Director of Design

Overview

Job Description

Responsibilities

• - Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of designers and design managers across product areas.
• - Define and champion Maze''s design vision, principles, and long-term strategy — with a focus on how design evolves in an AI-powered world.
• - Shape and evangelize the design culture at Maze, setting the tone for taste, craft, and creative excellence.
• - Drive the adoption of AI tools and GenAI practices within design workflows — improving creativity, speed, and quality.
• - Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure AI is thoughtfully integrated into the Maze user experience, enhancing rather than replacing human insight.
• - Oversee the evolution of design systems, ensuring they are flexible enough to support AI-driven interfaces and interactions.
• - Represent design at the leadership level — influencing strategy, shaping priorities, and advocating for user needs.
• - Contribute hands-on to high-impact initiatives when needed, especially those defining the visual and interaction language of Maze''s AI platform.
• - Use research, experimentation, and data to inform decisions and measure design''s impact.
• - Drive recruiting, performance management, and career development across the design org to build a world class design team.

Required Skills

• - 8+ years of product or UX design experience, including 3+ years in design leadership roles.
• - Proven experience leading and scaling multi-disciplinary design teams.
• - Demonstrated success influencing product strategy and driving cross-functional alignment.
• - Strong portfolio of shipped products showing design excellence, innovation, and impact.
• - Deep understanding of emerging design technologies, particularly AI and GenAI tools that enhance design ideation, prototyping, or user experience.
• - Experience designing for or within AI-driven products or platforms.
• - Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to translate complex AI concepts into clear design principles and experiences.
• - A strong point of view on taste, craft, and what great design looks like in the AI era.
• - Empathy for users and a passion for creating intuitive, human-centered experiences.
• - Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to set direction in fast-changing environments.

Benefits

• - Health insurance with international coverage, vision, and dental: 100% of the team member premium paid
• - Free access to proper mental health care, unlimited virtual therapy sessions (with a human) and 24/7 access to resources
• - Life and Disability Insurance, 100% of the team member premium paid
• - Flexible time off
• - Meaningful equity
• - Company retreats, fully paid for by Maze
• - New MacBook (laptop), paid for by Maze
• - Paid Family leave: 16 weeks for birth or adoptive parents
• - $500/month to be used for dependent health insurance coverage
• - $1,500 remote work setup fund to ensure you can set up a productive work space
• - Flexible work schedule where you manage your own working hours
• - Monthly Bonus.ly points that are awarded to others to recognize teamwork, dedication and helpfulness
• - Virtual social engagements randomly throughout the year
• - SWAG, we have some really cool swag
• - Open, transparent culture that includes virtual: coffee chats, bi-weekly all-hands meetings, and more