Head of Product Design

The role

You will lead the design function by setting vision, standards, and strategy for product design. You will manage a team of 6 designers and 1 researcher to impact Cash Advance, Credit Card, and other money products.

What you will do

• Set the vision, standards, and strategy for product design
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 6 product designers and 1 researcher
• Own hiring as the team scales
• Push design into problem definition and roadmap-setting
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional leadership
• Act as an evidence-based advocate for users
• Build the research practice
• Steward the Tilt Design System
• Implement AI and automation in design workflows
• Work with the Marketing Creative team

Required qualifications

• 8+ years designing and shipping consumer-facing mobile products
• 5+ years managing designers
• Experience operating at the leadership table shaping roadmap and strategy
• Portfolio showing craft and business outcomes
• Ability to use research and data to sharpen design judgment
• Ability to communicate design arguments to executives without jargon
• Deep knowledge of Figma

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech or a domain with high complexity

Benefits

• WFH office reimbursement
• Competitive compensation packages
• Generous equity
• Flexible health plans at every premium level
• Subsidies that stand up to global standards
• Direct exposure to the leadership team
• Paid global onsites twice yearly

Before you apply

• Initial recruiter call
• Hiring manager interview
• Skills panel
• Portfolio and leadership review
• Leadership conversation

About the company

Tilt uses mobile-first products and machine learning-powered credit models to create a new credit system. They aim to expand access to fair credit for millions of customers worldwide.