About Chief:
Chief’s mission is to build the most powerful network focused on connecting and supporting women leaders. Our members are VP and C-level executives across every industry who are leading their companies today and building a more equitable tomorrow. Chief was recently recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2021, and you can read more about us in Forbes or watch us on the Today Show.
Launched in early 2019, Chief is a Series A stage start-up backed by General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, Primary Ventures, and other top-tier investors. We’re headquartered in New York City, with membership open in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, DC, and Miami. Our flagship locations are in NYC, LA, and Chicago.
About the Role:
Chief is seeking an experienced Senior Director of Product Design & User Research. In this role, you will own Chief’s UX function and lead our Product Design & Research teams. You will be responsible for owning the design & research strategy across our portfolio of products. This is inherently a cross-functional role — you will work closely with product management, engineering, brand and marketing to ensure that we build intuitive and elegant end-to-end user experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, nurture and grow an exceptional team of Product Designers & User Researchers
- Influence product direction and align the organization by clearly and confidently presenting complex concepts and design strategy
- Provide leadership and design direction within your team and across the organization with clear rationale for design decisions
- Own the full design & research process leading to deliverables that are on-time, detailed, and polished
- Drive the evolution of our design & research tools and processes across Chief that will drive efficiency as well as impactful results
- Ability to roll up your sleeves and design or conduct research, as needed
What We're Looking For:
- An experienced designer and product leader with a track record of designing elegant and intuitive experiences
- A strong people manager with experience leading and building UX teams
- Recent experience in a product development setting within a consumer tech and software company
- A portfolio of relevant UX Design work and/or case studies, executed either by yourself or a team that you led, that showcases an ability to deliver highly usable and deep experiences consistently
- Demonstrated ability to ruthlessly prioritize and build processes that scale
- Ability to foster a data and research-driven culture in support of a fast-paced, holistic approach to product development
- Ability to align leaders across the organization and produce design outcomes that get thumbs up from users and stakeholders alike
- Experience leading collaborative projects that span multiple teams and disciplines
- Proven success in a fast-paced environment with resilience in the face of evolving priorities
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, with the ability to influence and communicate cross-functionally and at all levels of the organization
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Why You'll Want to Work Here:
- Competitive salary and equity
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Full medical, dental, and vision packages, 401(k)
- Experience as an early member of a startup team with exciting early traction
- Opportunity to work for a startup focused on driving real change for women in business
- Opportunity to create and attend inspiring experiences and events with leaders of the industry
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