Lead, coach, and develop a mid-sized team of Product Designers located across the US and UK
Establish "what good looks like" for design craft: UX quality, design systems contribution, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery discipline
Build and maintain a high-performing team through hiring, onboarding, and capability development
Own the design team's budget, headcount planning, and resource allocation
Support designer growth through active investment in career development, personal development planning, and relevant training opportunities
Own and evolve Raptor's design system, ensuring it scales to support both product and cross-functional use cases
Drive consistency across Raptor's product suite
Partner with Engineering and Product Management leadership to drive alignment on scope, sequencing, design readiness, and delivery commitments
Engage directly with customers and prospects to gather feedback, validate design decisions
Champion the adoption of AI-based design tools, workflows, and processes across the design team

10+ years of product/UX design experience, including demonstrated people leadership of a design team
Proven track record of shipping high-quality product design at scale — not just discovery and process, but delivered outcomes
Deep experience owning and evolving a design system in a multi-product environment
Strong cross-functional leadership skills; a demonstrated ability to build trust and accelerate work with Engineering and Product partners
Ability to balance design craft with delivery pragmatism — knows when to iterate and when to ship
Strong communicator; able to give clear, direct feedback and create alignment across design, product, and engineering stakeholders
Experience establishing design team operating rhythms, feedback loops, and quality standards
Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience embedding compliance into design practice
Experience leading distributed or international design teams, with the ability to build cohesion and culture across time zones and geographies
Experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise software environments preferred

Remote-first philosophy
Flexible paid time off
Paid parental leave
11 Paid holidays per year
Workplace flexibility
Affordable health coverage (medical, dental, vision), paid 100% for employee only medical
401(k) employer contribution to help you plan for the future
Company paid life insurance, STD, and LTD

Director, Product Design

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