Senior Director – Product Design
Company | Spotnana |
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Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA |
Salary | $250000 – $290000 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | |
Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in product design with a proven track record of delivering end-to-end experiences across complex platforms or enterprise SaaS products.
- 4+ years of experience leading and scaling multidisciplinary design teams, ideally in high-growth or startup environments.
- Deep experience owning the design vision for full products—from 0 to 1 and through scale.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, design systems, UX/UI execution, and measurable impact on business outcomes.
- Ability to balance long-term vision with short-term execution, driving both blue-sky thinking and practical, iterative improvements.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills. Capable of influencing at the executive level and across departments.
- Fluency in design tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, etc.) and design operations (e.g. component libraries, research ops, etc.) as well AI tools like Cursor, Claude etc.
Responsibilities
- Manage, grow, and mentor a high-performing team of product designers and leads across multiple domains.
- Define a clear, cohesive design strategy aligned with Spotnana’s product and brand vision.
- Champion design quality and consistency across all touchpoints.
- Ensure each step of the design lifecycle is anchored in user needs and business context.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to align design priorities with business objectives.
- Cultivate strong partnerships across Spotnana’s ecosystem to ensure that design decisions are informed by data, user feedback, and cross-disciplinary insights.
- Advocate for user-centered design in a fast-moving, iterative environment.
- Develop talent, define career paths, and build a design organization capable of meeting Spotnana’s future ambitions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in enterprise B2B or platform-oriented companies is a major plus.
- Passion for travel and a desire to make global mobility simpler and more delightful for everyone.