Director of Design (Product & Marketing)

Rockstar is recruiting for a mission-driven technology company focused on solving the affordable housing crisis through innovative marketplace solutions. The client is a fast-growing organization dedicated to creating positive social impact by making housing more accessible and affordable. Rockstar is supporting this client in their search for a Director of Design (Product & Marketing) to help elevate their design efforts and drive meaningful change.

The Role Needed

The client is seeking a Director of Design (Product & Marketing) to lead and elevate design efforts across product and marketing, ensuring a seamless and impactful user experience from first engagement to long-term retention. This hybrid role combines hands-on design work with strategic leadership, shaping the brand, refining design systems, and mentoring a talented team of product and marketing designers.

The Person Sought

The ideal candidate is a seasoned design leader with a proven track record of building and scaling design teams while delivering exceptional user-centered experiences. This role requires someone who can balance providing the strategic vision for design with hands-on execution to ensure alignment across marketing and product design to create seamless end-to-end journeys. The right candidate will have a passion for mentorship, a strong collaborative spirit, and the ability to champion multi-disciplinary design in a dynamic, fast-growth environment.

Here’s What the Director of Design Will Do Day-To-Day

- Strategic Visioning: Develop and communicate the design vision by creating a strategic roadmap that aligns with company goals and user needs.

- Designer Mentorship: Mentor and coach designers on their craft, methodology, and career growth, providing feedback and support for ongoing improvement.

- Hands-On Execution: Lead design execution for high-priority initiatives in both product (e.g., feature research and UI design) and marketing (e.g., digital campaigns and presentations).

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product, and Engineering, to ensure cohesive brand and user experiences.

- Brand Refinement: Refine and evolve the brand identity, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints, from marketing materials to product interfaces.

- System Scalability: Enhance the current design system by creating component libraries, style guides, and documentation to support a consistent end-user experience.

- User Advocacy: Advocate for human-centered design in leadership discussions, promoting the value of qualitative research and customer insights.

- Data-Driven Decisions: Analyze and review user feedback and data to inform design decisions and prioritize feature improvements or new projects.

- Feedback Facilitation: Facilitate design critiques and feedback sessions, fostering a collaborative and iterative design culture.

- Industry Innovation: Stay updated on industry trends and integrate best practices to keep design and branding at the forefront of the market.

Here’s What is Needed To Be Successful

- Design Experience: 8+ years of design experience, with a demonstrated focus on both product and marketing design.

- Leadership Experience: 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring design teams, showcasing the ability to foster growth and collaboration.

- Portfolio or Github: Strong portfolio that highlights a diverse range of design deliverables across product and marketing projects.

- Design Best Practices: Deep expertise in user-centered design principles, methodologies, and research, ensuring the customer voice is central to all initiatives.

- Design Tools Experience: Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with the flexibility to adapt to additional design, prototyping, and research tools.

- Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating design decisions to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

- Data-Driven Skills: Understanding of marketing and product metrics, such as conversion funnels and campaign performance, to align design efforts with business outcomes.

- Real Estate or Marketplace Experience: Familiarity with marketplaces or real estate industries is a plus, providing valuable context for the company’s mission and operations.

The Interview Process

1. The application will be reviewed for possible next steps by the Hiring Manager.

2. If eligibility requirements are met, the next step will be a phone screen with a member of the PeopleOps team for about thirty (30) minutes.

3. If warranted, the next step will be a video interview with the Head of Product for forty-five (45) minutes.

4. If warranted, the next step will be a video interview with a small panel of key stakeholders for two (2) hours. For this interview, a candidate will execute a live assessment to the panel for discussion.

5. If warranted, then the process moves to offer!

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

- Fully remote position

- Competitive compensation package including an equity incentive plan

- National medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans

- Company-provided life insurance policy

- Optional accidental insurances, FSA, and DCFSA benefits

- Unlimited paid-time (PTO) policy with eleven (11) company-observed holidays

- 401(k) plan

- Twelve (12) weeks of paid time off for both birth and non-birth parents

- The opportunity to do meaningful work at a company that is at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis

Notice to Applicants

The client participates in E-Verify. All new employees are required to complete an I-9 form and be authorized to work in the United States. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

Compensation is based on the role's scope, national market benchmarks, the person's expertise and experience, and the impact of their contributions to business goals.