Director of Product, Design Systems

Higharc

Director of Product at higharc leading the vision and execution for core platform experience. Managing product managers and partnering with cross-functional teams for successful delivery of home design solutions.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the vision, strategy, and execution for the core platform experience
Build and manage a strong team of product managers
Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Higharc’s core platform experience
Turn Studio product into a platform by exposing the core building model and drafting workflows through APIs
Help define how AI is woven across the product portfolio
Own product metrics and business outcomes
Partner closely with Engineering and Design leadership
Shape how platform capabilities are exposed and extended through integrations, internal tooling, and shared services across the company
Stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of product management experience, including experience leading complex product areas or product teams
4+ years of people management experience, including coaching and developing product managers
A strong track record of shipping platform, workflow, or systems driven products with meaningful customer and business impact
Pair strong product thinking with strong design judgment, ensuring experiences are not only effective and scalable, but also intuitive, cohesive, and high quality.
Experience leading cross functional teams across Product, Engineering, Design, and other partners in fast moving environments
A systems thinking mindset with the ability to connect technical architecture, customer workflows, and business goals
Operate with strong attention to detail, balancing big picture thinking with rigor in execution, product quality, and user experience.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to align stakeholders and drive decisions at both the strategic and tactical level
Comfort operating in ambiguity and turning broad problem spaces into focused roadmaps and execution plans

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
unlimited PTO
meaningful maternity/paternity leave to all U.S based employees that are full-time
stipend to create the ideal home office

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementAPI developmentplatform developmentworkflow designsystems thinkingproduct metricsbusiness outcomescross-functional team leadershipcustomer experience designproduct strategy

Soft Skills

team managementcoachingcommunicationstrategic thinkingtactical decision makingattention to detailproblem solvingadaptabilitycollaborationvision setting