Head of Product & Design, Air
$200-280k
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3 days a week in office
Cloud-based storage for images and videos
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Cloud-based storage for images and videos
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-280k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make creativity easy, fast and fun. Air rethink traditional cloud storage, and make it easier for companies to get from a brainstorm to the final deliverable.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, brings experience from the world’s best product-led companies, and is obsessed with how AI can be leveraged to dramatically increase the impact of creative teams
- Experience: 10+ years in product and/or design leadership roles at world-class, product-led companies; ideally with experience scaling SaaS platforms or systems of record
- AI-First Thinking: Deeply curious about AI and its practical applications; excited to build product experiences that put AI at the center of creative workflows
- Strategic & Hands-On: Able to toggle between long-term vision and in-the-weeds execution. You’ve shipped complex products at scale and know what it takes
- Design Sensibility: Strong taste and intuition for what makes a great user experience. You're comfortable operating in the space where product and design meet
- Systems Builder: Experienced in developing product orgs, establishing rituals, and processes that scale with the business
- Customer Empathy: Naturally customer-obsessed, with a proven ability to synthesize feedback into strategic decisions
- Influence & Communication: A compelling communicator and cross-functional leader who inspires teams and aligns stakeholders
What the job involves
- Air is looking for a visionary Head of Product & Design to lead our product strategy, design vision, and cross-functional execution as we enter our next phase of growth
- This is a rare opportunity to own and shape the evolution of a system of record—one purpose-built for the future of creative work
- This is a highly strategic role with direct responsibility for our product direction, user experience, and team leadership
- You’ll partner closely with our CEO, CTO and broader leadership team to scale our product while maintaining the design excellence and clarity that have set Air apart
- Set and drive the long-term product and design vision that aligns with our mission and business goals
- Champion an AI-centric approach across the platform, imagining and delivering features that unlock creativity and efficiency for our users
- Develop a deep understanding of our market, customers, and competitive landscape to inform strategic product bets
- Balance the pace of innovation with the demands of building a stable, scalable system of record
- Lead and mentor a team of product managers and designers, fostering a culture of creativity, ownership, and high performance
- Build a seamless partnership between product, design, and engineering to execute with speed and excellence
- Uphold a high bar for product quality, design precision, and user-centric thinking across everything we ship
- Own roadmap prioritization across teams, ensuring initiatives are aligned to company objectives and user needs
- Guide teams through the entire product lifecycle—from discovery and strategy to design, build, launch, and iteration
- Operate with a systems mindset, creating processes and frameworks that enable the team to scale efficiently
- Define and track success metrics, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement
- Ensure our product narrative is compelling, cohesive, and resonates with both internal stakeholders and the market
Our take
Every day, marketers waste countless hours organizing, finding, approving, and sharing content — this mindless work gets in the way of the creative process. Air's product automates these tasks, giving creators back time to do what they do best: create.
Air works as a cloud collaboration platform that negates the need to move items to and from the cloud when working with visual content. Teams can use the platform to search, review, and manage all their content in one place. Users can migrate their content from Dropbox or hard drives, and once all assets are in Air, the platform automates the work and keeps the library organized.
Air's 2022 round of funding from Tiger Global Group and Headline is being used to build out more product features and expand the team. Further, over recent years that has been a rapid surge in the cloud collaboration market, which is forecast to surpass $50 billion by 2025. Air is therefore operating well in a market that is expected to see significant growth.
Kirsty
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2025
$35m
SERIES B
Jan 2022
$10m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $70.5m
Company benefits
- Air contributes 90% to medical, dental, and vision insurance and 75% to dependent coverage
- Employees also have life insurance, disability insurance, and membership to One Medical
- 401k program
- Commuter benefits
- Generous work from home stipend
- Professional development reimbursement
- Unlimited vacation days
Company HQ
Gowanus, NY
Leadership
Shane Hegde
(CEO & Co-Founder)Studied Science at Stanford. Co-Founder & CEO of Swap Mobile. An Investor at HPS Investment Partners. Chief Digital Strategist at REVOLT MEDIA & TV.
Tyler Strand
(CTO & Co-Founder)Studied Computer Science at Stanford. Co-founder & CEO of hostess.fm. Worked for over a year at Beatport, from Product Manager to Director of Product. Was Partner & Director of Product Management at Postlight.
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