Head of Product Design
About The Position
Crexi is seeking a Head of Product Design to lead product design across multiple product lines and shape the strategy and standards of the broader design organization. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role accountable for design quality, coherence, and business impact across the portfolio. The position partners with product, engineering, and sales leaders to align design with the company roadmap and sets direction for the design system, research practice, and accessibility standards. The role also defines how AI informs the team’s design work, translates company strategy into a design vision and multi-year roadmap, represents design in executive planning, and owns hiring, resourcing, and prioritization across the design team. The position is hybrid in Los Angeles or remote in the United States.
Requirements
- 12+ years of product or UX design experience, including organization-level design ownership and a focus on leading teams in complex product environments.
- Strong leadership presence and sound design judgment across multiple product lines in a SaaS environment.
- Deep expertise in scaling design systems, research, accessibility, and design operations.
- Expert fluency with Figma, FigJam, prototyping tools, design-system tooling, product analytics platforms such as Amplitude, and Jira/Confluence.
- Strong analytical skills, including identifying patterns in complex information and presenting insights clearly and accurately.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Comfort owning ambiguous, high-impact problems and operating independently with little day-to-day direction.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Exceptional communication skills, including communicating clearly and concisely with stakeholders at all organizational levels and executive audiences.
- Creative problem-solving skills and ability to evaluate options and implement effective solutions.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and build strong cross-functional working relationships.
- Initiative, ownership, responsiveness, and proactivity in identifying and resolving issues.
- Strong organization and prioritization across competing deadlines.
- Professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with commercial real estate, marketplace, or B2B SaaS products.
- Experience with data or analytics products, or an advanced degree in a related field.
Responsibilities
- Own product design across multiple product lines and set strategy and standards for the design team.
- Lead and grow a team of designers through coaching, clear feedback, and structured growth plans.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Sales leadership to align design strategy with the company roadmap.
- Own design quality, coherence, and business impact across the portfolio.
- Set direction for Crexi’s design system, research practice, and accessibility standards.
- Define how AI changes the design process and ensure it is incorporated into the team’s daily work.
- Translate long-range company strategy into a clear design vision and multi-year roadmap.
- Represent design in executive planning and communicate strategy, outcomes, and risk.
- Own hiring strategy, resourcing, and prioritization across the design team.
Benefits
- Equity in Crexi’s growth.
- Discretionary paid time off.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k).
- FSA/HSA options.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Home-office reimbursement for remote employees.
- Eligibility for an annual bonus.
- Generous equity grant.
- Collaborative culture with team activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
