Director, Product Design

Summary

Join Censys as their Director of Product Design and lead their design organization, defining its vision, structure, and direction across enterprise products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Research, and GTM) to create exceptional user experiences in cybersecurity. Lead a team of designers, drive an insights-informed design practice, and partner in defining product strategy and execution. This high-impact role requires systems thinking, product design vision, and partnership to scale Censys' platform. The position is remote, offering a competitive salary range of $145,200 to $238,260 plus bonus eligibility.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product design, with 3+ years leading and scaling product design teams for Enterprise SAAS products
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates excellent systems thinking, interaction design, and leadership of complex, enterprise-level products
• Proven experience designing data-dense, research-heavy B2B tools—ideally in cybersecurity, networking, or infrastructure
• Deep expertise in design execution across product strategy, UX/UI, and research integration
• Experience building and evolving design systems at scale
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and a history of strategic influence in product and company direction

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design Function: Manage and grow a high-performing team of product designers, providing coaching, feedback, and mentorship to help them thrive
• Shape Design Strategy: Establish the design vision and strategy across ASM and Platform experiences; influence product strategy and roadmap decisions at the leadership level
• Bridge AI and Security UX: Partner with Product and Engineering to define how AI integrates into workflows across threat hunting, asset management, and risk remediation
• Unify the User Experience: Champion consistency and cohesion across product surfaces; drive user journey overlap between ASM and Platform into a unified, seamless experience
• Elevate Design Practice: Drive scalable design operations, research integration, and cross-functional rituals that support excellence in craft, collaboration, and iteration
• Influence Executive Stakeholders: Present design work to executives and align stakeholders around product direction and user value
• Drive Research-Led Innovation: Translate user research, Design Partner feedback, and usage data into opportunities to solve key customer problems
• Recruit and Hire: Attract world-class talent to help scale the team in both IC and leadership roles

Preferred Qualifications

• Have led design in a scaling, fast-paced B2B SaaS environment and thrive in ambiguity
• Are energized by solving messy, systems-level design challenges and unifying fragmented user journeys
• Bring both strategic vision and a strong sense of execution detail—you know when to zoom out and when to roll up your sleeves to drive a timely execution
• Value deep collaboration and know how to build trust with Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market partners
• Get excited about translating dense technical content (like internet assets, exposure risk, and threat signals) into intuitive, actionable product experiences
• Care deeply about your team’s growth, clarity, and happiness—and you lead with empathy, transparency, and accountability
• Rely heavily on top-down direction and struggle with self-directed, proactive leadership
• Prefer working in consumer or marketing-oriented design environments over enterprise product work
• Are uncomfortable with ambiguity or the pace of change in a startup environment
• Are unwilling to lend an extra hand and jump in to drive timely execution
• Struggle to trust your Senior Product Design Team. Efficient leadership is impossible without trust in your team’s capabilities

Benefits

• The base salary range for this role is $145,200 to $238,260 plus bonus eligibility and is dependent on a combination of location, experience, and skills
• This position is remote with no expectation to come into a Censys office