• define how thousands of engineers experience Octopus for the first time
• lead the design vision for onboarding, activation, and adoption across the Octopus platform
• represent Product Design in the Product Growth Leadership Team
• build and mentor a small but mighty team of Product Designers
• advocate for customers during critical evaluation journeys

Requirements

12+ years of product design experience, including leadership within product-led or SaaS growth environments.
a strong toolkit as a design practitioner, with skills in journey mapping, vision casting, prototyping, customer research & other sense-making artefacts that articulate our customer experience.
shaped experiences for onboarding, activation, or lifecycle journeys, ideally in complex, technical or developer-facing products.
understands how to balance experience excellence with commercial outcomes, translating design improvements into measurable business impact.
brings a systems mindset, connecting product education, marketing, and in-product experiences into a unified growth loop.
thrives in cross-functional spaces, aligning execs, peers, and teams across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.
proven experience mentoring and growing designers, fostering both craft excellence and strategic thinking.
communicates with clarity, influence, and storytelling, connecting day-to-day design decisions to the bigger vision.

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Hard Skills

product design
journey mapping
vision casting
prototyping
customer research
onboarding design
activation design
lifecycle journey design
design improvement measurement
systems mindset

Soft Skills

leadership
mentoring
cross-functional collaboration
communication
influence
storytelling
strategic thinking
customer advocacy
clarity in communication
alignment

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