What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Product Design position at Bitwarden?
Bitwarden promotes better internet security and safety with the leading open source password management solution for individuals, teams, and business organizations. Our philosophy about security is that "we are all in this together" - and so we continue to offer a full-featured free version of Bitwarden so that everyone can be protected with strong password management. At the same time, we provide enterprise-grade solutions to some of the largest companies in the world, and will continue to innovate in the identity and authentication market as the world starts to grow beyond passwords. Read more on the Bitwarden blog .
As Director of Design at Bitwarden, you will lead a team of designers that help shape and define the UI and UX of Bitwarden applications used by millions of people every day. We're looking for someone who can radiate strong design skills throughout the team as a hands-on leader and individual contributor. You will serve the Product and Engineering organizations with development efforts as well as recommend and implement improvements to existing user flows and designs.
This is an all-remote team. We are looking for someone who resides in the U.S. This position reports directly to the Founder & CTO.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide design leadership across the entire organization
- Define the design language across Bitwarden products
- Create low-fidelity wireframes as well as higher fidelity prototypes for product-driven initiatives as well as potential product investments
- Understand customer journeys and use cases in order to identify design opportunities, provide design feedback, and ultimately improve existing user journeys across all clients and platforms
- Iterate on code review processes involving design implementations, to enforce correctness and standardization
- Build a team vision and strategy for the success and growth of Design at Bitwarden.
- With feedback from the team, leadership and external stakeholders, own the process, procedures and decision support for product design and delivery
- Facilitate and encourage collaboration through team meetings or other communication channels as necessary
- Conduct one-on-one meetings with direct reports to work on issues, provide and receive feedback and discuss individual professional development goals and opportunities
- Perform annual or semi-annual performance reviews when required
- Direct and manage relationships and projects with third party design resources.
WHAT YOU BRING TO BITWARDEN
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
Selected candidates will be invited to schedule an introduction call and potentially progress through the following stages :
A FEW REASONS TO WORK WITH US
In the United States, the starting base compensation range for this role is $185,000 - $225,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, relevant experience, and skill set as assessed in the interview process, as well as market data by location. See our careers page for a list of benefits. Please note that compensation outside the U.S. will differ based on the market.
Salary : $185,000 - $225,000
