Director of Product Design

Full Job Description

The role & impact

As a Product Design Director, you will guide the design vision and strategic direction across key product initiatives within your portfolio. You will champion high standards of design practice, balancing user needs with overall business goals to ensure the delivery of intuitive, high-value product experiences.

Beyond strategy, you will provide leadership to a team of product designers. By coaching, mentoring, and fostering an environment of continuous growth, you will enable design leads and practitioners to hone their skills, elevate their craft, and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

The team & how they connect

You will join a collaborative global design leadership network that works hand-in-hand with Product, Engineering, and Research teams. Together, the team shares a passion for solving complex customer problems, elevating design quality, and driving operational excellence across the entire design practice.

Initially, the role will focus on

• Setting the design vision and strategy in partnership with product and engineering leads

• Leading and mentoring a multi-level team of product designers to support their career development and daily craft

• Refining design standards, processes, and systems to ensure delivery across your portfolio

• Establishing collaborative partnerships across Product, Technology, Research, and Accessibility to create unified customer journeys

Where and how you can work

At Xero, we offer a hybrid working environment designed to foster connection, creativity, and balance. You will work flexibly from home alongside regular collaborative time in one of our modern, fully-equipped offices.

Here are some of the things we are looking for

• Experience leading, mentoring, and growing multidisciplinary teams of product designers

• A strong track record of shaping design strategies for complex digital products or digital ecosystems

• Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships with senior stakeholders across Product and Engineering

• Expertise navigating the end-to-end design lifecycle, from discovering user insights through to final interface execution

• Passion for championing accessibility, research, and design systems into everyday team practices

• Demonstrated success in cultivating inclusive team cultures where individuals are empowered to do their best work

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.