Executive Design Director – Brand, Product & Experience

Role Overview

• Define and evolve Metalab's product and brand design vision.
• Coach senior design leaders and project teams.
• Model creative excellence in your own work.
• Own design quality across the department, offering constructive feedback.
• Guide strategic direction across brand and product design engagements.
• Oversee, create and refine brand systems that work seamlessly into product experiences.
• Push creative boundaries by integrating motion, 3D, and interaction design.
• Lead cross-disciplinary reviews.
• Collaborate with design leadership to influence design department direction.
• Represent Metalab in the design community through thought leadership and speaking opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in brand and product design, creative direction, or digital design leadership in a digital-first environment with at least 2 years leading design teams at a senior director or executive level.
• Must be able to maintain at least a 4-hour overlap with Pacific Time (PST) business hours.
• A visionary design leader who inspires creative excellence, communicates with clarity, and earns client trust—balancing creative risk-taking with strategic rigor.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and large-scale product-led brand engagements.
• Fluency in modern design tools and emerging AI tooling.
• The ability to translate complex ideas into coherent, scalable brand and product design systems.
• Experience presenting to and influencing executive stakeholders.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and executive teams.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• Deep knowledge of design trends and the evolving role of brand, product and experience design.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer
• Inclusive and diverse environment