Head of Design

Canary Technologies
Full-time
New York, NY / San Francisco, CA
$200,000 - $250,000 a year
Posted on 23 days ago

Job Description

Canary Technologies is seeking a Head of Design to establish a multi-year design vision and translate ideas into measurable outcomes. This role involves leading a design team, owning the design system, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and representing design in executive forums.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end design strategy across product surfaces
  • Build, mentor, and manage a design team
  • Define and evolve Canary’s design system
  • Partner with PM and Eng leads to shape roadmap
  • Raise quality through critique and design reviews
  • Lead research to understand stakeholder needs
  • Collaborate with Enterprise and Customer Success teams
  • Establish design planning and measurement practices
  • Represent Design in exec forums

Requirements

  • 8+ years in Product Design with 3+ years leading teams
  • Portfolio demonstrating systems thinking and shipped work
  • Proven ability to recruit and develop design talent
  • Strong partner to Product and Engineering
  • Fluency in design systems, accessibility, and UX research
  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Benefits

  • No benefits