Job Details
Director, Product Design
2025-07-23 Menlo Ventures all cities,CAPosition Summary
Harness is seeking a visionary and hands-on Director of Product Design to lead our design team in shaping the future of our platform. This role demands a strategic thinker who can navigate the complexities of a matrixed organization, driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver exceptional user experiences. As a leader, you will be instrumental in guiding design initiatives and mentoring designers to achieve their full potential.
About the Role
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership teams to deliver intuitive, scalable interfaces that help our customers modernize their software delivery processes and ship better software, faster.
- Build and scale a team of designers, growing their skills and careers while fostering a high-performance, customer-obsessed team culture
- Inspire and motivate the team to do their best work while creating a clear design vision that aligns with Harness' goals
- Advocate for design excellence at every stage of the product lifecycle, balancing speed, quality, and bold experimentation
- Redefine best-in-class software design and development processes
About You
- Several years of experience leading high-caliber design teams. Experience designing for developer tooling / cloud software / enterprise software is strongly preferred
- Excellent visual, UI, and interaction skills
- Experience designing interactive applications
- Experience with design tools such as Figma
- Excel at balancing detail-oriented design with big-picture strategy
- Relentless in delivering customer-focused experiences, combining user insights with business goals to drive meaningful outcomes
- Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, aligning design efforts with Product, Engineering, and Leadership stakeholders
- Exceptional communication skills, using storytelling to clarify complex problems and inspire teams
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and finding the right balance between quality, speed, and experimentation
Work Location
San Francisco or Mountain View, CA
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Flexible work schedule
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events
- Monthly internet reimbursement
Harness in the news:
- Harness Grabs a $150m Line of Credit
- Welcome Split!
- SF Business Times - 2024 - 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area
- Forbes - 2024 America's Best Startup Employers
- SF Business Times - 2024 Fastest Growing Private Companies Awards
- Fast Co - 2024 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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