Chief Design Officer

Protingent; Algona (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent is seeking a Chief Design Officer to own product design quality across the group's consumer products and brands. This is a hands-on design leadership role with direct involvement in our most important products and user experiences.

The Chief Design Officer will be fully remote in the US, guiding design direction, reviewing critical journeys and interfaces, and turning complex AI workflows into simple consumer experiences. A strong portfolio and hands-on design style are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of shipped consumer tech products with meaningful usage.
• Deep product and interaction design capability, not mainly people management.
• Strong visual judgment and attention to interface details.
• Ability to prototype and communicate product interactions directly.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering on shipped products.
• Hands-on design style – able to create, critique and materially improve design work directly.

Responsibilities

• Set the design direction and quality bar across group products.
• Work directly on or review critical user journeys, product concepts and interfaces.
• Turn complex financial and AI workflows into simple consumer experiences.
• Set standards across product design, interaction, visual design and design systems.
• Review shipped products and identify specific usability and design problems.
• Work with product and engineering from early concepts through production.
• Recruit and assess senior product, UI and brand designers.

Skills

Portfolio

Product design

Visual design

Prototyping

Collaboration with product/engineering

Hands-on design

Job description

Job Title

Chief Design Officer

Position Description

Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Chief Design Officer with our client that is fully remote.

Job Description

The Chief Design Officer will own product design quality across the group's consumer products and brands. This is a hands‑on design leadership role with direct involvement in our most important products and user experiences.

Job Responsibilities

• Set the design direction and quality bar across group products.
• Work directly on or review critical user journeys, product concepts and interfaces.
• Turn complex financial and AI workflows into simple consumer experiences.
• Set standards across product design, interaction, visual design and design systems.
• Review shipped products and identify specific usability and design problems.
• Work with product and engineering from early concepts through production.
• Recruit and assess senior product, UI and brand designers.

Job Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of shipped consumer technology products with meaningful usage.
• Deep product and interaction design capability, not primarily people management.
• Strong visual judgement and attention to interface details.
• Ability to prototype and communicate product interactions directly.
• Experience working closely with product and engineering on shipped products.
• Hands‑on design style – able to create, critique and materially improve design work directly.

Job Details

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Salary Rate Range: Market (Wide Open)
• Location: 100% Remote, US

About Protingent

Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.