Inclusively is partnering with a ride share company to hire a Director, Design Foundations. **Please note: this role is NOT an internal position with Inclusively but with the partner company.**

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Responsibilities:

• Own and shape the design system and design standards that define the product experience
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multi-disciplinary team of 30+ including systems-focused product designers, content designers, and program managers
• Push the boundaries of your team’s execution. Foster creativity to explore divergent concepts and create a trajectory for the company
• Provide technical and creative direction that supports and elevates the quality of the work and design system
• Own and drive the design project lifecycle from strategic planning, scheduling, requirements gathering, design reviews, delivery and implementation to launch
• Lead the team to define and deliver the step-change processes and tools that enable effective team workflows and collaboration
• Partner closely with Marketing to bring the brand to life through the design system and content guidelines
• Chair the cross-org Design Functional Excellence Council to drive design excellence broadly across, continuing to elevate our (already) strong design community within and a strong design reputation
• Collaborate, communicate, and negotiate with other design leaders, product managers, engineers and stakeholders at all levels across the organization
• Lead quarterly planning and prioritization with cross-functional teams, balancing multiple inputs and needs
• Provide up to date visibility into current projects, team utilization, project health and priorities
• Manage the resource allocation within Central Design and across partner teams
• Build relationships with cross-functional team members and executives across organizations, and effectively speak to process, design goals, and team vision

Experience:

• 10+ years of applied product design management experience with a track record of delivering high-quality user experiences
• Technical understanding and execution of UX design and general design principles and best practices
• Experience leading and mentoring multi-disciplinary teams of design professionals
• A passion for design, design process, and design management
• Proven ability to manage workflows, project plans and ship high quality design
• A ‘big picture’ approach in helping establish, support, and engage teams, while still managing the details
• Great communication skills, written and verbal, with a diverse group of stakeholders
• Attention to detail with borderline obsessive organizational skills
• Relevant understanding and appreciation of current product design processes and systems
• Comfortable with ambiguity and malleable workflows
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills
• Resilience and equanimity in dealing with change, challenges and adversity
• Proactive in seeking opportunities to improve and expand team, personal skills and experience
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and industry standards

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Salary: $203,000 - $253,750