Director of Product Design
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Its a big mission and thats where you come in!
At Duolingo youll join a team that cares about educating our users experimenting with big ideas making fact-based decisions and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. Youll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds while doing work thats both meaningful and fun.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role
Design the teams that design Duolingo.
This role reports to the Head of Product Design and as a Design Director youll be the instrumental creative partner in most projects at Duolingofrom our mobile apps and website to the brand voice and email newsletters and even community events. At Duolingo we take pride in and agonize over crafting a user-friendly (and fun) experience for everyone.
:brain: You will...
- Grow and lead a talented diverse and inclusive team of designers and leaders that consistently delivers high-quality products
- Mentor and develop the skills talents and careers of the designers and design managers on your team coaching them to success and impact
- Collaborate closely with leaders in other functions (Product and Engineering) to ensure that product areas are both planning well and hitting their metrics
- Build a thriving culture where designers do high-quality work and uphold our outstanding product experience
- Design and scale the organization partnering closely with Leadership and Talent Acquisition on headcount budgeting and forecasting
:check: You have...
- 10 years of experience in product design as a people manager at a similar or later-stage tech company including experience managing managers
- Experience sourcing interviewing hiring and onboarding for your team as well as spot promising design talent
- Consistent track record of effectively managing people including developing talent on your teams and recruiting a diverse team that reflects our learners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills that lead to effective and concrete output
- Experience defining and influencing product strategy
- An understanding and appreciation for the accurate application of data and metrics in product design
- Attention to detail and a focus on excellence
:star: Exceptional candidates will have...
- A portfolio of exceptional visual design and craft as done by their teams
- Organizational savviness and the ability to build relationships with leaders of all functions
- Worked at a company with very high design standards
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to skills experience education and internal equity.
Take a peek at how we care for our employees holistic well-being with our benefitshere.
We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation please contact.
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Duolingo is the world's most popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online on duolingo.com or on the apps!
