Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, enabling organizations to harness IoT data for improved operations. The Director of Product Design will lead a team to craft user-friendly features and workflows, engaging with customers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the product experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
- Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
- Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
- Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
- Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
- Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Skills
- 4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience
- Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems
- Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
- A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
- Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences
- Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
- Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
- A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus/variable pay
- Equity (for eligible roles)
- A flexible, employee-led remote model
- A professional development stipend
- Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
- Flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams
- Offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements
- Reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process for qualified persons with disabilities
Company Overview
Samsara is digitizing the world of physical operations. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.samsara.com.