Director, Product Design

The role

You will lead the product design team for existing and new products in the Docker portfolio, including GUIs and the CLI. You will manage designers, set craft standards, and partner with engineering and product leaders to turn complex systems into clear experiences.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the product design team.
• Set the craft bar expected at each level and hold it through critique and your own work.
• Partner with engineering and product from the start of a project.
• Give designers ownership of important problems.
• Shape how the team works with AI tools.
• Work with design engineering and the design system team.

Required qualifications

• Led a product design team of comparable size through change.
• Grown designers from mid-level through senior and staff.
• Partnered closely with design engineers and engineering leaders.
• Can engage with the technical decisions that shape the experience.
• Can prototype, critique a flow at the level of spacing, states, motion, and copy.
• Can show work from the last year.
• Use AI tools in daily work.
• Designed technically complex products.

Nice to have

• Led design for AI-powered or agent products, including experiences beyond a graphical interface.
• Designed for both developer-led adoption and complex enterprise customers.
• Can prototype in front-end code, such as React or TypeScript.

Benefits

• Remote-first by design
• Flexibility that fits your life
• Generous PTO
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days
• Designated end-of-year Whaleness break
• Home office support
• Technology stipend equivalent to US$100 net per month
• Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment
• Equity for all full-time employees
• Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country
• Docker swag

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Docker may use AI-assisted tools during our recruiting process.
• Candidates may be invited to opt in to interview recordings.

About the company

Docker is a globally distributed, remote-first team building tools that define how software gets built and delivered. Their products include Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout.