Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hiive is redefining how private companies and their shareholders access liquidity through its institutional-grade platform. The Director of Product Design will own the user experience and interface design of the platform by leading a team of in-house product designers, shaping the user experience, and driving innovation.
Responsibilities
- Defining and championing the product design vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs
- Managing the use and enhancement of a cohesive, scalable design system process, ensuring consistency across products and platforms, maximizing re-use and development velocity
- Mentoring, guiding, and inspiring a team of product designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Working with other members of product leadership to design processes that integrate product management, design, and engineering as part of the SDLC
- Facilitating workshops and design reviews with stakeholders, driving alignment across teams and departments
- Leading the creation of intuitive, visually compelling, and functional designs for web and mobile platforms
- Ensuring all designs meet accessibility, responsiveness, and scalability standards
- Staying up-to-date on industry trends, tools, and best practices, incorporating new insights into the design process
- Advocating for user-centered design and the value of design as a key driver of business success
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating innovative and impactful design solutions
- Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring design teams
- Expert level in working with an in-house created design system that was executed consistently across design files and code bases
- History of designing scalable user research and usability processes
- Considerable experience working with Figma
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience in SaaS, B2B, or marketplace product environments
- Proficiency in working with data and product analytics tools to deliver design insights
- Proficiency in UX writing and content strategy
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing company through our employee stock option plan.
- Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health & dental premiums and a Health/Personal Spending Account for Canadian employees.
- An employer-subsidized benefits program is available for US-based team members.
- If you are based in Vancouver, enjoy a dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
- Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
- An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Women’s Network events.
- Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
- Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
- Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.
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