Senior Product Design Director

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — independent retailers around the globe are doing more revenue than Walmart and Amazon combined. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

We’re looking for an inspiring Senior Product Design Director to lead our Discovery pillar. In this role, you’ll report directly to the Head of Product Design and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners in Product, Engineering and Data. You’ll lead, manage, and grow a team of 5+ designers to shape and build experiences that empower thousands of retailers and brands to thrive in our marketplace.

This is a role like no other, at an especially exciting moment in Faire’s journey. Our business is thriving, our customer base continues to grow, and we believe the impact of this role can fuel our company to grow in unprecedented ways. You’ll be in a position to design and lead the Discovery experience of our marketplace, making it easier and delightful for retailers to discover unique products and brands at Faire for years to come. 

We're looking for candidates open to working in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY.

What you’ll do 

• Enhance the Retailer Discovery Experience: Lead the design and implementation of a seamless retailer discovery experience across search, browse, homepage, and the ads product.
• Strategic thinking & visioning: Envision what the Discovery experience could be, and work with your team and cross-functional partners to make it come to life.
• Cross-Pillar Collaboration: Partner with directors across other pillars, including Brand, Retailer Growth, and Retailer Tools & Programs, to ensure cohesive and unified user experiences across the entire marketplace.
• Build and develop the team: Lead, mentor, hire, and develop a team of product designers, fostering a culture of inclusion, craft, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Uphold the craft, improve the process: Ensure the design bar is kept high across visual and interaction design, systems, information architecture, and content strategy. Lead regular design reviews to provide constructive feedback, ensure design consistency, and elevate the overall quality of the design output.

Qualifications

• Mastery of craft: A respected designer that has mastered their craft across visual and interaction design, systems, information architecture, content strategy, and is not scared to get into the details and work alongside their team.
• Org Building: A team builder with 8+ years of leading and managing ICs and managers, as well as experience in hiring top talent.
• Strategic thinking & visioning. A meticulous problem solver that can see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way. Has the ability to translate high-level business goals into actionable strategies and design guidance based on customer insights.
• Track Record of Shipping: An experienced builder that knows what it takes to ship a product, and can set up the right processes to do so at scale.
• Strong Collaboration: An inspiring communicator that builds trust and is able to influence and bring alignment across the organization while ensuring design integrity and quality.
• Inspiring Mentorship: A mentor who is energized by growing others’ careers, developing senior designers, knows how to empower a team to drive their projects to success.
• Adaptability & Resilience: Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, effectively managing competing priorities and shifting demands from various stakeholders.
• Customer Obsession. A passionate advocate for customer needs that can anticipate what customers want and why, making product decisions based on customer insights.
• Data-driven decision making: An expert at leveraging