Senior Director of UX Product Design

Apollo.io

86d • $284,750 - $365,000

About The Position

As Senior Director of UX Product Design, you’ll lead and scale a best-in-class design team focused on creating a seamless end-to-end experience across Apollo’s platform. This is a high-impact, strategic role that will define our design vision, drive operational excellence, and partner cross-functionally to deliver intuitive, elegant, and scalable solutions that accelerate both customer and business outcomes. By joining us, you’ll help shape not only the future of Apollo, but also the intersection of AI and design — creating intelligent, forward-looking experiences that empower people and redefine what’s possible in enterprise software.

Requirements

• 12+ years in Product/UX Design, including 5+ years leading high-performing teams.
• Proven success building and scaling design organizations in SaaS or enterprise environments.
• Experience leading large-scale, end-to-end design initiatives that demonstrate measurable business impact.
• Strong systems thinking, storytelling, and communication skills — able to influence and align at all levels.
• Deep understanding of design operations, UX metrics, and experience-led growth.
• Expertise in modern design tools, AI-driven experiences, and responsive platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Interaction Design, HCI, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a cohesive UX strategy and design vision across Apollo’s GTM platform.
• Champion user-centered design and advocate for experiences that are simple, intuitive, and outcome-oriented.
• Raise the bar for design quality across interaction, visual, and system design.
• Leverage emerging technologies and AI to improve product usability, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Translate complex workflows into seamless, scalable experiences that drive retention and growth.
• Lead, recruit, and mentor a team of best-in-class designers and design leaders.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing design culture grounded in creativity, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Build strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Research to drive clarity, efficiency, and shared ownership of the customer experience.
• Establish frameworks for team development, career progression, and leadership growth.
• Align design strategy with company goals to ensure UX drives measurable business outcomes.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to integrate design into product planning, roadmaps, and delivery.
• Champion the role of design in driving product-market fit, customer delight, and operational scale.
• Establish clear UX success metrics and measure design’s impact on engagement, conversion, and retention.
• Oversee the design process from discovery to delivery, ensuring consistency, quality, and velocity.
• Strengthen design systems via contributions, workflows, and operational frameworks to improve scale and speed.
• Ensure the team delivers high-quality, on-brand solutions that embody Apollo’s standards of craft and usability.
• Drive continuous improvement through feedback, data, and iteration.

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• At least 10 paid holidays per year
• Flex PTO
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits
• Global travel coverage
• Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance
• FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees