JioStar

Director Product Design

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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND

In-Office

Senior level

Consumer Web • Digital Media • News + Entertainment

A legacy of entertainment, now united as one. Welcome to JioStar - where stories and experiences are infinite!

The Role

The Director of Product Design will lead a team of designers, defining design strategy, collaborating across functions, and enhancing user experiences on a large scale.

Summary Generated by Built In

Location: Bengaluru

Reports to: Head of Design

Function: Product Design

JOB SUMMARY:

The Opportunity JioHotstar is one of the world’s largest streaming platforms and India’s #1 destination for premium entertainment and sports serving millions of users across mobile, web, and connected TV. As a Director Product Design in the product design function - you will belong with a culture that is inspired and obsessed with creating the future of entertainment and sports. You will lead product design for a pod, with a team of designers responsible for solving complex problems in the heart of Core Consumer Experience across discovery, consumption and engagement. You’ll manage and grow design talent, drive design excellence, and partner with engineering, product, research, business, and content to deliver delightful user experiences that scale successfully driving key business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Lead & grow a pod of designers (junior → senior) by providing coaching, feedback, and career development
Define design strategy and execution across your product area, balancing near-term delivery with long-term vision
Partner with Product Management to define problem spaces, scope initiatives, and prioritize work
Collaborate with Engineering to ensure feasibility, scalability, and seamless delivery and shipping of design solutions
Work with User Research & Analytics to bring insights, testing, and data into the mix for informed decision making across various stages of the design lifecycle
Align end designs with the Design System team to ensure consistency, scalability, and platform-wide design standards
Build strong relationships across various levels of stakeholders in the business, marketing and content teams
Champion design excellence and craft by leading structured critiques, reviews, and establishing best practices
Drive measurable impact on key product and business metrics (engagement, retention, monetization, NPS, etc.)
Create new paradigms that build on current and future AI capabilities to enable cutting edge experiences
Help shape and progress the design and UX culture across functions

What You’ll Bring

8+/10+ years of experience in digital product design, including 2+ /3+years in a leadership role managing designers
Strong portfolio demonstrating:High-quality consumer-facing design work at scale
Experience with design systems across platforms
Design decisions driven by user insights and dataAbility to solve business and product challenges through design
Proven ability to hire, mentor, and grow design talent
Exceptional storytelling, facilitation, and communication skills across diverse stakeholders
Experience working in cross-functional environments with product, engineering, research, and content/business teams
Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels
Experience building consumer facing products in the tech industry
A solid understanding of the current state of AI centric experiences

Why it’s Exciting:

Build India’s bold and winning answer to the global streaming landscape
Shape experiences for one of the largest streaming audiences in the world
Design the future of entertainment and sports across platforms — mobile, desktop, TV, and emerging technologies like AR/VR
Lead the AI-powered chapter of next-gen entertainment and sports
Work at the intersection of design, technology, and content, where user impact is immediate and at massive scale
Join a world-class design team that values culture, craft, collaboration, and continuous growth
Design experiences for an app used daily by millions — including everyone around you

Learn more about the design team and culture at jiohostar.design

About Us

Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.

JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.