The Director of Product Design will lead and grow an in-house product design team at Hiive, shaping the user experience and interface design of its institutional-grade platform for secondary transactions in venture-backed, pre-IPO companies. This role is critical in driving design innovation, establishing a scalable design system, and ensuring user-centered design is embedded across the product development lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Defining and championing the product design vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
- Managing the use and enhancement of a cohesive, scalable design system process, ensuring consistency across products and platforms, maximizing re-use and development velocity.
- Mentoring, guiding, and inspiring a team of product designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Working with other members of product leadership to design processes that integrate product management, design, and engineering as part of the SDLC.
- Facilitating workshops and design reviews with stakeholders, driving alignment across teams and departments.
- Leading the creation of intuitive, visually compelling, and functional designs for web and mobile platforms.
- Ensuring all designs meet accessibility, responsiveness, and scalability standards.
- Staying up-to-date on industry trends, tools, and best practices, incorporating new insights into the design process.
- Advocating for user-centered design and the value of design as a key driver of business success.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating innovative and impactful design solutions.
- Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring design teams.
- Expert level in working with an in-house created design system that was executed consistently across design files and code bases.
- History of designing scalable user research and usability processes.
- Considerable experience working with Figma.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Nice to Have
- Experience in SaaS, B2B, or marketplace product environments.
- Proficiency in working with data and product analytics tools to deliver design insights.
- Proficiency in UX writing and content strategy.
Technical Stack
- Figma
Team & Environment
- In-house team to be recruited and led by the Director
- Product Design team under Product leadership
- Reports to Product leadership
Benefits & Compensation
- Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
- Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.
- Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums
- Health and personal spending account
- A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown
- Fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks
- Onsite gym
- Gorgeous rooftop amenity
- Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
- Bi-weekly catered lunches
- Bi-weekly “Friday bar”
- Team workouts
- Annual summer party
- Holiday party
- Two “onsite” all-team retreats each year
- Semi-annual team-building events
- Hiive Womens’ Network events
- Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
- Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
- Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.
Work Mode
- Onsite at Vancouver, BC HQ
- Commuter benefit provided for days worked in HQ; no remote work mentioned
Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.
