Head of Product Design

Tilt Finance

4d•$250,000 - $300,000•Remote

About The Position

Tilt is looking for a Head of [Product] Design to lead an existing team of 6 designers and 1 researcher embedded across product pods. This role reports directly to the Head of Product and is responsible for the craft, quality, and user and business impact of design across all user touchpoints. The foundations are in place with a recent rebrand, an evolved design system, and embedded designers, but the opportunity lies in building a design practice that consistently shapes product development and is recognized across the enterprise.

Requirements

8+ years designing and shipping consumer-facing mobile products, ideally in fintech or another domain with real complexity.
5+ years managing designers, with a track record of building teams, raising the bar on craft, and developing people.
Experience operating at the leadership table, shaping roadmap and strategy alongside Product and Engineering peers.
Interest in business mechanics and financial impact, in addition to user experience.
A portfolio showcasing craft and outcome, demonstrating the ability to articulate user problems, decisions made, and business changes.
Ability to use research and data to sharpen design judgment, and to get signal when there's no dedicated research team.
Ability to make design arguments to executives without translating into design jargon.
Proficiency in Figma.
Genuine curiosity about where AI belongs in a design workflow.

Responsibilities

Set the vision, standards, and strategy for product design at Tilt.
Set the bar for craft and hold it across every surface shipped.
Operate with urgency for users, setting ambitious timelines while allowing for learning from product in customers' hands.
Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 6 product designers and 1 researcher, and own hiring as the team scales.
Build career paths, deliver regular feedback, and establish rituals that build stronger designers and retain top performers.
Showcase design work at company-wide rituals.
Push design into problem definition and roadmap-setting, not just execution.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional leadership to build better operating systems.
Be the vocal, evidence-based advocate for users across credit, growth, engineering, and other departments.
Build Tilt's research practice into a durable capability that provides real signal on real users.
Steward the Tilt Design System, ensuring coherence across a growing multi-product surface.
Identify and implement AI applications that genuinely improve design work.
Own automation efforts to free up the Design & broader delivery team for highest value work.
Work closely with Marketing's Creative team to ensure product experience and brand expression reinforce each other.