OpenTable

Vice President, Product Design and Research

OpenTable

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $285,000 - $315,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the product design and research function at OpenTable to shape visual identity and define design strategy across marketplace & SaaS offerings.
  • Define, evangelize and implement a design vision and strategy that aligns with company business objectives.
  • Oversee end-to-end design process ensuring high standards of quality, consistency and aesthetics across in-product experiences and partner with marketing and brand teams for consistent visual experiences.
  • Forge strong relationships with leaders across product, engineering, marketing, sales, brand and partnerships to ship impactful, high quality products.
  • Champion a customer centric, data driven and market aware approach that implements research and data.
  • Lead, mentor and inspire a diverse team of designers and research ops across multiple product verticals and cultivate a culture of innovation, customer centricity and collaboration.
  • Invest in upleveling design craft and manage design delivery in a timely manner.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in product design with 5+ years in a leadership role building and scaling a large, multi-disciplinary design organization preferably in B2C or marketplace companies.
  • Strong portfolio that showcases defining long-term design strategy, complex and creative UX solutions, visual design and solid information architecture.
  • Proficient in using quantitative and qualitative data to steer design thinking and measure the success of product changes.
  • Outstanding communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Compelling storyteller who can inspire diverse audiences.
  • Strong point-of-view on modern, effective design processes and systems.
  • Proficient in current design software and tools.
  • Experience partnering with and influencing cross-functional teams and managing design projects from concept to completion.
  • Hybrid role requiring working from the New York office 2x/week.