Senior Director, Creative

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Director, Creative to lead and scale our design function as a conceptual, strategic, and operational pillar of the Creative and Brand organization. This role is responsible not only for visual excellence, but for building, developing, and maintaining a high-performing design team grounded in strong conceptual thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a high-performing, conceptually strong design team spanning brand, motion, and multi-disciplinary creative
• Establish and uphold a clear, non-negotiable quality bar for design, craft, and thinking
• Act decisively when performance does not meet expectations—making changes quickly, thoughtfully, and in service of the team’s long-term health
• Mentor and develop junior leaders so they are prepared to take on delegated ownership, responsibilities, and team leadership
• Design and implement repeatable design systems, workflows, and processes that allow the team to deliver consistently high-quality work at scale
• Partner deeply with the strategy function within the Creative and Brand team to ensure design is rooted in clear strategic intent
• Translate insights, positioning, and brand frameworks into compelling, scalable visual systems
• Pressure-test strategy through a design lens—helping refine ideas into clear, emotionally resonant expressions
• Champion conceptual thinking across the design team, ensuring ideas drive visuals—not the other way around
• Operate upward by partnering with senior leadership and executives to align design strategy with business priorities
• Own and evolve the visual identity and design systems for the brand across all touchpoints

Requirements

• 15+ years of professional design experience, with senior leadership responsibility
• 5+ years of people management experience, including building and evolving teams
• Proven ability to build conceptually strong, high-performing creative teams
• Strong strategic thinker who connects design decisions to brand and business outcomes
• Comfortable making difficult people decisions in the service of quality and scale
• Experienced in both agency and client-side environments
• Deep expertise across design tools and systems (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, motion fundamentals)

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio that demonstrates their ability to lead and scale a high-performing design team, as well as a deep understanding of design principles and strategic thinking.

Skills

• Conceptual thinking and strategic planning
• Design leadership and team management
• Communication and collaboration
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and motion fundamentals

Benefits

• Competitive compensation that may include equity
• Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Flexible paid time off
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
• Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
• Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend

Pay

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $130,000 and $194,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $155,000 and $232,000/year (including bonus or commission).

Schedule

Not specified, but we offer flexible paid time off and a comprehensive benefits package to support work-life harmony.