Director, Product Design

Bubble•New York City, NY

1d•$200,000 - $259,000

About The Position

We built Bubble with a clear mission in mind: to empower everyone to create software. We believe anyone with an idea should be able to build it, so we’re making software creation accessible to everyone. Our AI visual development platform enables anyone, whether they’re first-time entrepreneurs or enterprise teams, to take an idea from prompt to fully-functional, scalable reality across web, iOS, and Android — all on one platform, all without writing or managing a single line of code. As the only full-stack, cross-device no-code platform on the market with over 5 million users in over 100 countries, Bubble is breaking down the barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation across the globe. What we’ve achieved: Our product is working, and we are thriving. Entire VC-backed companies have been built entirely on Bubble. After finding product market fit and 8 years of bootstrapping, we raised a $100 million Series A and we’re one of the fastest-growing companies in the New York tech ecosystem. You can build just about anything on Bubble - and our community is living proof. More than just launching products, people are turning their ideas into real businesses. Mailead grew a $10k investment in a Bubble product into a $2M valuation, while Faceless.video went from 0 to $1M+ ARR in less than a year, among many other examples . About the team: We have four product designers on the team and are actively growing the team with two open roles and more growth planned for early next year. The product design team is responsible for the end-to-end experience of building apps on Bubble, including the Bubble home screen, the agent that helps users create and edit their apps, and the editor where users visually design their apps, define workflows, and manage data. Product design at Bubble is responsible for driving the UX, user research & testing, and UI that defines these experiences. About the role: We’re seeking a Director of Product Design to lead the product design team. This role reports to the VP, Product and will be responsible for building the team, putting in place design processes, refining our design system, iterating on our design vision, and more. In order to accomplish our ambition of becoming the leading AI visual development platform, it needs to be easy to learn Bubble and intuitive to go from idea to production-ready app on the platform, and this role will lead the charge in getting us there.

Requirements

10+ years of product design experience working on challenging UX problems, including experience in PLG SaaS
5+ years experience leading design teams, ideally having scaled teams in a high-growth startup environment
Excited about AI and no-code development, with prior experience a nice-to-have
Track record of recruiting world-class senior talent and developing high-performing teams
Deep experience guiding teams through user research, design exploration & refinement, and iteration
Passion for putting in place design best practices and systems to enable teams to scale effectively
Ability to make pragmatic prioritization, scope, and design decisions while balancing user needs, design vision, and business objectives

Nice To Haves

Excited about AI and no-code development, with prior experience a nice-to-have

Responsibilities

Lead a team of talented product designers, identifying development and growth opportunities and providing regular coaching and feedback
Drive product design hiring, including defining the hiring and interview plan and leading the interview process
Establish product design best practices and processes across product discovery and delivery
Ensure the team is operating efficiently in exploring and validating designs, and scoping and iterating on launches
Refine Bubble’s design system, ensuring it is modern, intuitive, and applied consistently across the product
Lead by example, speaking with users, collaborating cross-functionally, identifying opportunities, and validating ideas
Refine our product vision, ideal customer profile, and ideal user journey leveraging research and validating with users