Director, Product Design

Ramp•New York, NY

2d•$320,000 - $440,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ramp is seeking a Director of Product Design to lead a team of builders focused on high-priority product areas. This role involves defining product vision, setting design direction, and driving customer impact through strong product judgment and design craft. The ideal candidate will have experience leading and developing design teams, a track record of shipping impactful products, and a deep understanding of customer needs. The role requires comfort with ambiguity and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, automating spend management for businesses. The company culture emphasizes high agency, urgency, and a builder mentality, with a focus on creating systems that shape how companies manage billions. This position requires in-person work at the NYC HQ at least 3 days per week.

Requirements

Experience leading and developing high-performing product design teams
Strong product judgment, design craft, and systems thinking
Track record of shipping products with meaningful customer and business impact
Deep customer empathy and comfort operating in ambiguity
Ability to influence across functions and develop exceptional talent
Active user of AI tools and excited about how AI is changing software

Nice To Haves

Founder or early-stage startup experience
Experience designing AI-native, automation, or agentic systems
Experience building workflow or operations tooling
Experience leading managers or multi-layered teams
Comfort working closely with technical teams on implementation details

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a high-performing team of product designers
Own product vision and design direction across critical AI-native product areas
Partner with product and engineering to shape strategy and deliver customer impact
Stay close to customers and use their feedback to guide product decisions
Jump into the work when needed to unblock teams and accelerate progress
Create clarity, raise quality, and help teams ship faster
Raise the bar for product thinking, interaction design, systems thinking, and craft
Coach designers through clear feedback, high standards, and strong mentorship
Help define how design works in an AI-native world
Build strong partnerships across product, engineering, data, and design

Benefits

Flexible PTO
Unlimited AI token usage
Centralized home-office equipment ordering
Health and wellness stipend
Budget for intra-office travel
Weekly coffee stipend
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents (US)
One Medical annual membership (US)
401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp (US)
Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year) (US)
Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay
Pet insurance (US)
In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)
Group medical, dental, and vision coverage through Sun Life (Canada)
Life, AD&D, and disability coverage (Canada)
Fertility drug coverage (up to $4,000 lifetime) (Canada)
Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP) (Canada)
Employee Assistance Program and virtual care through Lumino Health (Canada)
Private medical insurance through Freedom Elite (UK)
Virtual GP and at-home care via eMed x Livi (UK)
Workplace pension through Penfold, with salary sacrifice option (UK)