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inKind · 2 days ago

Director of Design

Austin, in-person

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $225K/yr

8+ years exp

inKind is seeking a Director of Design to lead their Design organization while contributing as a high-impact individual contributor. The role involves elevating user experience quality, guiding design systems' evolution, and ensuring effective collaboration across Product and Engineering teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a growing team of product designers and visual designers

Partner with Product Managers and TPMs to prioritize design work, assign resources, and manage workload across product squads

Support team members in scoping work, breaking down requirements, and estimating timelines

Establish and maintain standardized design processes, workflows, and QA practices

Uphold design quality and consistency across platforms while obtaining necessary approvals from the SVP of Product & Design

Work closely with the SVP of Product & Design to translate design vision and high-level UI direction into actionable team plans

Collaborate with PMs and Engineering Leads to align on roadmaps, staffing needs, and cross-functional dependencies

Contribute design perspective to product planning and strategy discussions

Facilitate effective design reviews and cross-team sessions to ensure alignment and quality

Ensure date integrity across the design team to create a predictable workflow

Design user-centric solutions across mobile, web, and internal tools

Produce wireframes, prototypes, user flows, storyboards, and polished UI designs

Conduct or oversee user research, surveys, and testing to validate solutions and measure results

Translate user insights into improvements that enhance product adoption and conversion

Create and maintain components, documentation, and libraries in Figma as part of our scaling design system

Provide assets and documentation for iOS and Android developers to ensure accurate implementation

Own the evolution of the inKind design system, ensuring consistency and scalability

Oversee implementation of design QA, identifying usability issues and supporting resolution

Partner with developers to ensure pixel-perfect UI and consistent cross-platform behaviors

Qualification

Product designUX/UI designFigmaDesign systemsCross-functional collaborationUser researchData-driven developmentTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of professional experience in product design, UX/UI, or related fields, including senior-level IC experience

2+ years leading or managing designers, design pods, or cross-functional design initiatives

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, computer science, HCI, information technology, or related field

Strong expertise in Figma, including design system creation and component libraries

Demonstrated experience designing for both mobile and web environments

Proven ability to partner with PM and engineering leadership to structure work and prioritize effectively

Preferred

Experience in hospitality marketplaces, fintech, or consumer-facing apps

Experience working with animation or motion design

Strong understanding of experimentation, insights, and data-driven product development

Comfort presenting to senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Benefits

Generous PTO and company holiday policy + company paid Short Term Disability

100% employer covered health and dental insurance for our direct employees (a set plan is covered, with higher tier healthcare coverage available at employee’s additional cost; dependent coverage is at employee’s cost); vision plan available at employee’s additional cost

Child Care Benefits and generous parental leave

Dog-friendly workspace in a secure building with great views of downtown Austin

Daily lunches and snacks