Director of Product Design

Summary

Join Ellevation Education as a Director of Product Design to lead the team and help build amazing product experiences across their suite of integrated products.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Product Design
• 5+ years of experience managing Product Designers with a track record of building inclusive teams, growing talent, and delivering results
• Naturally curious and demonstrate an eagerness to learn from others
• Experience delivering solutions in an Enterprise SaaS environment that create value for key decision makers while also driving adoption for end-users
• Track record of working cross-functionally to drive business outcomes, manage trade offs, and deliver product solutions incrementally in an agile environment
• Natural leader with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions to non-design audience
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing with diverse audiences in the field
• Experimental; love to test ideas, learn quickly, fail fast, and iterate

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of Product Designers
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other key stakeholders to ensure our products are not only functional but delightful, user-centric, and innovative
• Shaping the design vision, establishing best practices, and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration
• Contribute to our overall product strategy at Ellevation and driving growth and adoption of our nascent design system -- Backpack -- across all product lines
• Develop a deep understanding of the unique needs of our key users, champion hypothesis-driven discovery, and be a partner in the iterative development process
• Grow the overall capacity of the Product Design organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 50% on the first 7% of your contribution
• Flexible paid time off for vacations, sick and disability policy
• 10 paid company holidays, 2 floating holidays, and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's
• Generous parental leave benefit
• Back-up childcare or eldercare