Director, Design - Core Experience (Product Design)

TL;DR

Director, Design - Core Experience (Product Design): Leading the Core Experience team, responsible for shaping foundational flows and interaction patterns across iOS, Android, and web platforms. Focus on ensuring consistency, intuitiveness, emotional resonance, and alignment with hirify.global’s values of safety and inclusivity.

Location: US NY New York / US CA Remote

Salary: $240,000 - $257,500 a year

Company

hirify.global Inc. is the parent company of hirify.global, Badoo, hirify.global For Friends, and Geneva, enabling people to build healthy and equitable relationships through Kind Connections.

What you will do

• Lead and inspire the Core Experience Team, managing and mentoring product designers focused on foundational product flows and core UX.
• Define and elevate core user journeys, ensuring they are delightful, inclusive, and accessible.
• Balance design systems with user experience, collaborating with the Systems team to ensure consistency and craft across platforms.
• Drive strategic alignment across Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to deliver resonant experiences.
• Raise the bar for craft and innovation, setting high standards for interaction design and visual approaches.
• Foster a culture of user-first thinking and experimentation within the Design Team.

Requirements

• 10+ years in Product Design, with 4+ years leading teams in consumer product or core experience contexts.
• Proven track record of shaping and scaling cross-platform product experiences at a global scale.
• Deep expertise in interaction design, UX research collaboration, and design-to-engineering partnership.
• Ability to set product-wide design standards while staying grounded in user needs and business goals.
• Inspirational leadership that fosters growth, inclusion, and creativity.
• Excellent storytelling, collaboration, and strategic influence skills.
• Experience working across time zones and disciplines.
• Passion for hirify.global’s mission and values.

Nice to have

• Experience in high-growth consumer tech, social, or marketplace products.
• Expertise in accessibility and inclusive design practices.
• Thought leadership in the product design community.

Culture & Benefits

• Standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location.
• Participation in short- and long-term incentive programs.
• Medical, Dental, Vision.
• 401(k) match.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.