Director, Product Design

Drive strategic design initiatives that directly contribute to key business objectives and the product roadmap.

Identify and champion opportunities for innovation and differentiation through user-centered design across the Fleet Management platform.

Lead the development and communication of a cohesive design vision for the Fleet Management product area, aligning with the broader company strategy.

Empower and guide a team of product designers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality design execution.

Champion a user-centric design culture across the organization, advocating for user needs and design excellence.

Establish and evangelize high design standards and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.

Lead design projects end to end, from initial strategic framing through detailed execution and iteration.

Contribute to and evolve our design system and component library to ensure consistency and efficiency across all product touchpoints.

Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and operations leadership to define product strategy, prioritize initiatives, and ensure seamless execution.

Build alignment and articulate a compelling design vision through strong storytelling and presentation skills to various audiences, including executive leadership.

10+ years of progressive experience in user experience, interaction, and interface design, with significant experience leading and managing product design teams within a SaaS environment.

Demonstrated success leading the design of complex web and mobile products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

A compelling online portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of user-centered design principles, strategic thinking, leadership in driving design vision, problem-solving abilities, and the successful delivery of impactful user experiences and business outcomes.

Deep understanding of and proven experience in developing, implementing, and scaling design systems across multiple product lines.

Proven experience leveraging modern AI-driven practices and tools in the creation of strategy documents, prototypes, pull-requests, and development.

Strong business acumen and the ability to understand how design decisions impact business outcomes.

Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.

Experience collaborating effectively with distributed or global teams and navigating different cultural and communication styles.

Ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving industry undergoing disruption.

Unbounded curiosity and a passion for solving complex challenges.

Familiarity with or a strong interest in the fleet management, logistics, product-lead growth, or related industries is a plus.

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