Head of Product Design
Stellic
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Mateo • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $175,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead, manage and mentor a small team of talented, passionate designers, providing guidance on projects, career development, and fostering a culture of design excellence.
- Own significant product design initiatives end to end while balancing individual contribution with team leadership responsibilities.
- Drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces shaping the long term of design at Stellic
- Drive the evolution of our design system, processes, and best practices across the organization.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering leads as a thought partner to align design strategy with business goals and technical capabilities.
- Guide the team in tackling complex product design challenges by synthesizing business, technology, and user needs into simple, holistic solutions.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships across departments to elevate design's impact throughout the organization.
- Manage resource allocation and project prioritization across the design team while maintaining high quality standards.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 years of design team management experience.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design leadership for complex enterprise products.
- Ability to execute on end-to-end complex design projects in collaboration with engineering and product.
- Experience building and mentoring high-performing design teams while remaining hands-on with design work.
- Track record of establishing design processes, systems, and standards that scale.
- Proven ability to lead user research initiatives and translate insights into strategic design directions.
- Excellence in visual design with the ability to guide others in creating cohesive, delightful experiences.
- Strong communication skills and experience presenting to executive stakeholders.
- Comfortable with travel (domestic and international).
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance, with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents on our base plan
- 401K and commuter benefits
- Annual international retreats in some of the most beautiful cities & towns
- Generous stock options in a Series A stage startup
- Flexible, outcome-based culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product designend-to-end design leadershipuser researchvisual designdesign processesdesign systemsdesign standardscomplex design projectsdesign strategydesign excellence
Soft Skills
team leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingresource allocationproject prioritizationpartnership buildingstrategic thinkingpresentation skills