Director, Product Design

Indianapolis, IN, United States

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JOB TYPE Full Time

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Seismic, a rapidly growing Forbes Cloud 100 company, i s the global leader in enablement, helping make sales teams better by becoming more productive and engaging with buyers in a compelling way. Seismic’s  platform provides continuous guidance to improve behavior, content, and skills to win more deals and deliver better experiences. Nearly 2,000 organizations including IBM and American Express have made Seismic their enablement platform of choice. Seismic integrates with business-critical platforms including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google and Adobe. Seismic is headquartered in San Diego, with offices across North America, Europe, Australia and China. Seismic is committed to building an inclusive workplace that ignites growth for our employees and creates a culture of belonging that allows all employees to be seen and valued for who they are. Learn more about DEI at Seismic here . Seismic continues to expand our product design team, and we’re seeking a forward-thinking Director of Product Design who is passionate about solving complex problems in a highly customer-centric way. You will lead teams in the creation of world-class experiences, based on our customer needs and our business goals.

The Seismic Product Design team is a diverse, fun, hard-working, creative, and highly collaborative group. Each designer brings their unique perspective to help us realize our goal of solving users’ needs by designing software that is driven by empathy and validated with data. We have a strong focus on continuous learning and growth and seek to leave everything a little better than we found it. If you are passionate about people and design, enjoy working with others on complex problems, and are excited about the prospect of joining a dynamic and visionary team – let’s chat!

What you will do:

Provide thought-leadership in design for developing delightful experiences by setting the design strategy and vision for your strategic area

Coach and advocate for your team—inspiring and elevating them to their best potential by providing regular feedback and guidance

Contribute to shared initiatives and operational improvements that drive positive impact for the team at large

Oversee and manage design delivery for product features and new product development

Ensure organizational visibility into the work your team is doing and facilitate collaboration with the wider design team

Collaborate with product managers and technical leads by helping to frame problems, validate assumptions, identifying learning goals, and scoping product design work

Plan and facilitate workshops that teach and socialize design best practices, user research and experience strategy

Provide timely feedback, support, and guidance for your team on process and work

Minimize and/or remove roadblocks for individual contributors to enable them to do their best work

Identify opportunities for individual’s professional growth and development

What you will bring to the team:

You are motivated, have a point of view and are not afraid to voice it

You are an organized and motivated leader who knows how to make the people around you better

You have experience anticipating bandwidth needs and planning work – and advocating for resources as needed with leadership

You are an excellent communicator, self-starter, and collaborative enthusiast

You are a great listener and seek to understand the “why” of decision making

You know and believe that incremental improvements lead to incredible product offerings

You have a passion for mentoring and developing team members, and fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration

You believe in fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and accountability within the design team

You promote a people-focused approach to design that puts team members and users at the heart of everything we do

You have a growth mindset and believe in the possibility of a better future

Who you are:

10+ years in product design, 5+ years of experience managing design teams with demonstrated success

A strong leader who can inspire and motivate designers to deliver their best work while also making it enjoyable

Expertise in design thinking, workshop creation, and facilitation

A skilled coach, mentor and teacher

Exceptional collaborator with product management, engineering, user research, and design teams

Driven to move quickly, make decisive decisions, and support teams to deliver world-class user experiences

Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and visual communication, with the ability to influence and build consensus across all levels of the organization

Able to interact with many stakeholders and balance a multitude of inputs, including user and business needs, while planning and allocating resources effectively

Experience working with Figma and JIRA

Experience working in B2B technology is a plus

Please include a resume and portfolio as part of your application. Applications without portfolio won’t be accepted

Our values:

Here at Seismic, we ignite growth for our company, industry, and people. We are enablement innovators seeking the best, brightest teammates who are mission-driven and empowered by our values.

We are inclusive.

We are vulnerable.

We seek to understand.

We strive for excellence.

We champion the customer.

What we have for you:

Take time to rest and recharge w/ paid time off, paid company holidays, and end of year company shutdown

Medical, dental, vision and 2x life insurance

Health Savings Accounts with $1,000 Single/$2,000 Family employer contribution and employer-paid disability plans

Fertility & family planning benefits

Paid parental leave and family caregiver leaves

Mental health support + Employee Assistance programs w/ free counseling sessions

401k w/ employer match

Equity program and performance-based bonuses

Bring Your Own Device technology stipend

Seismic Cares Program w/ charitable donation matching

Nine Communities of Belonging (employee resource/affinity groups)

Access to free paid telemedicine

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Headquartered in San Diego and with employees across the globe, Seismic is the global leader in sales enablement , backed by firms such as Permira, Ameriprise Financial, EDBI, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and T. Rowe Price. Seismic also recently expanded its team and product portfolio with the acquisition of Percolate, Grapevine6, and Lessonly. Our board of directors is composed of several industry luminaries including John Thompson, former Chairman of the Board for Microsoft.

Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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