TL;DR

Principal Design Director (Platform): Leading the design, strategy, and creative direction for v1 AI-powered products for a %hirify_global% team, with an accent on holistic experiences for advertisers, publishers, sellers, and consumers. Focus on fostering cross-team collaborations, driving design coherence through an evolving design system, and creating inclusive, accessible, and high-quality user experiences rooted in research and data.

Location: Must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location, and work from the office at least four days per week.

Salary: $163,000–$296,400 USD per year (U.S. typical base pay range); $220,800–$331,200 USD per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area base pay range).

Company

%hirify_global% Monetization is a customer-first organization building next-generation AI-powered products to serve business goals.

What you will do

Lead a team of designers, creating clarity, generating energy, and delivering results.
Drive product experience strategy, interaction design, creative direction, and craftsmanship for v1 products.
Drive cross-team collaborations between your team and other designers, researchers, product managers, product planners, and developers.
Understand the behaviors, motivations, and needs of customers to develop relevant and impactful experiences.
Contribute to strategic product planning via experience roadmaps.
Propose creative solutions to complex user experience journeys, drawing on your ability to map end-to-end experiences.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 7+ years experience in product or service design OR Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or related field AND 9+ years experience in product or service design OR equivalent experience.
5+ years people management experience.
Experience leading technical design teams and distilling complexities to create simple and beautiful design solutions.
Resume must include a link to a design portfolio.
Must live within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location, and work from the office at least four days per week.

Nice to have

Master’s Degree with 12+ years or Bachelor’s Degree with 15+ years experience in product or service design, OR equivalent experience.
Demonstrated sense of Interaction Design attuned to the fundamentals of user experience, including accessibility and inclusive design.
Solid Visual Design skills.
Excellent communication and presentation/storytelling skills.
Experience designing in Figma.

Culture & Benefits

Core values include quality, simplicity, safety & security, evaluation, and kindness.
Work in a small, friendly, diverse, and fast-moving creative team.
Prioritize quality, meaningful innovation, and polish, with decisions rooted in research and evidence.
Opportunity for real and immediate impact as work ships regularly.
A culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive, building on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.

Principal Design Director, Platform