Director, Product Design
Fanatics, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Define and evolve the UX vision, principles, and standards for Core Product.
- Translate business strategy and user insights into clear UX direction and roadmaps.
- Champion user-centered design and accessibility best practices at all levels of the organization.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Product Designers
- Establish clear roles, career paths, and performance expectations.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning.
- Oversee end-to-end UX processes including research, ideation, prototyping, testing, and design delivery.
- Review and provide feedback on key design initiatives and deliverables.
- Balance user needs with business objectives, technical constraints, and timelines.
- Leverage qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions.
- Advocate for testing, validation, and iteration throughout the product lifecycle.
- Ensure design consistency, quality, and scalability through design systems and governance.
- Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Marketing, and Customer teams.
- Influence product strategy by grounding decisions in user research and usability insights.
Requirements
- 10 plus years of experience in UX, product design, or interaction design.
- 5 plus years of experience leading and managing design teams.
- Proven ability to define and scale UX strategy in complex, cross-functional environments.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design and business impact.
- Deep understanding of UX research methods, design systems, and accessibility standards.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in consumer apps
- Background collaborating with global or distributed teams.
- Experience influencing executive leadership and driving organizational change.
Benefits
- Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence
- In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
UX designproduct designinteraction designUX research methodsdesign systemsaccessibility standardsprototypingtestingdesign deliveryuser-centered design
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcreativitycontinuous learningcommunicationstorytellingstakeholder managementinfluencingorganizational change