Senior Director, Platform Design & AI Ecosystem

vibehackers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 263,000 - 401,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Mental health support

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

vibehackers seeks a Senior Director of Product Design - Ecosystem to lead Slack’s developer platform design vision. You will coach a small team while remaining hands-on in design work, shaping how agents and apps are built, managed, and discovered by partners.

You will partner with product and engineering leadership to steer the platform across the developer lifecycle with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled workflows and marketplace experiences.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product design experience, including work on developer-facing or highly technical products.
• Experience managing and growing design teams.
• Hands-on experience with AI and vibe-coding tools and a solid understanding of developer workflows.
• Proven track record partnering with product and engineering leadership to define product direction through design.

Responsibilities

• Hold and refine the long-range design vision for the platform in partnership with product and engineering leadership.
• Drive end-to-end platform design across the developer lifecycle: agent capabilities in Slack, agent creation, installation and management, and marketplace discovery.
• Shape partner experiences for third-party providers to bring agents into Slack’s ecosystem.
• Contribute directly to design work as a player-coach and set craft standards for the team.
• Recruit, grow, and develop the platform design team, owning staffing and career development.

Skills

Product design

Design leadership

Platform design

Developer experience

AI familiarity

Vibe-coding

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Hiring & career development

Strategic vision

Job description

vibehackers seeks a Senior Director of Product Design - Ecosystem to lead Slack’s developer platform design vision. You will coach a small team while remaining hands-on in design work, shaping how agents and apps are built, managed, and discovered by partners.

You will partner with product and engineering leadership to steer the platform across the developer lifecycle with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled workflows and marketplace experiences.