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Opendoor · 1 week ago

Director, Brand Design

Opendoor is a company focused on transforming the real estate industry, and they are seeking a Director of Brand Design to bridge product and marketing. The role involves leading the design system, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring a cohesive brand experience across all touchpoints.

MarketplaceProperty DevelopmentProperty ManagementPropTechReal Estate
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Translate brand strategy into a modern, scalable design system (tokens, color, type, iconography, illustration, motion, accessibility) that powers both product and marketing
Lead the end-to-end refresh of Opendoor’s design system; establish governance, documentation, versioning, and adoption plans
Build clear, modular guidelines and templates for internal teams and external partners to move fast with quality
Partner with Product Design and Growth PMs to infuse brand personality into in-product moments (onboarding, confirmations, animations, empty states, education)
Design and optimize growth surfaces: website, landing pages, offer flows, onboarding, email/CRM, and paid media destinations
Champion an end-to-end customer journey — ensuring visual and emotional consistency from first impression to closed deal
Concept and deliver integrated campaigns and content that connect seamlessly to the product experience
Create tooling and repeatable systems for performance creative across channels (CRM, web, social, programmatic, video, OOH, retail signage)
Infuse motion and storytelling to bring warmth, confidence, and humanity to the brand while driving measurable lift
Serve as a connector across Marketing, Product Design, Comms, Data, and Media — aligning what we promise with what we deliver
Establish design quality bars, review rituals, accessibility standards, and localization guidance
Manage agency/vendor relationships; coach and uplevel designers and cross-functional creators. Opportunity to build a small, high-impact team over time

Qualification

Brand DesignDesign System LeadershipFigmaAI FluencyScalable SystemsCross-functional CollaborationMotion DesignGraphic DesignHigh-Velocity ExecutionPragmatic CraftStorytelling

Required

8–12+ years in brand, visual, or graphic design; tech, fintech, or consumer marketplace experience preferred
A portfolio that demonstrates both storytelling and systems thinking — brand expressed across UI, campaigns, and content with measurable impact
Proven track record building and scaling design systems used by product and marketing; fluency in tokens, components, documentation, and governance
Strong cross-functional chops — comfortable partnering with Growth, Product, Data Science, Media, and Engineering
Mastery of Figma and modern design workflows; familiarity with motion design, illustration, and component libraries is a plus
Bias for clarity, simplicity, and trust; exceptional craft and a knack for translating strategy into shipped work
Player-coach mindset: you can zoom out to set direction and zoom in to execute with excellence
AI Fluency: Demonstrated mastery of AI-powered design tools (e.g., Midjourney, Magnific, Runway, etc.) for ideation, asset creation, and production
Scalable Systems: Experience building and using scalable design systems, including AI prompt libraries and component kits to accelerate team-wide output
High-Velocity Execution: A portfolio that showcases an ability to produce high-quality work in rapid, iterative cycles, with examples of projects that went from concept to launch in days, not weeks
Pragmatic Craft: Proven ability to make smart trade-offs between speed and polish, delivering excellent results within a fast-paced, evolving environment

Benefits

Unlimited PTO
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
401(k)

Company

Opendoor

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Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to power life’s progress one move at a time.

H1B Sponsorship

Opendoor has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (11)
2023 (18)
2022 (31)
2021 (24)
2020 (14)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.57B
Key Investors
Jane Street CapitalGeneral AtlanticSoftBank Vision Fund
2025-09-24Post Ipo Equity· $362M
2025-05-19Post Ipo Debt· $325M
2023-09-20Post Ipo Secondary· $1.98M

Leadership Team

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Kaz Nejatian
Chief Executive Officer
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Christy Schwartz
Chief Financial Officer
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