Sr Director of Design, Firefly
$248,200–$385,900 year
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States or San Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Define and drive design strategy for Firefly tightly coupled to MAU growth, retention, and competitive differentiation, prioritizing actionable initiatives across Home, Boards, Mobile, and Studio. Personally lead design reviews to raise quality standards, own workflow cohesion, and institute practices to prevent UI debt. Drive fast, data-informed decision-making with clear experimentation loops while balancing intuition-led patterns with test-and-learn approaches. Show up as a decisive, strategic thought partner to Product, Engineering, and Data Science leaders, leading alignment conversations and cascading decisions to the team. Build and develop world-class talent, fostering an inclusive environment where feedback flows openly and ambiguity creates clarity. Maintain continuous competitive fluency by identifying workflow-level differentiation opportunities and championing AI-assisted design tools to accelerate output.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience leading and managing design teams at the Senior Director level or above, including managing multiple levels of managers
- Demonstrated history of driving product experience strategy, interaction design, and craft for v1 or early-stage products
- Demonstrated ability to provide calm, focused direction during periods of ambiguity and organizational change
- Deep, hands-on experience building AI-native or generative AI product experiences
- Ability to collaborate with and influence multiple SVPs, VPs, and Senior Directors
- Exceptional executive presence and storytelling skills
- Proven ability to navigate highly matrixed organizations, working across multiple teams, functions, and structures with decisiveness and clarity
- Superb visual and interaction design sensibility
- Extensive knowledge of user-centered design principles, information architecture, and UX/UI methodologies
- Excellent written, oral, presentation, and storytelling skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading and managing design teams at the Senior Director level or above, preferably catering to creative markets
- Experience leading and managing design teams at the Senior Director level or above, including managing multiple levels of managers
- Demonstrated ability to provide calm, focused direction during periods of ambiguity and organizational change
- Proven ability to navigate highly matrixed organizations, working across multiple teams, functions, and structures with decisiveness and clarity
- Superb visual and interaction design sensibility
- Extensive knowledge of user-centered design principles, information architecture, and UX/UI methodologies
- Excellent written, oral, presentation, and storytelling skills
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