Unknown Company
new york, ny • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Marketing & Media

  • Lead the Product Design & Research organization through an AI-native, codebase-anchored shift embedded directly into product-line teams
  • Set the multi-quarter design vision across the platform and AI-powered product lines
  • Make the case for design investment at the executive table
  • Rebuild the operating model from a centralized ticket queue to decentralized pods embedded in product-line tracks
  • Enable designers to work directly against the codebase using GitHub to produce interactive, implementation-accurate prototypes
  • Drive cross-functional speed between designers and PMs using AI
  • Govern the design system as infrastructure to accelerate design and engineering velocity
  • Drive B2B design excellence for complex, data-dense, multi-persona enterprise workflows with WCAG 2.2 accessibility
  • Use usability testing and behavioral analytics such as FullStory and Pendo to inform roadmap-level decisions
  • Hire and build the design team
  • Establish a direct, kind, feedback-oriented culture with strong points of view
  • Report directly to the CPO and influence product direction

Requirements

  • 10+ years of UX or product design experience as a strong, opinionated design leader who drives change
  • Proven track record setting and executing design strategy at the organizational level, including hiring and developing senior design talent
  • B2B SaaS background, not primarily consumer
  • Real, hands-on fluency in AI-augmented design workflows, including specific tools, processes, and built outputs
  • Demonstrated personal drive to stay current on AI-enabled design through training, cohorts, or peer networks
  • Clear point of view on resolving design/PM overlap in an AI-builder workflow, rooted in shared ownership
  • Proven experience building and governing design systems as cross-team infrastructure
  • Strong command of WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards
  • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field; equivalent experience accepted
  • Experience in cybersecurity or a closely adjacent regulated/enterprise-trust space preferred
  • Experience scaling a design org through a growth stage or product expansion preferred
  • Experience formalizing agile, pod-based design operating models preferred
  • History building design leadership pipelines preferred
  • Comfort engaging directly with customers, including live, collaborative sessions preferred
  • No immigration sponsorship provided for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading design strategy and execution within B2B SaaS environments, with a strong focus on AI-augmented design workflows and accessibility standards. Proven ability to build and govern design systems while fostering a collaborative and feedback-oriented culture.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • 10+ Years Of UX Or Product Design Experience
  • B2B SaaS Background
  • AI-Augmented Design Workflows
  • WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Standards
  • Executive-Level Communication

Hard Skills

  • Design Strategy
  • Design System Governance
  • Usability Testing
  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Prototyping
  • Agile Methodologies
  • AI-Enabled Design
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Hiring Senior Design Talent
  • Scaling Design Organizations

Soft Skills

  • Influencing Product Direction
  • Feedback-Oriented Culture
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • Opinionated Leadership

Industry Keywords

  • Cybersecurity
  • Enterprise-Trust Space
  • Regulated Environments

Tools & Technologies

  • GitHub
  • FullStory
  • Pendo

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UX Director in new york at Unknown Company

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