Vice President of Product & Design

Job Description

About the Role

The future of category-defining products sits at the intersection of vision, design excellence, and disciplined execution. We are seeking a Vice President of Product & Design to lead the end-to-end strategy, development, and evolution of digital products used by millions of customers globally.

This role is designed for a senior product and design executive who has built and scaled world-class consumer and enterprise platforms, aligning business strategy, customer experience, and technical feasibility into a single, cohesive product vision.
You will own the product and design lifecycle—from long-term vision and roadmap definition to experience design, delivery execution, and continuous iteration, ensuring every product decision is grounded in customer insight, data, and strategic intent.

As a member of the executive leadership team, the VP of Product & Design will serve as the voice of the customer while balancing commercial outcomes, platform scalability, and design integrity. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across Product Management, UX/UI, Research, Content Design, and Design Systems, creating experiences that are intuitive, elegant, and differentiated in the market.

This is a rare opportunity to define the product DNA of a global organization shaping not just what is built, but how customers experience, trust, and engage with the platform at scale.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise-wide product and design vision aligned with corporate strategy and growth objectives.

• Lead product strategy, roadmap development, and experience design across multiple platforms and customer segments.

• Partner closely with Engineering, Data, Marketing, and Commercial teams to deliver scalable, high-impact digital products.

• Establish best-in-class product discovery, user research, and experimentation practices.

• Oversee design systems, accessibility standards, and experience consistency across all touchpoints.

• Drive data-informed decision-making using customer insights, analytics, and behavioral research.

• Balance long-term innovation with near-term execution, ensuring products ship with quality, speed, and clarity.

• Lead and develop senior leaders across Product Management and Design functions.

• Evaluate new product opportunities, platform expansions, and market adjacencies.

• Present product strategy, performance, and investment priorities to executive leadership and the Board.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in product management, design leadership, or digital product strategy roles.

• Proven success leading product and design organizations within global consumer technology or platform-based companies.

• Strong experience building and scaling digital products used at significant volume and complexity.

• Deep understanding of UX, interaction design, design systems, and user-centered development methodologies.

• Experience partnering with Engineering leadership on platform architecture and delivery execution.

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to align product decisions to revenue, growth, and customer retention.

• Track record of executive-level influence and cross-functional leadership.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

• Visionary product thinker with exceptional taste and design judgment.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence at the C-suite and Board level.

• Highly analytical and customer-obsessed, with a bias toward experimentation and learning.

• Inspirational people leader who attracts, develops, and retains top product and design talent.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity while driving clarity and focus across teams.

• Excellent communicator capable of articulating complex ideas with simplicity and conviction.

Strategic Support

• Partner with the CEO and executive leadership to shape long-term product and growth strategy.

• Support corporate planning, investment decisions, and portfolio prioritization.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Brand teams to ensure cohesive storytelling and product positioning.

• Enable organizational alignment around customer outcomes, experience quality, and innovation velocity.

• Provide product leadership during acquisitions, integrations, and platform expansion initiatives.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid executive work environment with global team collaboration.

• Regular interaction with senior leadership, engineering teams, and external partners.

• Occasional domestic and international travel for strategy sessions, design reviews, and leadership off-sites.

• High-visibility role with significant influence on company direction and customer experience.

Job Function

• Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership

• User Experience & Design Leadership

• Digital Platform Development

• Customer Research & Insights

• Innovation & Experimentation

• Cross-Functional Execution & Delivery

• Design Systems & Experience Governance

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $350,000 – $440,000

• Executive Annual Performance Bonus

• Long-Term Incentive Plan (Equity / RSUs)

• Comprehensive Executive Health Benefits

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

• Wellness, Mental Health & Family Support Programs

• Competitive PTO & Holiday Package

Why Join Us

• Shape the product and design vision of a global, high-impact digital platform.

• Lead teams that build experiences used by millions of customers worldwide.

• Influence strategy, innovation, and customer engagement at the executive level.

• Work in an organization that values design excellence, product rigor, and customer obsession.

• Leave a lasting mark on a platform that defines its category and sets industry standards.