Lead Product Designer (Ad Platforms)

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in San Francisco is seeking a Lead Product Designer (Ad Platforms) to guide end-to-end design for complex advertising workflows and influence strategy across the platform.

You will partner with engineers and product management, mentor designers, and present to executives, bringing craft and prototyping expertise to ship impactful features and establish new patterns.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience designing business or enterprise tooling, with CTV context as a bonus.
• Experience shipping product design features and collaborating with development teams and product teams.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively, collaborating effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Interest in innovation and challenging the status quo, with a drive for ideas that move with clarity and fluidity.
• Motivation to use data to inform design decisions and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to design solutions that solve business problems and deliver impact, leading complex projects independently.
• Expert knowledge of Figma and other design tools.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects with broad or ambiguous scope.
• Mentor junior designers and participate in recruiting, process improvement and standards development.
• Shape strategy, design vision, and product capabilities for an evolving advertising platform.
• Collaborate with engineering and product management and communicate design work clearly to executives.

Skills

Figma

User-centered design

Leadership collaboration

Mentoring

Education

BA/BS or equivalent

Tools

Design tools

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is expanding its team of product designers to help create experiences that entertain, inform, and inspire people worldwide. This onsite role in San Francisco is a leadership IC position for the Ad Platforms team, where you will guide end-to-end design for complex advertising workflows and help shape the strategy and design vision across the platform.

As a Lead Product Designer (Ad Platforms), you will partner closely with engineering and product management, mentor designers, and represent the team in cross-functional conversations up to executive leadership. You will also bring craft and prototyping expertise to solve ambiguous design problems, helping establish new patterns and standards when they’re needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects with broad or ambiguous scope.
• Contribute to team goals and direction, building influential partnerships with cross-functional peers.
• Work through unclear design challenges using expert product thinking, interaction design, craft, and prototyping, introducing new patterns or standards when appropriate.
• Communicate design work clearly and effectively, and represent the product team to executive leadership and in cross-functional forums.
• Mentor junior designers, strengthen design culture, and take part in design-team-wide initiatives including recruiting, process improvement, and standards development.

What You’ll Work On

• Drive complex projects independently while identifying opportunities for impact and shipping work that sets expectations for the organization.
• Shape strategy, design vision, and product capabilities for an evolving and growing advertising platform.
• Contribute to initial focus areas including innovative format design, componentized feature integration, test and learn platforms, and integration of formats into composer tools.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience designing business or enterprise tooling, with CTV context as a bonus.
• Experience shipping product design features and collaborating with development teams and product teams.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively, collaborating effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Interest in innovation and challenging the status quo, with a drive for ideas that move with clarity and fluidity.
• Motivation to use data to inform design decisions and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to design solutions that solve business problems and deliver impact, leading complex projects independently.
• Expert knowledge of Figma and other design tools.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required.

Role Logistics

• Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 144,100 - 202,400 per year
• Experience: 7+ years
• Education: BA/BS or equivalent
• Technology: Figma

Pay Transparency

• San Francisco, CA: $157,800-$211,600 per year
• New York, NY: $150,900-$202,400 per year
• Glendale, CA: $144,100-$193,200 per year
• The base pay offered may vary based on internal equity and may also vary by geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided, along with medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on level and position.

Disclaimer: This position is with Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, part of Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

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