VP of Product Design, Core

• Craft and communicate a compelling long-term design strategy and vision
• Shape existing customer experiences and identify new opportunities for growth 
• Lead the design process for your team - from problem definition to design implementation
• Partner with product, engineering, research, product marketing as well as other cross functional teams to ensure product initiatives are well-defined, high impact, and successfully executed
• Guide products towards solutions that are unquestionably simple, intuitive, and “just work” for our customers
• Work closely with design leadership to ensure a cohesive customer experience across all products 
• Manage and coach multi-disciplined teams of ICs and Managers
• Grow the design team by attracting and hiring new talent

• At least 7 years of professional experience leading or managing a design team and 10 years within the design community
• A portfolio of relevant design work, executed either by yourself or a team that you led, that conveys an ability to ship successful products that customers love
• A customer-centered approach to designing products for people
• A hands-on, self starter leader, with high ownership, who can think big, but also dive-deep and straddle both altitudes while connecting the dots 
• Deep experience working with product managers, engineering and product marketing to drive vision, strategy and execution
• Experience attracting and hiring design talent
• Comfortable juggling a wide range of responsibilities at the same time
• A collaborative, low-ego approach to working with others

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).