Director of Product Design

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Welcome to HomeBuddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life! We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US. What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success. We are a growth-oriented company with a long-term outlook - our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools. This job is for you if You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values. You thrive in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback, and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated. You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and being directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result. You excel at leading and transforming teams by improving workflows, coaching individuals, and elevating design maturity. You seek a role where you can shape the design vision while remaining hands-on with Discovery, Delivery, and craft as needed. This role is full-time and offers home working flexibility.

Your future tasks will include Defining the design vision, strategy, and operating model for how design collaborates across the company. Leading and coaching the design team to elevate craft, workflows, and cross-functional collaboration. Driving excellence in Discovery and Delivery across research, ideation, prototyping, and execution. Acting as a change agent — improving processes, increasing design maturity, and enabling better outcomes. Contributing hands-on to key design initiatives: concepts, prototypes, flows, and design reviews. You’re going to need this to be successful in this role 10+ years in Product/UI/UX Design. 4+ years in design leadership roles (Lead, Manager, Director, or similar). Strong expertise in Discovery and Delivery, with a track record of improving product outcomes. Ability to develop, hire, mentor, and coach designers at different seniority levels. Comfort leading organizational or process transformation — shaping how design operates. Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Data, and Leadership. Willingness to remain hands-on with design work when it adds value. Advanced level of English. It’s nice if you also have Experience working with or within a Product Operating Model (not mandatory). Why choose HomeBuddy Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place - while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours. Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays. Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by HomeBuddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity. Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package. Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success. Enhance your well-being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs. Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences.

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