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Head of Design at Profound

Head of Design

Profound · NY, US

3 weeks ago

Head of Design

Profound · NY, US

a month ago
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About the Role

Profound is building a new category of AI-native software for marketing teams. We are seeking a Head of Design to lead and grow our design team, set the vision for our AI-native product, and ensure exceptional quality in all our shipments. This role reports directly to the CTO and offers significant ownership in product development.

Responsibilities

  • Set the design vision, defining the long-term direction for Profound’s product experience and a cohesive design language.
  • Shape product strategy by partnering with leadership on product decisions.
  • Lead and grow the design team, leveling up existing designers and hiring new talent.
  • Foster a culture of high standards, strong ownership, and honest critique.
  • Lead through craft, maintaining product judgment, visual and interaction design skills, and hands-on exploration.
  • Define AI-native experiences by creating new interaction patterns for software that works on behalf of users.
  • Establish principles, systems, and rituals to enable rapid prototyping, customer learning, and quick shipping.
  • Stay close to customers through research, product intuition, and data to ensure solutions address real problems.

Requirements

  • Experience leading product design at an ambitious, high-growth technology company.
  • Proven ability to set vision, build teams, and influence company-level product direction.
  • Exceptional taste demonstrated through a portfolio of shipped, beautifully executed products.
  • Experience hiring and developing great designers and raising the quality of a team.
  • Understanding that design and product strategy are inseparable.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, identify key problems, and influence founders, executives, and engineers.
  • Experience designing sophisticated software, ideally B2B platforms, analytics, data visualization, or complex workflows.
  • Hands-on approach, comfortable with long-term vision presentation, coaching, and prototyping.
  • Enthusiasm for AI, active experimentation with new tools, and strong opinions on AI's impact on products and design.
  • Ability to support visa sponsorship for qualified international candidates.

Skills

  • Product Design
  • Design Vision
  • Team Leadership
  • Product Strategy
  • Visual Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Prototyping
  • Customer Research
  • AI
  • B2B Platforms
  • Data Visualization
  • Complex Workflows

Location

  • Union Square, NYC

Work Type

  • On-site
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Leadership
  • Senior

Salary/Compensations

  • $265,000 to $365,000

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Full range of benefits and perks

About the Company

  • Profound is the fastest-growing AI marketing platform, used by 15% of the Fortune 500 including Comcast, Estée Lauder, and Walmart, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma.
  • Profound's AI Marketer uses data from over 2B real user prompts to identify opportunities and automate tasks like reporting, content drafting, and competitive research.
  • We are building a new category of software where design will define the user experience.