VP of Product Design

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Design Strategy: Define and drive the overall design vision and UX strategy across all products, aligning design objectives with business goals and customer needs.
• User-Centric Transformation: Champion a culture of design thinking, user research, and prototyping to ensure product decisions are guided by user insights.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and other teams to incorporate design early in product development and create a shared vision.
• Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-impact design and research team. Foster a collaborative, inclusive culture that empowers designers to innovate and grow.
• Design System Implementation: Drive the evolution of a modern, scalable design system for consistency, efficiency, and a cohesive user experience across the entire product portfolio.
• UX Quality & Innovation: Measure and evolve the user experience to ensure product usability and delight, identifying opportunities to streamline complex workflows and enhance visual design.
• Bias for Action: Inspire a rapid iteration mindset within the design team, producing prototypes and gathering feedback quickly to drive continuous improvement and impact on the broader company.
• Hands-On Execution: Step in as a 'player-coach' when needed, contributing directly to key design initiatives while mentoring team members.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in UX/Product Design, including 5+ years in a leadership role (Director level or above).
• Proven success leading the design of enterprise B2B software or SaaS products.
• Experience building and implementing a unified design system.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence executives and cross-functional teams.
• History of building and effectively managing a distributed or remote design team, effectively coordinating across geographies and time zones.
• Expertise with modern design and prototyping tools, preferably Figma.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with cybersecurity, data protection, or related enterprise IT domains.
• Experience in turnaround or high-growth environments, with an ability to champion organizational change.
• Familiarity with data-driven design approaches, using analytics and metrics to guide design decisions.

Qualifications

• Educational background or certifications are not explicitly specified, but extensive experience in UX/Product Design and leadership roles are required.

Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits that start on day one
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Family planning support benefits, along with 100% paid maternity and parental leave
• 401k match
• Veeam Care Days - additional 24 hours for your volunteering activities
• Professional training and education, including courses and workshops, internal meetups, and unlimited access to our online learning platforms (Percipio, Athena, O'Reilly) and mentoring through our MentorLab program.