Director, Product Design

ABOUT THE ROLE

Peloton is revolutionizing fitness with cutting-edge products and experiences that inspire millions to move. We are pushing boundaries in technology, design, and wellness, and we're looking for a Director, Product Design to help lead and shape the future of fitness through user-centered design solutions.

Our design leaders are dedicated to fostering clarity and simplicity in interfaces with complex functionality. They guide teams in approaching problems with an agile mentality, ensuring rapid iteration on both UX and UI while maintaining a high bar for design quality. We believe great design isn’t just about execution—it’s about creating experiences that inspire, motivate, and empower people to live healthier lives.

Successful candidates are self-motivated, strategic, and highly collaborative leaders. They proactively drive projects forward, provide mentorship and feedback, and create an environment where designers can do their best work. They cultivate a team culture rooted in support, curiosity, and continuous growth—lifting each other up, pushing the work forward, and celebrating wins together. They prioritize the success of the team over individual contributions and take ownership of delivering impactful outcomes.

Note: Please ensure you include a link to a live portfolio or a downloadable PDF of work samples in your application. It’ll be our first introduction to your user-centered product design experience.

YOUR DAILY IMPACT AT PELOTON

• Lead and scale a multi-disciplinary design team, fostering a culture of deep thinking, innovation and collaboration
• Define and drive the design vision in alignment with company objectives, ensuring our work is both impactful and deeply user-centered
• Lead design strategy and guide execution across a range of projects, focusing on our most complex feature sets that merge hardware with data-driven intelligence and innovative hardware <> software experiences
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality, impactful design solutions that sweat the details. Ability to roll up your sleeves and help the team get work over the finish line
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Industrial Design, UXR, and Analytics teams to align design goals with business and user needs
• Advocate for design thinking across the organization and drive alignment on design approaches
• Optimize workflows and design operations to increase efficiency and impact. Establish and implement best practices for prototyping, design artifacts, and interaction logic
• Champion user research and data-driven decision-making to inform design solutions, ensuring we are always putting our users first
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusivity in design, making sure our products serve and uplift a diverse range of users
• Provide coaching, feedback, and career development support to the team as well as hiring top design talent, ensuring a thriving and motivated team culture
• Oversee contributions to the company’s design system, standardizing cross-functional workflows and ensuring consistency across products

YOU BRING TO PELOTON

• 12+ years of experience in product design, with at least 6+ years in leadership roles managing high-performing teams
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design processes as well as examples that demonstrate strong outcomes from your design leadership
• Experience defining and executing long-term (1–3 year) design strategies that move the needle on core business KPIs
• You excel in influencing product direction and thrive when aligning your team’s work with organizational goals
• Excel at coaching designers to level up UX, UI, and Content Design craft while fostering an environment of continuous learning
• Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma a must) and prototyping software
• Adept at fostering cross-functional collaboration and resolving challenges before they arise, ensuring work remains exciting and rewarding
• Known for driving inclusivity and engagement within teams that leads to a positive workplace culture
• Experience in mentorship, hiring, and cultivating talent, for all levels of IC designers
• Passion for fitness, technology, and using design to create meaningful, connected experiences that empower people to live healthier, more active lives

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The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position based at our New York City headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation, experience and business objectives and if the location for the job changes. Our base salary is just one component of Peloton’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits.

As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing for our employees and their family. To achieve this goal, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance 
• Generous paid time off policy
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Access to mental health services
• 401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave 
• Child care and family care discounts
• Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
• Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
• Pet insurance and so much more!

Base Salary Range$244,000—$310,900 USD

 

ABOUT PELOTON:

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) provides Members with expert instruction, and world class content to create impactful and entertaining workout experiences for anyone, anywhere and at any stage in their fitness journey. At home, outdoors, traveling, or at the gym, Peloton brings together innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has millions of Members across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Austria. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com.

Peloton is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Peloton, where all team members, applicants, and other covered persons are considered on the basis of their personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law. This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all practices and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.  If you would like to request any accommodations from application through to interview, please email: applicantaccommodations@onepeloton.com.

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