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Ethena Labs · 3 months ago

Head of Product Design

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

Ethena Labs is at the forefront of the next wave of DeFi, dedicated to building products for modern finance. As the Head of Product Design, you will lead design strategy and product execution, establishing UX standards and managing design resources to enhance user-centric features across all products.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)EthereumFinanceFinTech

Responsibilities

Oversee both big-picture design strategy while at the same time be hands-on in creating high-fidelity designs, wireframes, prototypes, animations, and videos

Develop and execute a holistic design strategy and vision that aligns with business objectives and user needs across the entire product ecosystem

Build and enforce uncompromising UX standards by auditing and refactoring existing designs, improving usability and consistency across frontend interfaces, dashboards, and user touchpoints

Manage and scale design resources by leading engagements with external consultancies and sourcing freelancers from platforms like Dribbble and Behance

Drive product management frameworks, including defining and implementing lightweight product management processes, roadmap planning, and stakeholder communication frameworks

Establish detailed project management infrastructure including Gantt charts, milestone tracking, and resource allocation systems using tools like Linear and Notion

Foster a user-centric culture through user research, usability testing, and leveraging data to inform design decisions, iterating based on feedback from crypto users and stakeholders

Lead and mentor the design team, including the Lead Designer, to elevate skills, delegate tasks, and foster a more autonomous design function

Qualification

Design LeadershipUX/UI DesignUser ResearchWeb3/Crypto ExpertiseProject ManagementFigmaAdobeSketchAnimation ToolsLeadership SkillsCollaborationCreativity

Required

Expertise in Design Leadership and Strategy, with a proven ability to set strategic design vision, influence executive decision-making, and translate business objectives into design strategies

Project Management and Execution skills, including Gantt chart creation, resource allocation, and milestone tracking, with proficiency in tools like Linear and Notion

Exceptional Hands-on Design Excellence in visual design, UX/UI, interaction design, and brand development

Experience in a variety of design tools like Figma, Adobe, Sketch, Spline, Three.JS, TailwindCSS, WebGL, and animation tools

Strong leadership skills with a track record of hiring, mentoring, and scaling design teams, managing both hands-on designers and strategic design functions

Extensive User Research experience conducting usability testing and leveraging data to inform design decisions, including A/B testing and user interviews

Advanced Web3/Crypto Domain Expertise, with a deep understanding of crypto user behaviors, protocol design patterns, DeFi interfaces, wallet integrations, and blockchain-specific design considerations

Benefits

Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

Opportunities for growth and learning

Company

Ethena Labs

Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on Ethereum that provides a crypto-native solution for money not reliant on traditional banking system infrastructure, alongside a globally accessible dollar denominated rewards instrument - the 'Internet Bond'.

Founded in 2023