Director of Product Design

The Role We Need:

PadSplit is hiring a Director of Design (Product & Marketing) to lead and elevate our design efforts across product and marketing, ensuring a seamless and impactful user experience from first engagement to long-term retention.  This hybrid role combines hands-on design work with strategic leadership, shaping our brand, refining our design systems, and mentoring a talented team of product and marketing designers.

The Person We Are Looking For:

The ideal candidate is a seasoned design leader with a proven track record of building and scaling design teams while delivering exceptional user-centered experiences.  This role requires someone to balance providing the strategic vision for design with hands-on execution to ensure alignment across marketing and product design to create seamless end-to-end journeys.  The right candidate will have a passion for mentorship, a strong collaborative spirit, and the ability to champion multi-disciplinary design in a dynamic, fast-growth environment. 

• Strategic Visioning: Develop and communicate the design vision by creating a strategic roadmap that aligns with company goals and user needs.
• Designer Mentorship: Mentor and coach designers on their craft, methodology, and career growth, providing feedback and support for ongoing improvement.
• Hands-On Execution: Lead design execution for high-priority initiatives in both product (e.g., feature research and UI design) and marketing (e.g., digital campaigns and presentations).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product, and Engineering, to ensure cohesive brand and user experiences.
• Brand Refinement: Refine and evolve PadSplit’s brand identity, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, from marketing materials to product interfaces.
• System Scalability: Enhance the current design system by creating component libraries, style guides, and documentation to support a consistent end-user experience.
• User Advocacy: Advocate for human-centered design in leadership discussions, promoting the value of qualitative research and customer insights.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Analyze and review user feedback and data to inform design decisions and prioritize feature improvements or new projects.
• Feedback Facilitation: Facilitate design critiques and feedback sessions, fostering a collaborative and iterative design culture.
• Industry Innovation: Stay updated on industry trends and integrate best practices to keep PadSplit’s design and branding at the forefront of the market.

• Design Experience: 8+ years of design experience, with a demonstrated focus on both product and marketing design.
• Leadership Experience: 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring design teams, showcasing the ability to foster growth and collaboration.
• Portfolio or Github: Strong portfolio that highlights a diverse range of design deliverables across product and marketing projects.
• Design Best Practices: Deep expertise in user-centered design principles, methodologies, and research, ensuring the customer voice is central to all initiatives.
• Design Tools Experience: Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with the flexibility to adapt to additional design, prototyping, and research tools.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating design decisions to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Data-Driven Skills: Understanding of marketing and product metrics, such as conversion funnels and campaign performance, to align design efforts with business outcomes.
• Real Estate or Marketplace Experience: Familiarity with marketplaces or real estate industries is a plus, providing valuable context for PadSplit’s mission and operations.

• Your application will be reviewed for possible next steps by the Hiring Manager.
• If you meet eligibility requirements, the next step would be a phone screen with a member of the PeopleOps team for about thirty (30) minutes.
• If warranted, the next step would be a video interview with our Head of Product for forty-five (45) minutes.
• If warranted, the next step would be a video interview with a small panel of key stakeholders for two (2) hours.  For this interview, a candidate would execute a live assessment to the panel for discussion.
• If warranted, then we move to offer!

• Fully remote position - we swear!
• Competitive compensation package including an equity incentive plan
• National medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans
• Company provided life insurance policy
• Optional accidental insurances, FSA, and DCFSA benefits
• Unlimited paid-time (PTO) policy with eleven (11) company-observed holidays
• 401(k) plan 
• Twelve (12) weeks of paid time off for both birth and non-birth parents
• The opportunity to do what you love at a company that is at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis

Notice to Applicants:

PadSplit participates in E-Verify. All new employees are required to complete an I-9 form and be authorized to work in the United States. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

PadSplit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.