Product Design Architect
Description For Product Design Architect
Salesforce is seeking a Product Design Architect to shape the future of Slack, their enterprise communication platform. This senior-most designer role involves defining product direction and setting standards for innovative design excellence. The position demands a strategic thinker who can prototype product visions and collaborate across Slack's organization.
The role is deeply embedded in Slack's design culture, where designers play a crucial role from feature conceptualization to final execution. The ideal candidate will work directly with senior leadership, including the CEO, to drive product vision through design. They'll create functional prototypes using real data to validate design decisions and lead initiatives across multiple product pillars.
Key aspects of the role include defining business goals and strategic vision at both Slack and pillar levels, evolving the design system, improving mobile design practices, and enhancing prototyping processes. The position also involves significant mentorship responsibilities and community building within Slack's design organization.
Candidates should bring 10+ years of product design experience, demonstrating excellence in typography, interaction design, and visual design. They must have a proven track record of successful collaboration with product managers and engineers in fast-paced environments. Experience with mobile and web technologies is a plus, especially if familiar with Slack's tech stack.
This role offers competitive compensation ($244,500 - $372,900) and the opportunity to work in major tech hubs (San Francisco, New York, or Atlanta). It's an exceptional opportunity for a senior design leader to shape the future of workplace communication while working with some of the industry's best talent.
Responsibilities For Product Design Architect
- Collaborate with senior product and design leaders including CEO to drive product vision and strategy
- Create prototypes to explore product visions with real-time data
- Drive complex design initiatives across multiple product pillars
- Work with cross-functional partners to define business goals and strategic vision
- Communicate product vision and business objectives
- Collaborate on systemic initiatives like design system evolution
- Mentor other designers
- Build design community and be a proponent for Slack design
- Guide and improve design and feedback processes
- Recruit and interview designers
Requirements For Product Design Architect
- 10+ years of extensive experience in a leading individual contributor role
- Outstanding portfolio showing typography, interaction, visual design, marketing design, and idea generation
- Experience working with diverse teams in rapid growth environment
- Extensive experience partnering with product managers and engineering
- Track record of mentoring designers and design teams
- Extensive experience with prototyping
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Portfolio with work samples required
