Director, Product Design - Remote

Overview

Smartsheet is a tech company with a human story to tell. We’re here to empower teams to manage projects, automate workflows, and rapidly build new secure solutions, using simple no-code tools. We’re revolutionaries – so for us changing the way the world works is all in a day’s work.

In Short

• Help establish, drive and articulate a vision for the future of design at Smartsheet.
• Define the user experience strategy and vision for your areas of oversight.
• Establish goals and target metrics that design decisions can be mapped to.
• Manage the day-to-day and strategic activities of UX designers.
• Build, evolve and scale UX processes, standards, and tools.
• Mentor and coach UX designers in a motivating and supportive manner.
• Develop career paths and programs tailored to individual team member professional development.
• Gain a deep understanding of user needs and goals.
• Create alignment with other groups within the company.
• Translate business goals into innovative product experiences.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in a highly cross-functional role.
• 6+ years leading & mentoring UX teams.
• Successful experience leading a large team of designers (10+).
• Experience designing for enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Passion for the field of User Experience.
• Experience facilitating activities to gather insights on user needs.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Strong visual design skills and sensibilities.
• Expert in Figma, Creative Cloud or other design tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Employer-paid Private Medical and Dental.
• Monthly contributions toward your pension.
• Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity.
• 25 days paid for Holiday + Bank Holidays + Flexible Time Away Program.
• 20 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave.
• 12 weeks fully paid Paternity/Adoption Leave.
• Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Company Funded Perks including a counseling membership.
• Teleworking options from any registered location in the UK.