval bottleneck.
• Stay in production. You believe that “the design” is what ships. Code is the material that brings the design to life. Push on the details, the papercuts, the edge cases.
• Speak for the customer. Show up in leadership conversations as the voice of the customer, pushing for solutions that genuinely serve their needs and reduce complexity.

Requirements

• You've managed senior, independent IC designers and earned their respect through product and craft judgment.
• You've shipped products that moved real customer and business metrics, fast.
• You've created (not inherited) structure inside of a messy, high-growth organization.
• You've shipped AI-native experiences and use AI tools in your own practice today (we'll ask what you built and what you learned).
• Your portfolio shows both systems-level thinking and pixel-level craft.
• Bonus: You’ve designed for both technical and non-technical users, and can hold that tension without compromising the experience for either.
• Bonus: Experience with Analytics, Experimentation, or Developer tools.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a design team of 15 or more.
• Proven track record of shipping impactful designs that move customer and business metrics.
• Strong understanding of AI-native design principles and practices.
• Ability to balance strategic direction with hands-on execution.
• Excellent communication skills to advocate for the design team and speak for the customer.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and design leadership.
• Experience with AI and machine learning in design.
• Strong visual design skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with product analytics and experimentation tools.

Benefits

Amplitude offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive pay and benefits packages
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match
• Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more
• Generous stipends for wellness, commuting, learning and development, and more
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Pay

Based on legislation in various locations, the total target cash range for this role is between $285,000 and $427,000.

Schedule

Amplitude operates on a standard full-time schedule.

Contact

To apply for this position, please visit our careers page and submit your application. For inquiries, contact our HR department at hr@amplitude.com.