Director, Product Design

The role

You will lead, grow, and mentor a team of design managers. You will define product design strategy and ship high-quality designs based on customer needs.

What you will do

• Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
• Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
• Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
• Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
• Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
• Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Required qualifications

• 4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience
• Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems

Nice to have

• Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
• A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences
• Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
• Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
• A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences

Benefits

• Base salary
• Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• Equity for eligible roles
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health plans
• Parental leave plans

Before you apply

• Relocation assistance will not be provided
• All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location

About the company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data. The company helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of physical operations.