Wealthfront is hiring a
Senior Design Director

Summary

Wealthfront is seeking a Design Director with 4+ years of design management experience and 10+ years of product design experience to support Investing and Design Systems. The role involves defining innovative products, improving efficiency for design and engineering, partnering with cross-functional teams, and growing and managing the design team. The estimated annual salary is ~ $295,000 USD plus equity and discretionary bonus, and benefits include medical, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more.

Requirements

• 4+ years of design management experience in a software company with design embedded as part of cross-functional product development teams
• 10+ years of product design experience in a consumer software company

Responsibilities

• Helping define the next set of innovative, best-in-class products for Investing through structured guidance, facilitating strategy and visioning workshops, etc
• Defining quality for design at Wealthfront by ensuring our Design System is principled, elegant, and impactful
• Partnering with pm, eng, research, data science, legal, and compliance leads to identify, prioritize, and ship high-impact opportunities across Investing and Design Systems teams
• Driving company impact through supporting senior product and content designers: staffing, hiring, guiding the work, growing their skills, facilitating career development, cultivating excellent performance, and building an inclusive culture
• Helping us innovate and scale as a company by partnering with leaders across Wealthfront. Identify and pursue impactful ideas on everything from what we build to how we work, such that we are able to learn as quickly and “lean-ly” as possible

Benefits

Medical, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount