Director of Design, Maze

• 8+ years of product or UX design experience, including 3+ years in design leadership roles
• Proven experience leading and scaling multi-disciplinary design teams
• Demonstrated success influencing product strategy and driving cross-functional alignment
• Strong portfolio of shipped products showing design excellence, innovation, and impact
• Deep understanding of emerging design technologies, particularly AI and GenAI tools that enhance design ideation, prototyping, or user experience
• Experience designing for or within AI-driven products or platforms
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to translate complex AI concepts into clear design principles and experiences
• A strong point of view on taste, craft, and what great design looks like in the AI era
• Empathy for users and a passion for creating intuitive, human-centered experiences
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to set direction in fast-changing environments

Desirable

• We’re looking for an experienced Director of Design to lead and grow the design function at Maze — setting the creative direction for how design evolves in the era of AI
• This role is both strategic and hands-on: you’ll define the design vision, scale design excellence across teams, and integrate new AI-driven tools and workflows into how our designers operate every day
• As Maze evolves into an AI-powered platform, this leader will serve as the tastemaker and vision curator for design in the GenAI age — setting a high bar for quality, aesthetics, and innovation while ensuring our products feel human, intuitive, and deeply empathetic
• You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and our leadership team to shape how AI enhances the product experience, and how design itself evolves to meet this moment
• This role is ideal for a design leader who thrives at the intersection of creativity, technology, and systems thinking, and who’s ready to guide a talented team through a new creative frontier
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of designers and design managers across product areas
• Define and champion Maze’s design vision, principles, and long-term strategy — with a focus on how design evolves in an AI-powered world
• Shape and evangelize the design culture at Maze, setting the tone for taste, craft, and creative excellence
• Drive the adoption of AI tools and GenAI practices within design workflows — improving creativity, speed, and quality
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure AI is thoughtfully integrated into the Maze user experience, enhancing rather than replacing human insight
• Oversee the evolution of design systems, ensuring they are flexible enough to support AI-driven interfaces and interactions
• Represent design at the leadership level — influencing strategy, shaping priorities, and advocating for user needs
• Contribute hands-on to high-impact initiatives when needed, especially those defining the visual and interaction language of Maze’s AI platform
• Use research, experimentation, and data to inform decisions and measure design’s impact
• Drive recruiting, performance management, and career development across the design org to build a world class design team