Product Design Director, Xero
$290-330k
OTE
Accounting software for small businesses
Be an early applicant
Accounting software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$290-330k
OTE
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- You will bring a design portfolio that showcases a history of delivering high-quality, mature product experiences
- Your background includes leading performance-driven teams with an assertive, front-foot leadership style
- You possess the ability to tell compelling stories and present strategic thinking to executive-level stakeholders
- A deep understanding of cross-functional team dynamics allows you to coordinate effectively with product and engineering partners
- You demonstrate a strong sense of when to rely on research and when to take a calculated risk to drive innovation
- Your toolkit includes a willingness to get "on the tools" when necessary to mentor designers and demonstrate what good looks like
- Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match!
What the job involves
- As the Product Design Director for our US, Banking and Data-In group, you will take ownership of the design direction and vision for critical product areas key to our success in the US
- You will partner closely with product and engineering leaders to define strategy, ensuring we deliver consistent and beautiful experiences that help small businesses thrive. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving operational excellence and promoting the value of design across the organisation
- You will lead and grow a talented team of designers, providing mentorship and coaching to help them reach their full potential. By setting high standards and refining our design practice, you will ensure our products not only meet user needs but also challenge the status quo through innovation and high-quality execution
- You will lead a dedicated team of six designers focused on the US market, collaborating across North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The team works as a coordinated unit within a cross-functional "triad" environment, partnering deeply with product and engineering peers to shape a strategy that is still forming and highly impactful
- Developing the US product strategy to create cashflow-forward experiences for small businesses
- Driving the "Data-in" initiative, using AI for smart document capture, extraction, and matching
- Leading the transformation of legacy experiences through automation and AI to give time back to our customers
- Evolving core banking experiences, including auto bank reconciliation and bank feed setups
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Prior to Xero, she founded Boardlist and Joyus. She also served as the CEO of Polyvore and as a President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations at Google.
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