Director, Product Design

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About the role

  • Director of Product Design leading the vision for Dropbox’s next generation design system. Overseeing reusable product patterns and enhancing product quality across multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the vision for Dropbox’s next generation design system.
  • Lead Design Systems and Design Technology as a center of excellence.
  • Build and evolve reusable product patterns that drive core Dropbox experiences.
  • Move the team from reactive patternization to proactive product leadership.
  • Own the full lifecycle of shared patterns and components.
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Brand, and Marketing leadership.
  • Raise the craft and quality bar across Dropbox's product offerings.
  • Create an operating model for product teams to make adoption desirable.
  • Lead and develop a team of designers, design technologists, and systems specialists.
  • Partner with engineering leadership to improve the relationship between design systems and implementation standards.
  • Establish durable governance and contribution models for system evolution.
  • Help Dropbox prepare for AI native product experiences.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of product design, design systems, design technology, or front end experience.
  • 5+ years of people management experience.
  • Deep experience building, scaling, or transforming design systems.
  • Strong product judgment and the ability to connect systems work directly to customer value.
  • Exceptional systems thinking abilities.
  • High craft standards across various design disciplines.
  • Proven ability to influence senior cross functional partners.
  • Strong technical fluency and comfort partnering with front end engineering teams.
  • Experience defining governance models and contribution models.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$216,800 - CA$293,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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