Director of Product Design & UX Research
Twilio
Product, Design
Remote · United States
Posted on Friday, September 23, 2022
<h1> <strong>See yourself at Twilio</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">Join the team as our next Director of Product Design & UX Research!</span> </p> <h1> <strong>Who we are why we’re hiring</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">Twilio powers real-time business communications and data solutions that help </span> <a href="https://customers.twilio.com/"> <span style="font-weight:400;">companies and developers worldwide</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;"> build better applications and customer experiences.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">Although we're headquartered in San Francisco, we have presence throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. We're on a journey to becoming a globally anti-racist, anti-oppressive, anti-bias company that actively opposes racism and all forms of oppression and bias. At Twilio, we support </span> <a href="https://www.twilio.com/company/diversity"> <span style="font-weight:400;">diversity, equity inclusion</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;"> wherever we do business. We employ thousands of Twilions worldwide, and we're looking for more builders, creators, and visionaries to help fuel our growth momentum.</span> </p> <h1> <strong>About the job</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">This position is needed to grow, manage, and mentor a team of Product Designers, Researchers and Content Designers in building products that our customers love and value. As a design leader, this position will lead the experience vision for our customer experience products and provide leadership to execute best-in-class product experiences. This position will promote customer advocacy, partner with our cross-functional peers, champion strong team results, and foster a culture where designers are challenged to do their best work.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">The UX team is a close-knit, collaborative group, who cares deeply about building trust with our customers and solving their problems. We work closely with product and engineering leadership to guide product strategy. With this role, we will amplify our impact on the products by creating holistic customer experiences across the product suite.</span> </p> <h1> <strong>Responsibilities</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">In this role, you’ll:</span> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Uphold and evolve our brand and Design System. Maintain an extremely high bar for quality and consistency through critiques, UX principles, and reviews.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Be a customer advocate. Coach your team on how to best navigate a rigorous, customer-informed process to identify and prioritize customer problems and rapidly validate solutions. Be a passionately vocal advocate for the Twilio Customer through all stages of research, design, development, and go-to-market activities.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Be a proud people manager. Enthusiastically help your team hone their craft of product design. Encourage the sharing of new techniques and tools, showcase best of breed experiences in the market, and invest in professional development. Develop a sense of UX community and pride.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Coach your team on how to break down complex problems, write and test hypotheses, craft success measures, and thoughtfully iterate from “minimal lovable” to mature, best-in-class product experiences.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Be arm-in-arm with your departmental peers. Communicate and connect with your peers in UX, Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing in order to share learnings, align priorities, and identify opportunities for improvements to process or people.</span></li> </ul> <p></p> <h1> <strong>Qualifications</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Twilio values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!</span> </p> <p> <strong>Required:</strong> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">12+ years in user experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">5+ years as a people manager and have managed other managers</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Worked at a SaaS company, specifically on customer-facing product experiences</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">A track record of producing or helping others produce highly usable and visually appealing product experiences</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Worked in a leadership capacity, directly driving UX strategies for people, process, and product</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Integrated customer research and testing into the design process</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Worked with a shared design system serving multiple teams and products</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Successfully combined a strong design process with agile and product management processes</span></li> </ul> <p> <strong>Desired:</strong> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">High level of influencing and networking skills.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Ability to challenge views/perspectives while securing buy-in from stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.</span></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">Worked at a SaaS software company serving B2B customers.</span></li> </ul> <p> <span style="font-size:18pt;"> <strong>Location</strong> </span> </p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">This role will be remote in the USA.</span>This position is a remote role but is NOT eligible to be hired in San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, San Jose, CA, or the surrounding areas.</p> <h1> <span style="font-size:18pt;"> <strong>What We Offer</strong> </span> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">There are many benefits to working at Twilio, including, in addition to competitive pay, things like generous time-off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.</span> </p> <h1> <strong>Twilio thinks big. Do you?</strong> </h1> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. That's why we seek out colleagues who embody our values — something we call</span> <a href="https://www.twilio.com/company/values"> <span style="font-weight:400;"> Twilio Magic</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;">. Additionally, we empower employees to build</span> <a href="https://www.twilio.org/impact-fund/"> <span style="font-weight:400;"> positive change in their communities</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;"> by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now!</span> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">If this role isn't what you're looking for, </span> <a href="https://www.twilio.com/company/jobs#open-positions"> <span style="font-weight:400;">please consider other open positions</span> </a> <span style="font-weight:400;">.</span> </p> <p></p> <p> <strong> <em>*Please note this role is open to candidates outside of Colorado, California, New York, and Washington. The information below is provided for candidates hired in those locations only.</em> </strong> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:</span> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Based in Colorado:</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> $176,080 - $220,100.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Based in New York or Washington State:</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> $186,480- $233,100.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <span style="font-weight:400;">Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: </span><span style="font-weight:400;">$207,120 - $258,900.</span> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><span style="font-weight:400;">This role is eligible to participate in Twilio's equity plan and the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.</span></li> </ul> <p> <span style="font-weight:400;">The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the state. </span> </p><div class="content-conclusion"> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong>Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.</strong>Twilio is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunityand Affirmative Actionemployer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.</p> <p>Twilio is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability,pleasecontact us at<a href="mailto:accommodation@twilio.com" target="_blank">accommodation@twilio.com</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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