Director, Product Design

Samsara is a company that provides an IoT-based Connected Operations Cloud to help organizations improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations. The Director of Product Design will lead and grow the product design organization, engage with customers, define product design strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality user experiences across product areas.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
• Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
• Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
• Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
• Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
• Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Requirements:

• 4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience
• Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems
• Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
• A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences
• Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
• Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
• A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences