Director of Product Design

Deepgram • San Francisco, CA

107d

About The Position

We’re seeking a Director of Product Design who thrives at the intersection of hands-on design work and strategic leadership. In this role, you’ll lead by doing — setting a high craft bar while also coaching and scaling a growing team of talented designers. This is not a pure management role; we’re looking for someone who still loves to get into design and prototyping tools and shape product experiences directly, especially for complex or high-impact initiatives. You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Research leaders to define our user experience vision, drive design execution across the product surface area, and help build a strong design culture that can evolve with our company’s growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product design, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Experience creating impact with user growth and engagement type work.
• Comfort with talking to users, analyzing data, and studying successful products.
• Demonstrated success in mentoring designers and scaling teams without losing design quality or velocity.
• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centered product thinking, interaction design, and visual polish.

Nice To Haves

• Experience solving for B2B and consumer audiences. Bonus points for experience designing for developers.
• Experience balancing self-service and enterprise customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to high-priority design initiatives — from discovery through delivery — while mentoring designers across the team.
• Set a clear, compelling vision for design and user experience across our products, and guide teams toward it through critique, collaboration, and craft.
• Work directly with cross-functional partners in Product, Engineering, and Research to shape strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Hire, develop, and retain a diverse, high-performing design team; foster a culture of feedback, rapid iteration, and continuous learning.
• Elevate design quality and consistency through thoughtful systems, documentation, and process improvements.
• Represent the voice of design at the leadership level, advocating for user needs and design impact in key product decisions.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer with a focus on collaboration and doing the right thing.
• Accommodations for applicants who need them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees