Director of Product Design

Rockstar is recruiting for a company dedicated to solving the affordable housing crisis. This client is a dynamic organization focused on creating impactful user experiences through innovative design and strategic leadership.

The Role Needed

PadSplit is seeking a Director of Design (Product & Marketing) to lead and elevate design efforts across product and marketing, ensuring a seamless and impactful user experience from first engagement to long-term retention. This hybrid role combines hands-on design work with strategic leadership, shaping the brand, refining design systems, and mentoring a talented team of product and marketing designers.

The Person Being Sought

The ideal candidate is a seasoned design leader with a proven track record of building and scaling design teams while delivering exceptional user-centered experiences. This role requires balancing the provision of strategic vision for design with hands-on execution to ensure alignment across marketing and product design to create seamless end-to-end journeys. The right candidate will have a passion for mentorship, a strong collaborative spirit, and the ability to champion multi-disciplinary design in a dynamic, fast-growth environment.

Here’s What Will Be Done Day-To-Day

- **Strategic Visioning:** Develop and communicate the design vision by creating a strategic roadmap that aligns with company goals and user needs.

- **Hands-On Execution:** Lead design execution for high-priority initiatives in both product (e.g., feature research and UI design) and marketing (e.g., digital campaigns and presentations).

- **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product, and Engineering, to ensure cohesive brand and user experiences.

- **Brand Refinement:** Refine and evolve the brand identity, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, from marketing materials to product interfaces.

- **System Scalability:** Enhance the current design system by creating component libraries, style guides, and documentation to support a consistent end-user experience.

- **Designer Mentorship:** Mentor and coach designers on their craft, methodology, and career growth, providing feedback and support for ongoing improvement.

- **User Advocacy:** Advocate for human-centered design in leadership discussions, promoting the value of qualitative research and customer insights.

- **Data-Driven Decisions:** Analyze and review user feedback and data to inform design decisions and prioritize feature improvements or new projects.

- **Feedback Facilitation:** Facilitate design critiques and feedback sessions, fostering a collaborative and iterative design culture.

- **Industry Innovation:** Stay updated on industry trends and integrate best practices to keep the design and branding at the forefront of the market.

Here’s What Is Needed To Be Successful

- **Design Experience:** 8+ years of design experience, with a demonstrated focus on both product and marketing design.

- **Leadership Experience:** 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring design teams, showcasing the ability to foster growth and collaboration.

- **Portfolio or Github:** Strong portfolio that highlights a diverse range of design deliverables across product and marketing projects.

- **Design Best Practices:** Deep expertise in user-centered design principles, methodologies, and research, ensuring the customer voice is central to all initiatives.

- **Design Tools Experience:** Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with the flexibility to adapt to additional design, prototyping, and research tools.

- **Communication Skills:** Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating design decisions to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

- **Data-Driven Skills:** Understanding of marketing and product metrics, such as conversion funnels and campaign performance, to align design efforts with business outcomes.

- **Real Estate or Marketplace Experience:** Familiarity with marketplaces or real estate industries is a plus, providing valuable context for the mission and operations.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

- Fully remote position - it is guaranteed!

- Competitive compensation package including an equity incentive plan

- National medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans

- Company provided life insurance policy

- Optional accidental insurances, FSA, and DCFSA benefits

- Unlimited paid-time (PTO) policy with eleven (11) company-observed holidays

- 401(k) plan

- Twelve (12) weeks of paid time off for both birth and non-birth parents

- The opportunity to do what is loved at a company that is at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis