Director, Product Design

The Wolfe Companies, LLC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

The Wolfe Companies, LLC is seeking a Director of Product Design for an on-site role in Pittsburgh. You will define and drive the UX strategy, shape the visual language across platforms, and partner with leadership to ensure design goals support business growth.

Applicants should have a related degree and substantial senior design experience, including team leadership and a track record in delivering user-centered, measurable design outcomes. Salary is competitive and full-time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, UX design, Computer Graphics Technology or a related field; nine years of progressive product design experience, or a Master's degree with seven years.
• At least three years in a lead or management role involving product design.
• Experience building/designing for E‑commerce, B2C, B2B and SaaS; knowledge of design tools and analytics for A/B testing; familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to communicate ideas.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall user experience strategy grounded in user needs, behaviors, and market dynamics.
• Lead design initiatives to shape the visual appeal of online presence, experience frameworks, and roadmaps.
• Partner with executives, product, engineering, and business teams to align UX with company goals and scalable growth.
• Establish UX standards, governance, and measurement frameworks balancing innovation, feasibility, and consistency.
• Mentor and manage a team of product designers, setting quality standards and growth opportunities.

Job description

Director, Product Design

Application Deadline: 25 September 2026

Department: Product Design

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Pittsburgh Onsite

Description

The Wolfe Companies, LLC

Duties

Define and drive the overall user experience strategy grounded in a deep understanding of user needs, behaviors, and market dynamics. Lead design initiatives to shape the visual appeal of the organization's online presence, experience frameworks, and long-term roadmaps. Partner with executive leadership, product, engineering, and business teams to ensure UX strategy directly supports company objectives and scalable growth. Establish UX standards, governance, and measurement frameworks that balance innovation, feasibility, and consistency across platforms. Continuously improve quality through design reviews and by providing constructive feedback. Manage and mentor a team of product designers by setting quality standards, establishing review processes, and providing guidance to support professional growth, while fostering a collaborative and creative work environment. Contribute to product strategy by providing insights from a design perspective. Align design goals with business objectives to create user-centered products that meet market needs. Leverage knowledge of industry standard design tools for interface design, prototyping, and visual design; product analytics and equivalent experimentation platform to design, execute and evaluate A/B tests.

Minimum Requirements

Must possess a Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, UX design, Computer Graphics Technology or a related field plus nine (9) years of progressively responsible experience in product design. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, UX design, Computer Graphics Technology or a related field plus seven (7) years of experience in product design. Must have at least three (3) years in a lead or management role involving product design.Must also have experience with: Building and managing a design team; Building design process with user-centered design principles and methodologies in form factors across desktop, mobile, responsive web, and native operating systems; Articulating the ROI of design initiatives to executive leadership to secure headcount and budget; Designing E-commerce, B2C, B2B, and SaaS applications, and managing design across multiple products; Using industry standard design tools for interface design, prototyping and visual design; Using product analytics and experimentation platform to design, execute and evaluate A/B tests to improve conversion; Using UX engineering skills including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to communicate and prototype design ideas.

Compensation, Benefits, and Perks

Salary is $180,000/yr to $185,000/yr.; full-time. This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to The Wolfe Companies, LLC’s Employee Referral Program.