Key Facts

Remote From:

Full time

178 - 271K yearly

English

Hard Skills

Design Strategies Workmanship Industrial Design Design Leadership Cross-Functional Collaboration Product Management Project Collaboration Intellectual Property Stakeholder Communications Business Metrics Process Management Employee Onboarding Pricing Systems Online Communication Project Collaboration Storytelling Social Influences

Other Skills

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Team Leadership
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Empathy
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Innovation
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Distributed Team Management
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Non-Verbal Communication

Roles & Responsibilities

8-10+ years in a senior individual contributor role with a track record of leading complex design initiatives
Portfolio demonstrating significant contributions to shipping customer experiences with measurable business and customer impact
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and leadership, influencing design strategy and ensuring execution
Excellent written and verbal communication with strong storytelling to engage stakeholders and advocate for design decisions

Requirements:

Define high-level opportunities with the Design Director that can transform the user experience and business outcomes, bringing clarity and strategic focus
Own strategic, design-led projects from concept to delivery, guiding the team toward customer-centered, innovative outcomes
Ensure designs are crafted to high standards and usability, simplifying complex workflows for multiple customer segments
Shape and execute the broader design strategy in partnership with design leadership, aligning with business and product goals

Dropbox

About Dropbox

Dropbox is the one place to keep life organized and keep work moving. With more than 700 million registered users across 180 countries, we're on a mission to design a more enlightened way of working. Dropbox is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and has offices around the world. To learn more about working at Dropbox, visit dropbox.com/jobs We also have a few simple guidelines to keep this space respectful and productive. Please avoid: - Harassing other people or using language that’s hateful, offensive, vulgar, or advocates violence - Trolling, fraud and spamming - Violating someone else’s rights or privacy - Advertising or soliciting donations - Link baiting - Posting off topic comments or thread hijacking We may remove comments that violate these guidelines.

Company type: Large

Founded: 2018

Company size: 1001 - 5000

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Job description

Role Description

As a Staff Product Designer on Teams & Collaboration, this role will lead key strategic design initiatives with a focus on simplifying our existing Teams experiences and while creating new value that supports true collaboration on Dropbox. This role will require you to lead with vision, driving strategic initiatives that blend design excellence with customer empathy and innovation.

This role will require you to, simplify the existing customer experiences for creating and expanding Teams. Identify opportunities and create visions for how we create new value for Teams collaborating. Support excellent Product Design craft within the Teams & Collaboration design group. Collaborate with the Design, Product, and Engineering Directors to sweat the right strategic details for our customers

Responsibilities

Problem definition: Define high-level opportunities with the Design Director that have the potential to transform the user experience and business outcomes. Bring clarity, insight, and strategic focus to these challenges.
Ownership: Take ownership of strategic, design-led projects, driving them from concept to delivery. Collaborate with the Design Director to identify key initiatives where your expertise can guide the team toward customer-centered, innovative outcomes.
Execution: Work with the broader design organization to ensure that all designs are executed to the highest standards of craftsmanship and usability. Focus on simplifying complex workflows that simplify user experiences for multiple customers.
Strategy: In close partnership with the design director, help shape and execute the broader design strategy, influencing product strategy across the team and ensuring alignment with business goals.
Partnership: Collaborate with the Design, Product, and Engineering Directors, to align strategic design initiatives with company goals.

Requirements

8-10+ years in a senior Individual Contributor role, with a proven track record of leading complex design initiatives with elegant solutions
A portfolio showcasing significant contributions to shipping customer experiences that have made a measurable impact on business and customer metrics.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with various stakeholder groups, including engineering, product management, and leadership, influencing design strategy and ensuring successful execution.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence key stakeholders. Strong storytelling skills to present and advocate for design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to lead design efforts in remote or distributed team environments, driving collaboration across time zones and organizational silos.
Proven ability to scale onboarding, freemium, or pricing flows in self-serve SaaS environments.
Background working with AI-powered tools or interfaces preferred.