Director of Product Design

Overview

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation. We're looking for a Director, Product Design to lead the day-to-day operations of Replit's Product Design organization, reporting to the Co-Founder & Head of Design.

What you'll do

• You'll stay two to three layers deeper than the Co-Founder & Head of Design on active initiatives, surfacing the context, tradeoffs, and insights needed to make thoughtful decisions without requiring constant immersion in every project.
• Success in this role requires exceptional product judgment, strong design taste, technical fluency, and a collaborative approach.
• You're someone who naturally connects disciplines, elevates the people around you, and makes both the work and the team better every day.
• Lead the day-to-day operations of Replit's Product Design organization, ensuring work is aligned, prioritized, and delivered to an exceptionally high standard.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of product designers, helping them grow their craft, confidence, and impact.
• Shape and elevate the customer journey
• Work alongside designers every day by whiteboarding ideas, exploring alternatives, reviewing work in progress, and solving complex product and interaction challenges.
• Stay deeply informed across active initiatives, surfacing the context and insights that enable the Co-Founder & Head of Design to engage quickly in meaningful design critique and high-impact product decisions.

Requirements

• You enjoy being close to the work, helping designers think through difficult problems, and making good teams even better.
• You're equally comfortable sketching ideas on a whiteboard, giving thoughtful design feedback, coaching a designer through a difficult challenge, or partnering with engineering on implementation details.
• You combine exceptional product judgment with strong design taste and technical fluency.
• You're collaborative, humble, curious, and energized by helping great work happen.
• EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
• Significant experience leading product design teams within high-growth technology companies.
• Proven ability to balance people leadership with meaningful hands-on product design contribution.
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft, interaction design, product thinking, and systems thinking.

Skills