Director Of Design

TL;DR

Director of Design (UI/UX): Leading the design team and defining the developer and SRE observability experience, ensuring world-class experiences across the platform. Focus on setting the design vision, establishing design practices, and building a culture of customer interaction.

Location: Remote (EMEA). Must be based in or willing to work CET timezone hours

Company

hirify.global is building an OpenTelemetry-native, AI-centric platform that eliminates vendor lock-in and toil for developers.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the design team, setting high standards for design craft, process, and output.
• Define and drive the design vision across the product, ensuring coherence as the platform scales.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to shape product strategy and roadmap priorities.
• Establish and evolve design practices, processes, and rituals that help the team do their best work.
• Stay hands-on where it matters, jumping into critical design challenges to set the bar for quality.
• Build a culture of frequent customer interaction, ensuring the team's work is grounded in real user workflows and pain points.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product design experience, with 3+ years leading and managing design teams.
• Proven experience designing and leading design for complex, data-dense interfaces for technically sophisticated users.
• Track record of building strong partnerships with Product and Engineering leadership.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels.
• Experience scaling a design team in a high-growth environment.
• Based in or willing to work CET timezone hours

Nice to have

• First-hand experience and/or deep understanding of the craft of operating software.
• Experience in observability, monitoring, or developer tools.
• Experience building design systems from the ground up.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Equity participation.
• Flexible, remote-first work environment.
• Collaborative and highly supportive team culture.