Key skills
Product design experienceManaging design teamsDesigning mobile-first productsDesign systems knowledgeUser researchExperience in cryptoMentoring designersLeadership skillsCommunication skillsCross-functional collaborationAnalyticsLeadershipMentoringUser ResearchCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Phantom is a modern money app used by tens of millions worldwide, focusing on simplifying crypto-powered finance. The Director of Product Design will lead and grow the design team, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and shape the design strategy to enhance user experience across the Phantom product ecosystem.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic design leadership across product areas, ensuring alignment with Phantom’s mission, product goals, and brand
- Manage, mentor, and scale a team of high-performing product designers. Champion design excellence, accessibility, and simplicity across all platforms and user touchpoints
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape the product roadmap, define user journeys, and identify new opportunities to improve Phantom’s experience
- Elevate our design systems and operational processes to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability
- Foster a culture of user-centered thinking, rapid iteration, and cross-team collaboration
- Represent design in company-wide initiatives, executive reviews, and external engagements
Requirements:
- 10+ years of product design experience
- Experience building and managing design teams
- Track record of designing and shipping high-quality, mobile-first consumer products for millions of users at scale
- Proven experience owning and leading the design of core product flows, not just auxiliary or supporting features
- Strong product judgment and strategic thinking, with the ability to make design decisions that balance user needs with business goals
- Extensive experience using data to inform and validate design decisions, including leveraging user research, analytics, and experimentation
- Deep understanding of design systems, interaction design, and visual storytelling
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design work when needed
- Passion for mentoring and developing designers at all levels
- Experience in crypto, a crypto-native mindset or demonstrated interest in decentralized ecosystems