Head of Design – Search & Discovery

Reddit; United States; Remote; USD 317,000 - 444,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Commission opportunities

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Senior Director of Design to lead the experience strategy for Reddit's Search & Feeds. You will shape how people discover conversations, communities, and topics, partnering with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to drive growth and retention.

This high-impact role combines product vision, design leadership, and craft, guiding a team through early concepts to launch with a focus on usable, intuitive experiences that align with Reddit’s unique community-driven

Qualifications

• Experience leading design for complex consumer products at scale.
• Proven track record building and developing design teams.
• Strong product judgment turning ambiguity into strategy and experience.
• Deep expertise in interaction design and information architecture.
• Experience partnering with Engineering, Product, Research, and Data Science on ranking/personalization.

Responsibilities

• Set the design vision for Search & Feeds and align with long-term product strategy.
• Lead and develop design leaders and individual contributors.
• Shape product direction with cross-functional partners and priorities.
• Raise the bar for interaction design, IA, accessibility, and execution.
• Make relevance understandable through ranking, personalization, and recommendations.
• Design for diverse discovery needs and community health considerations.
• Connect discovery to community health and engagement metrics.
• Define success measures using research and behavioral data.
• Influence across Reddit and contribute to design standards.

Skills

Leadership in design teams

Product judgment

Interaction design

Information architecture

Ranking/personalization systems

Cross-functional partnering

Stakeholder influence

Community-driven product empathy

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Senior Director of Design to lead the experience strategy for Reddit's Search & Feeds. You will shape how people discover conversations, communities, and topics, partnering with Product, Engineering, Research, and Data Science to drive growth and retention.

This high-impact role combines product vision, design leadership, and craft, guiding a team through early concepts to launch with a focus on usable, intuitive experiences that align with Reddit’s unique community-driven