Director, Product Design

Samsara; London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job description

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility.

About the role:

Samsara’s mission is to improve industrial efficiency, safety, and quality at a massive scale, through the use of sensors and software. Our suite of IoT products and software platform brings the benefits of sensor data to traditional industries like transportation, food and beverage distribution, construction, state and local government, and K-12 education.

Samsara’s Product Design team is responsible for crafting user-friendly features, workflows, and interfaces that our customers use every day to run their operations. This involves talking to customers, working with engineers and product managers to understand problems, rapidly designing and iterating on mocks and user flows, and communicating ideas effectively to stakeholders.

We’re looking for an experienced product design director who will build out an already high-caliber group of designers and help shape the product experience for all our customers.

This is a remote position based in the United States or EMEA.

In this role, you will:

• Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
• Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
• Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver best-in-class experiences
• Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
• Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing product design team

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 6+ years of product design management experience
• Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems
• Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
• A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high-quality experiences
• Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
• Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
• A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much more.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.

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