Senior Director, Product Design

Summary

Join AlphaSense's growing Product Design team as a Senior Director of Design! You will lead and mentor a team, shaping the design vision and strategy for key product areas. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including C-level executives, to integrate design thinking into strategic decision-making. Oversee the creation of intuitive user experiences for large datasets, focusing on easy navigation and AI-powered research tools. This role requires extensive experience in digital product design, design leadership, and building high-performing teams. You'll be instrumental in modernizing how institutional investors conduct financial research.

Requirements

• 12+ years experience in designing digital products required, with an emphasis on strategic Product and UX systems thinking
• 5 years experience in a design leadership role, with experience building and maturing design teams and processes within a growth stage business
• Proven track record of leading successful complex B2B design initiatives from concept to launch to iteration, inclusive of setting and hitting quantitative and qualitative success metrics
• Proficient in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma, and in creating pragmatic design systems
• Proficient in interaction design, information architecture, and at least one more UX competency: user research, visual design, or product design
• Ability to lead design conversations within a team or group context, to reason through complex problems and arrive at elegant solutions in a collaborative way
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with internal partners and external partners alike

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate the product design vision, strategy, and goals for your areas; aligning them with the overall business objectives
• Lead, grow, and inspire a diverse team of product designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Partner with C-level executives and other key stakeholders to integrate design thinking into strategic decision-making processes and drive business growth
• Establish and maintain design standards, processes, and best practices to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency across all design initiatives
• Drive innovation by exploring emerging technologies, trends, and user behaviors, and leveraging them to create breakthrough design solutions
• Advocate for customer-centricity and accessibility, ensuring that our products/services are inclusive and meet the needs of diverse user groups
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, marketing, and customer support, to deliver cohesive and compelling experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building design organizations, nurturing strong innovation culture, and coaching + growing designers
• Ability to provide constructive, tangible design feedback and guidance to IC designers
• A strong storyteller and the ability to create concepts to illustrate and communicate product and design vision and strategy
• Experience working in high content consumption environments and creating engaging and easy-to-use UX
• Orientation towards innovation speed, rigor and outcome, including the ability to meet directly with customers, iterate quickly on concepts, and uphold high quality UX as a pillar of excellence
• Strong product and business strategy intuition

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity
• Generous benefits program