Product Design Director

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 119,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance with zero-exc

Income protection

Tenure holiday policy (30 days after 5

Flexible working and home office setup

Nursery salary sacrifice scheme

Salary sacrifice for tech and holidays

Retail discounts

Quarterly team socials

Job summary

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform. We seek a Product Design Director to lead the Design team, shape company-wide experience direction, and embed Design in key product decisions.

You will manage five designers, own the end-to-end experience, and drive design systems adoption across surfaces. You will partner with Product and Engineering, contribute hands-on to high-impact initiatives, and push for high-quality craft while exploring AI-enabled improvements.

Qualifications

• Sets and defends a high bar for visual and interaction design.
• Operated at scale, shaping design direction across multiple teams and surfaces.
• Built or matured design systems that improve consistency and enable teams to move faster.
• Hands-on craft capability and contribution to high-stakes initiatives.
• Trusted strategic partner to Product and Engineering leaders on roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop our Product Design team, line managing five designers and setting a clear standard for craft, judgement and ownership.
• Define and uphold the experience bar across all product surfaces, from customer-facing native and web to back office platforms.
• Ensure coherence across squads and journeys so Midnite feels like one joined-up system.
• Shape long-term experience direction and codify principles that guide teams toward a shared north star.
• Mature and drive adoption of our design systems to enable speed and consistency at scale.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership on strategy and trade-offs.
• Contribute hands-on to high-impact initiatives, elevating outcomes through design.

Skills

Design leadership

Product thinking

Communication

Mentoring

Hiring

Tools

Design systems

Job description

Why Midnite?

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players.

We combine sharp product thinking, bold brand, and fast execution to create experiences that feel modern, intuitive, and built for how people actually play today.

Over 400,000 players have already made the move, and we’re only just getting started.

We’re a high-performance team operating at pace. High ownership. Constant iteration. No hiding behind processes. We move quickly, test relentlessly, and turn ambitious ideas into real impact. If you’re driven, creative, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you can shape meaningful outcomes - keep reading.

Not your grandad’s bookie.

The Role

Title: Product Design Director

Team: Design

Location: Remote, UK

Experience quality is one of the clearest ways Midnite differentiates in a category that too often settles for functional and familiar. As a Product Design Director, you will ensure craft, quality and ambition remain central to how we build, as we scale. You will lead Product Design, shape company wide experience direction, and embed Design in the most important product decisions. This is a role with real influence, accountable for how Midnite feels across every surface and responsible for raising the bar as we grow.

• Lead and develop our Product Design team, line managing five designers and setting a clear standard for craft, judgement and ownership.
• Define and uphold the experience bar across all product surfaces, from customer facing native and web to back office platforms.
• Ensure coherence across squads and journeys so Midnite feels like one joined up system rather than a collection of features.
• Shape the long term experience direction and codify principles that guide teams toward a shared north star.
• Mature and drive adoption of our design systems to enable both speed and consistency at scale.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership on strategy, early problem framing and complex trade offs.
• Contribute hands on to Midnite’s most complex and high impact initiatives, elevating outcomes through strong visual and interaction design.
• Collaborate with Brand, Creative, Growth, CRM and Games to ensure the end to end customer experience is cohesive and well crafted.
• Explore and integrate emerging technologies, including AI, where they meaningfully improve how we design and build.
• Strengthen the structures and standards that allow experience quality to scale as the company grows

The next Midniter:

• Sets and defends a high bar for visual and interaction design, with exceptional taste and strong product instincts.
• Has operated at scale, shaping design direction across multiple teams and surfaces.
• Has built or matured design systems that improve consistency and enable teams to move faster without sacrificing quality.
• Brings hands on craft capability and is comfortable directly contributing to high stakes initiatives.
• Is a trusted strategic partner to Product and Engineering leaders, contributing meaningfully to roadmap direction and key decisions.
• Develops designers through thoughtful feedback, coaching and hiring, steadily raising overall team capability.
• Communicates clearly and practically, influencing across disciplines and levels of seniority.
• Is curious about emerging technologies, including AI, and thoughtful about where they add real value.
• Cares deeply about building well designed digital products, from simplifying complex systems to refining interaction, motion and hierarchy.

Winnings

• Private health insurance with zero excess, including optical cover and optional dental.
• Income protection to protect your earnings and give you peace of mind.
• Tenure holiday policy. After three years you receive an extra two days leave, increasing to 30 days annually after five years.
• Flexible working and a fully supported home office setup so you can do your best work from home.
• Nursery salary sacrifice scheme helping parents save thousands each year on nursery fees.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for tech and holidays so you can spread the cost of the things you want.
• Retail discounts and subscription perks across a wide range of brands.
• Quarterly team socials to connect, celebrate and have fun together.

At Midnite, we are committed to creating equal opportunities for everyone. We actively strive to build balanced teams that reflect the diversity of our communities, including ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ community, and all genders.

We aim to provide an inclusive and supportive interview experience for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in advance so we can ensure you feel comfortable and set up for success.