Design Leader, Software Design

The role

You will lead the end-to-end experience of Oura's software products, focusing on member-facing mobile and web experiences. You will build, lead, and mentor a multi-disciplinary design organization while partnering with Product, Engineering, Data, and Brand.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a high-performing design organization
• Manage software design teams and oversee multiple designers and design leads
• Mentor and develop designers through regular 1:1s and career conversations
• Set a compelling, coherent design vision for mobile and web experiences
• Elevate craft through leading critiques and working sessions
• Define and steward the design system
• Partner with product and engineering on roadmap priorities
• Recruit, hire, and onboard designers
• Champion AI-enabled design workflows

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in software design, product design, or interaction design for digital products
• 3+ years managing and growing UX teams in a product development organization
• Portfolio demonstrating ownership of complex, multi-surface experiences
• Fluency across interaction design, information architecture, visual hierarchy, motion, and systems thinking
• Track record of improving experience quality through engagement signals, satisfaction scores, research, or reduced friction
• Excellence in Operational Excellence and Impact
• Evidence of Collaboration and Leadership in building cross-functional relationships and inclusive cultures
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills

Nice to have

• Experience working on health, wellness, or other trust-sensitive products
• History of making teams better through mentorship and cultural contribution
• Experience owning or co-owning a consumer design system
• Fluency with high-fidelity interaction prototyping
• Experience working with user researchers as partners
• Curiosity about AI tools and their effect on design practice
• Experience navigating the intersection of product design and brand

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Lunch benefit
• Wellness benefit
• Flexible working hours
• Collaborative, smart teammates
• An Oura ring of your own
• Wellness Time Off

About the company

ŌURA's products help a global community gain knowledge of readiness, activity, and sleep quality using the Oura Ring and connected app. The company focuses on helping people live healthier and happier lives.