Director of Product Design

Duolingo Duolingo · Consumer · New York, NY +1 · Design

Director of Product Design at Duolingo, responsible for leading and growing a team of designers, mentoring them, and collaborating with Product and Engineering leaders to deliver high-quality products. Requires extensive experience in people management, hiring, and influencing product strategy.

What you'd actually do

  1. Grow and lead a talented, diverse, and inclusive team of designers and leaders that consistently delivers high-quality products
  2. Mentor and develop the skills, talents, and careers of the designers and design managers on your team, coaching them to success and impact
  3. Collaborate closely with leaders in other functions (Product and Engineering) to ensure that product areas are both planning well and hitting their metrics
  4. Build a thriving culture where designers do high-quality work and uphold our outstanding product experience
  5. Design and scale the organization, partnering closely with Leadership and Talent Acquisition on headcount budgeting and forecasting

Skills

Required

  • product design
  • people management
  • hiring
  • mentoring
  • collaboration
  • communication
  • product strategy
  • data and metrics analysis

Nice to have

  • portfolio of exceptional visual design and craft
  • organizational savviness
  • building relationships with leaders

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of experience in product design as a people manager
  • experience managing managers
  • Experience sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding for your team
  • Consistent track record of effectively managing people
  • recruiting a diverse team