Product Design Lead

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the design direction of a major product area, leading complex work from early research and concept sketches through polished, shipped interfaces. Set craft standards for a team of designers, mentor others and align closely with engineers, researchers and product leaders.

What you'll do

• Set the long-term direction and near-term plans for a product area with cross-functional leadership.
• Lead design of complex, high-impact features from early research and wireframes through high-fidelity prototypes and quality review.
• Build reusable design frameworks and patterns that keep many products feeling like one coherent system.
• Work with user research to turn real user pain points into clear product decisions.
• Take part in design reviews, mentor designers and push for a high standard of craft.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of professional product design experience.
• Several years of experience launching intricate software in sectors where expectations are high.
• Samples of intricate, high-consequence browser-based work for business customers.
• Hands-on individual contributor design work within the last 2+ years.
• Time spent both at major technology employers and at companies in their scaling phase, working on products used at large volume.
• Ability to simplify messy, ambiguous problems into clear, buildable specifications.
• Solid understanding of technical constraints and a habit of working closely with engineers.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills across teams and levels of an organization.
• Multiple promotions within a single company.
• Work samples that display excellent visual polish and interaction design that is attractive yet practical.
• A self-starter who moves quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus points

• Prior work on intricate products in demanding business categories such as finance tools, software-as-a-service or enterprise platforms.
• Degree from a major design school.

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: $165K to $289K per year
• Equity

Location and work model

• Hybrid, in New York, San Francisco or Seattle
• Full-time
• New York, New York, United States
• San Francisco, California, United States
• South Bay Area, United States
• Los Angeles, California, United States
• Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Seattle, Washington, United States
• Texas, United States
• Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Washington, District of Columbia, United States
• Denver, Colorado, United States
• Florida, United States
• Minnesota, United States
• Sacramento, California, United States