Product Design Director

📋 Description

• We are open to remote candidates located within PST to BRT time zones.

• At Metalab, we partner with companies ready to change the world—helping them create products that improve lives, reshape markets, and shift culture.

• As a Design Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the quality of our work and nurturing the talent of our design team.

• You will lead with vision, balancing execution with mentorship to ensure teams deliver outstanding, high-impact design solutions.

• You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, driving both business and user value while setting a clear standard for design excellence.

• You thrive in ambiguity, bring strategic thinking to complex challenges, and elevate the work through deep expertise in product design, brand, and storytelling.

• As a leader, you’ll advocate for high-quality, user-centered design and ensure Metalab continues to be at the forefront of digital innovation.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience managing and mentoring design teams through complex challenges while maintaining high-quality output.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to align and influence diverse stakeholders.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business priorities and deliver tangible value.

• Active engagement in the design community, sharing insights through articles, panels, and thought leadership.

• A passion for inclusive design practices and fostering a collaborative team environment.

• Knowledge of change management and service design principles.

• Strategic thinking, with the ability to contribute to business development and client relationship-building.