Director of Product Design, Seismic
+ Equity and performance-based bonuses
Enterprise sales enablement software
Job no longer available
Enterprise sales enablement software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity and performance-based bonuses
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower thousands of teams to grow and win.
Role
Who you are
- Seismic continues to expand our product design team, and we’re seeking a forward-thinking Director of Product Design who is passionate about solving complex problems in a highly customer-centric way
- If you are passionate about people and design, enjoy working with others on complex problems, and are excited about the prospect of joining a dynamic and visionary team – let’s chat!
- You are motivated, have a point of view and are not afraid to voice it
- You are an organized and motivated leader who knows how to make the people around you better
- You have experience anticipating bandwidth needs and planning work – and advocating for resources as needed with leadership
- You are an excellent communicator, self-starter, and collaborative enthusiast
- You are a great listener and seek to understand the “why” of decision making
- You know and believe that incremental improvements lead to incredible product offerings
- You have a passion for mentoring and developing team members, and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration
- You believe in fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and accountability within the design team
- You promote a people-focused approach to design that puts team members and users at the heart of everything we do
- You have a growth mindset and believe in the possibility of a better future
- 10+ years in product design, 5+ years of experience managing design teams with demonstrated success
- A strong leader who can inspire and motivate designers to deliver their best work while also making it enjoyable
- Expertise in design thinking, workshop creation, and facilitation
- A skilled coach, mentor and teacher
- Exceptional collaborator with product management, engineering, user research, and design teams
- Driven to move quickly, make decisive decisions, and support teams to deliver world-class user experiences
- Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and visual communication, with the ability to influence and build consensus across all levels of the organization
- Able to interact with many stakeholders and balance a multitude of inputs, including user and business needs, while planning and allocating resources effectively
- Experience working with Figma and JIRA
- Experience working in B2B technology is a plus
What the job involves
- You will lead teams in the creation of world-class experiences, based on our customer needs and our business goals
- Provide thought-leadership in design for developing delightful experiences by setting the design strategy and vision for your strategic area
- Deliver a cohesive experience across different platform verticals
- Coach and advocate for your team—inspiring and elevating them to their best potential by providing regular feedback and guidance
- Contribute to shared initiatives and operational improvements that drive positive impact for the team at large
- Oversee and manage design delivery for product features and new product development
- Ensure organizational visibility into the work your team is doing and facilitate collaboration with the wider design team
- Collaborate with product managers and technical leads by helping to frame problems, validate assumptions, identifying learning goals, and scoping product design work
- Plan and facilitate workshops that teach and socialize design best practices, user research and experience strategy
- Provide timely feedback, support, and guidance for your team on process and work
- Minimize and/or remove roadblocks for individual contributors to enable them to do their best work
- Identify opportunities for individual’s professional growth and development
Application process
- Please include a resume and portfolio as part of your application. Applications without portfolio won’t be accepted
Our take
Seismic is a sales enablement software used by 100s of large companies to help them improve sales and marketing efforts.
Sales enablement — that is, resources that help teams close deals more effectively — is a market that's growing strongly, as companies look to improve the productivity of their teams by using data. Seismic leverages machine learning to automate key parts of the sales and marketing cycle and to personalize documents for individual sales reps.
With substantial rounds of funding behind it, Seismic has been living up to its name by being announced as a Global Leader in its sector in late 2022 by Forrester Research. With a number of acquisitions that complement its services, Seismic has been savvy in its navigation of a prolonged period of growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2021
$170m
SERIES G
Sep 2020
$92m
SERIES F
Total funding: $446.5m
Company benefits
- Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits, including an end-of-year company shutdown
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work schedule
- Seismic Cares employee volunteer program
- #OneSeismic culture that celebrates wins, encourages autonomy, ownership, and transparency
Company HQ
Carmel Valley, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Doug Winter
(CEO)Also co-founded Objectiva Software Solutions. Previously served as Chief Operations Officer at EMC Document Sciences.
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