Brand & Product Design Executive Director (Remote)

Metalab Design, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Metalab is seeking an Executive Design Director to shape the future of brand and product design, balancing hands-on work with strategic leadership across global client engagements. You will define craft standards, guide teams, and elevate design quality while coaching leaders and influencing outcomes.

You will bring deep expertise in product design, brand strategy, identity, and experiential design, driving systems thinking and storytelling across digital touchpoints.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in brand and product design leadership in a digital environment.
• Experience leading senior design teams at executive level.
• Ability to overlap with PST/EST business hours and collaborate across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve brand and product design vision across teams and client work.
• Lead senior design leaders and project teams, providing actionable feedback and career guidance.
• Oversee brand systems integration with product experiences and drive cross-disciplinary critiques.

Skills

Brand & product leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic storytelling

Mentoring others

Public speaking

Design systems

Motion & interaction design

Executive stakeholder alignment

Team collaboration

Brand identity

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Metalab is seeking an Executive Design Director to shape the future of brand and product design, balancing hands-on work with strategic leadership across global client engagements. You will define craft standards, guide teams, and elevate design quality while coaching leaders and influencing outcomes.

You will bring deep expertise in product design, brand strategy, identity, and experiential design, driving systems thinking and storytelling across digital touchpoints.