Job Description

Meta is seeking a Product Design Leader to lead and manage teams of designers in creating exceptional experiences that meet the needs of our users. As a key member of our leadership team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the strategy, operations, and communications that guide the team in building high-quality products. You will be responsible for leading and managing teams to ensure our products and features are valuable for people, easy to use, and of the highest level of craft and execution.

In this role, you will utilize your full range of people management skills, product strategy, product design, interaction design, and visual design skills to drive the development of scalable, consistent, and accessible design solutions. You will also drive quality and set standards: caring about craftsmanship and putting processes in place which hold the quality bar and operationalize how your team works within Meta. Additionally, you will identify opportunities in ambiguous spaces to make Meta's products first-class, working together with your counterparts to define the strategy and mission that guide the team to build great products addressing real user needs.

To succeed in this role, you will need exceptional design, communication, and people management skills, as well as proven experience in product design leadership, communication, and people management. A passion for creating innovative solutions that meet the needs of our users is essential, along with experience shaping product strategy and staying close to pixels. In return, you will have the opportunity to lead and manage teams of designers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive quality and innovation in a dynamic and supportive work environment.

Responsibilities
Build, manage and mentor a talented team of product designers and leaders that consistently delivers on projects and is well-balanced across a range of design skill sets
* Lead the user experience of a product from conception to launch in partnership with product managers, engineers, UX researchers and content designers
* Cultivate a healthy design process for the team, and be a key contributor to your organization's product strategy
* Contribute to high-level strategic decisions with the rest of the product and executive teams
* Effectively communicate your team's product goals (both within the team and outside the team), and connect related projects across the company so that problems or joint decisions can be resolved quickly
* Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful and valuable products for our billions of users
* Proactively solicit and provide feedback from designers and a broader product team in order to continually raise our bar for quality, while also taking on mentorship
* Responsible for overall team performance and health, resource allocation, project prioritization, and building an environment of design quality and craft

Qualifications
8+ years of experience in Product Design
* 4+ years of design leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership
* Experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content, user research teams and other cross-functional teams
* Experience leading product direction and strategic thinking with the experience developing product goals, identify opportunities, and make decisions based on the impact to people and the company
* Experience representing work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly communicating the goals and concepts
* Experience building and shipping applications or software across a variety of platforms