Director of Design

PandaDoc; Portugal; Teletrabalho; EUR 80 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A document workflow automation platform company is hiring a Director of Product Design. This senior leadership role involves shaping product design, leading a team of ~13, and influencing strategy. Candidates should have 8–10+ years in product design and strong B2B SaaS experience. The role offers significant ownership and a remote-first culture, emphasizing work-life balance and teamwork.

Serviços

Remote-first culture

Work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Qualificações

• 8–10+ years in product design.
• 5+ years in leadership/management.
• Experience managing managers preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Raise and maintain design quality across core product experiences.
• Lead and scale a team of ~13.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership.

Conhecimentos

Leadership and management

Strategic thinking

B2B SaaS experience

Design craft

Collaboration

People management

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Product Remote (Portugal) Remote (Europe) Remote (Poland) Remote (Ukraine)

We’re hiring a Director of Product Design - a senior leader with a direct line to the executive team and the mandate to shape how PandaDoc designs, scales, and delivers its product experiences worldwide.

In this role, you will:

• Raise and maintain design quality across core product experiences
• Lead, structure, and scale a team of ~13 (including managers)
• Define org structure, staffing, and hiring priorities
• Coach and grow design talent at all levels
• Partner tightly with Product and Engineering leadership to influence strategy and roadmap
• Balance short-term delivery with long-term bets
• Drive cross-business-unit collaboration and alignment
• Support program management of key initiatives to ensure delivery

About you:

• 8–10+ years in product design, with 5+ years in leadership/management
• Preference for experience managing managers (not just ICs)
• Background in B2B SaaS (or B2C SaaS with transferable depth); experience in scale-ups or big tech a plus
• Strong foundation in design craft with excellent taste and standards
• Strategic thinker who can operate at both vision and execution levels
• Collaborative, structured, and decisive leadership style
• Highly accountable and proactive that thrives without hand-holding
• Track record as a culture builder who uplifts teams and organisations
• Shown interest in leveraging AI in design
• Strong people manager with good product taste that can be hands-on on design direction to ensure high output quality

Why PandaDoc:

• A true Director scope: significant ownership and real influence over product direction
• Design is a company priority with direct C-suite sponsorship
• Remote-first culture with global teammates
• Opportunity to shape not only your business unit, but also PandaDoc’s global design org and culture alongside the VP of Design

Company Overview:

PandaDoc empowers more than 60,000 growing organizations to thrive by taking the work out of document workflow. PandaDoc provides an all-in-one document workflow automation platform that helps fast scaling teams accelerate the ability to create, manage, and sign digital documents including proposals, quotes, contracts, and more. For more information, please visit https://www.pandadoc.com.

Company Culture:

We're known for our work-life balance, kind co-workers, & creative virtual team-bonding events. And although our Pandas are located across the globe, we stay connected with the help of technology and ensure that everyone on our team feels, well, like a team.

Pandas work best when they're happy. We retain our talent by upholding our values of integrity & transparency, and selling a product that changes the lives of our customers.

Check out our LinkedIn to learn more.

• An honest, open culture that emphasizes feedback and promotes professional and personal development
• An opportunity to work from anywhere — our team is distributed worldwide, from Lisbon to Manila, from Florida to California
• And much more!

PandaDoc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal treatment of all employees without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or other basis protected by law.

EXTERNAL RECRUITERS

Approval Requirement

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our HR Team. The HR Team at PandaDoc requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact PandaDoc employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with PandaDoc.