Director, Product Design

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Product Design based in Canada .

As Director, Product Design, you will shape the future of product experiences by leading the strategy, evolution, and adoption of scalable design systems across a diverse product ecosystem. This leadership role combines design excellence, technical vision, and organizational influence to create consistent, intuitive, and high-quality user experiences. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to establish reusable patterns, elevate frontend quality, and accelerate product innovation. Working at the intersection of design, engineering, and product strategy, you will drive initiatives that support long-term scalability while preparing the organization for the next generation of AI-powered experiences. This is an outstanding opportunity to lead high-impact teams and influence how products are designed and built at scale.

• Define and execute the long-term vision for a modern design system, expanding it into a comprehensive product experience platform that supports multiple products and teams.
• Lead the development of reusable design patterns, interaction frameworks, accessibility standards, design primitives, and implementation guidelines that improve consistency and efficiency.
• Drive the full lifecycle of shared design assets, including discovery, design, validation, implementation, governance, measurement, maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Brand, and Marketing teams to identify strategic opportunities and ensure shared systems align with business objectives.
• Elevate product quality by improving interaction design, information architecture, accessibility, visual consistency, motion design, and implementation fidelity across platforms.
• Build and mentor a high-performing team of designers, design technologists, and systems specialists while fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven culture.
• Establish scalable governance models and adoption strategies that encourage product teams to embrace shared systems and best practices.
• Help define future-ready design infrastructure that supports emerging AI-driven experiences and evolving product capabilities.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in product design, design systems, design technology, frontend platforms, or related disciplines, including leadership of large-scale design initiatives.
• 5+ years of people management experience leading senior designers, managers, or multidisciplinary design teams.
• Extensive experience building, scaling, or transforming enterprise-level design systems within complex, multi-product organizations.
• Strong product judgment with the ability to connect design systems strategy to customer experience, business outcomes, and engineering efficiency.
• Deep expertise in interaction design, information architecture, visual design, accessibility, motion, prototyping, and implementation quality.
• Technical fluency with frontend technologies, component architecture, design tokens, and close collaboration with engineering teams.
• Proven success influencing executive stakeholders and driving alignment across cross-functional organizations without relying solely on formal authority.
• Experience establishing governance models, contribution workflows, documentation standards, and scalable design operations.
• Strong systems thinking, strategic communication, leadership, mentoring, and organizational influence skills.
• A portfolio demonstrating impactful design leadership, systems strategy, product innovation, and measurable business outcomes.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on experience and location..
• Leadership role with significant strategic influence across multiple product lines.
• Opportunity to shape next-generation design systems and AI-enabled product experiences.
• Collaborative, cross-functional environment focused on innovation and product excellence.
• Career growth through leadership, mentorship, and high-impact initiatives.
• Inclusive workplace that values diversity, creativity, and continuous learning.