[Remote] Director, Product Design
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Samsara is a pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, enabling organizations to harness IoT data to improve operations. The Director of Product Design will lead a team responsible for creating user-friendly features and workflows, engaging with customers to understand their needs, and driving the product design strategy across various areas.
Responsibilities
- Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
- Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
- Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
- Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
- Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
- Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Skills
- 4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience
- Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems
- Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
- A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences
- Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
- Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
- A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus/variable pay
- Equity (for eligible roles)
- A flexible, employee-led remote model
- A professional development stipend
- Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
- Flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams
- Offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process
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