Remote Associate Director of Product Design - Lead UX

MaziCTools; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayfair is hiring an Associate Director of Product Design for a fully remote role, guiding a multidisciplinary UX team to shape provider-facing tools and experiences. You will translate user insights into strategic design directions, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics partners.

The role emphasizes leadership, vision, and execution across the product lifecycle, with a focus on improving the Wayfair seller experience and marketplace design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HCI, data engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years UX experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of design processes and systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, UXPin, Creative Suite).
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of UX designers and design directors.
• Align UX initiatives with business goals and customer needs.
• Translate user insights into design strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Data teams.
• Oversee design execution to ensure timely and quality delivery.
• Drive user research and apply findings to inform design decisions.

Skills

UX leadership

Design processes

Communication & collaboration

HTML/CSS/JS knowledge

Design tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCI or related field

Tools

Figma

Sketch

InVision

Adobe Creative Suite

UXPin

Job description

Wayfair is hiring an Associate Director of Product Design for a fully remote role, guiding a multidisciplinary UX team to shape provider-facing tools and experiences. You will translate user insights into strategic design directions, collaborating with product, engineering, and analytics partners.

The role emphasizes leadership, vision, and execution across the product lifecycle, with a focus on improving the Wayfair seller experience and marketplace design.