Head of Design, Supplier Technology
Head of Design, Supplier Technology
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Job Description
This is a hybrid position and requires the ability to work from our office in Toronto ON.
The salary range for this position is $223954 - $245627 CAD. Base pay offered may vary depending on location job-related knowledge skills and experience. Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered.
Who We Are
Wayfairs Supplier Technology organization builds the platforms tools and experiences that power the global network of partners who sell and manage their business on Wayfair. From onboarding and catalog management to merchandising and performance optimization our tools help suppliers grow their business and deliver great outcomes for our customers.
Were looking for a visionary systems-minded design leader to drive the user experience for our full suite of supplier-facing toolsincluding Partner Home and internal merchandising platforms. Youll lead a team of 20 product designers focused on simplifying complex workflows enabling automation and elevating our platform design maturity. Youll partner closely with engineering product analytics operations and business stakeholders to shape the future of how suppliers work with Wayfair.
What Youll Do
- Set a clear design strategy across the full supplier lifecyclefrom onboarding and catalog management to analytics and growth tooling.
- Lead mentor and scale a high-performing team of product designers building a culture of creativity collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Drive hands-on execution on key strategic initiatives that simplify supplier workflows reduce operational friction and deliver measurable business value.
- Explore and apply AI tools and workflows to enhance design efficiency prototyping and researchenabling the team to move faster and smarter in day-to-day execution.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers engineers researchers and analysts to translate user needs and platform strategy into high-impact design solutions.
- Advance design operations team health and career development across a growing distributed design org.
- Champion design quality and consistency working within and extending Wayfairs broader design system as needed for enterprise-scale tools.
- Connect design to outcomes using data and insights to influence priorities measure impact and continuously refine the experience.
What Youll Need
- 10 years of experience in product design with 3 years leading and scaling design teams.
- Experience designing for complex enterprise-scale platforms or B2B ecosystems.
- A proven track record of shaping product strategy and delivering outcomes through design.
- Excellent storytelling communication and influence skills particularly with senior stakeholders.
- Strong systems-thinking mindset and experience designing for modular extensible platforms.
- Deep fluency with tools like Figma and modern design system practices.
- Experience operating in fast-paced data-driven environments with iterative product development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with supplier tools merchandising platforms or ecommerce operations is a strong plus.
- Experience leading design teams in a platform productivity or tooling context.
- Knowledge of experimentation A/B testing and design for performance optimization.
Why This Role Matters
Wayfair is investing in the future of supplier experience. This role is a rare opportunity to shape a platform used by thousands of businesses powering millions of products and decisions across Wayfairs ecosystem. Youll play a pivotal role in defining what great looks like for our partnersand helping them succeed at scale.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the worlds largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world were reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If youre looking for rapid growth constant learning and dynamic challenges then youll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are Wayfair is a place you can call home. Were a community of innovators risk-takers and trailblazers who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger smarter and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees customers community and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair and world for all. Every voice every perspective matters. Thats why were proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color ethnicity ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status disability gender identity gender expression veteran status genetic information or any other legally protected characteristic.
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Director
Employment Type
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