Head of Product Design

9 Hours ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Head of Product Design, you will lead the design team and shape the future of PrizePicks' product offerings. This role involves crafting user-centric experiences, gathering user insights, shaping the creative vision, and establishing strategic design initiatives. You will lead and mentor a growing team, collaborate with product, engineering, and executive leadership to contribute to the company's success, ensuring design excellence across all touchpoints. This includes leading design strategy, team development, cross-functional collaboration, and championing user-centered design practices, developing design systems, and communicating the value of design. The role also encompasses staying current on design trends and emerging technologies.
Must have:
  • 10+ years of design experience, demonstrating leadership.
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire a design team.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with various teams.
  • Strong strategic thinking and acumen.
  • Expertise in creating and maintaining design systems.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Creative problem-solving skills.
  • Deep understanding of how design impacts business.
Good to have:
  • Experience leading design in a consumer tech or B2B environment.
  • Expertise with modern design tools.
  • Background in human-centered design, UX/UI, or product design.
  • Experience scaling design teams.
  • Background in mobile games or video game design.
Perks:
  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible PTO
  • Paid leave programs
  • Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules
  • Company-wide in-person events and team outings
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided
  • Annual performance reviews

Job Details

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? 

We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Head of Product Design to lead our design team and shape the future of our product offerings. As the leader of our design function, you will play a critical role in crafting user-centric experiences, uncovering key insights about our users, shaping PrizePicks’ creative vision, establishing strategic design initiatives, and influencing cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional product solutions.

This role requires not only a mastery of design principles but also strong leadership, collaboration, and strategic thinking. You will mentor and inspire a growing team while working closely with product, engineering, and executive leadership to ensure design contributes meaningfully to the company’s success.

What you’ll do:

  • Lead Design Strategy: Shape and drive the overall design vision and strategy across the product lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
  • Team Leadership & Development: Manage and mentor a team of designers and UX Researchers across multiple disciplines (e.g., UX, UI, product design), fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture.
  • Design Excellence: Establish and uphold a high standard of design quality across all touchpoints, ensuring that our products are intuitive, beautiful, and usable.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with product management, engineering, marketing, and executive leadership to ensure that design is integrated into the product development process and contributes to the company's strategic objectives.
  • User-Centered Design: Champion a user-centered approach by integrating user research, data insights, and feedback into the design process, ensuring our products meet the evolving needs of our users. Oversee a user experience research team to uncover key insights and ensure our design solutions solve key problems and delight our consumers. 
  • Scalability and Efficiency: Develop scalable design systems, processes, and best practices to enhance team efficiency and consistency across products.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Act as the design advocate in key leadership meetings, articulating the value of design to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Innovation and Trends: Stay current on design trends and emerging technologies to continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible and innovate within the space.

What you have:

  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership, strategy, and execution. Previous experience in a similar role (VP/Director of Design, Head of Design) within a fast-growing, product-driven organization.
  • Leadership: Proven ability to lead and inspire a diverse team of designers, motivating them to produce their best work.
  • Collaboration: Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and leadership to deliver high-quality product experiences.
  • Strategic Thinking: Strong strategic acumen, able to balance the big picture with the details of product design execution.
  • Design Systems: Expertise in creating, evolving, and maintaining scalable design systems that align with business goals.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate the value of design and advocate for user-centric solutions at all levels of the organization.
  • Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to navigate complex design challenges with creativity, leading the team to develop innovative, user-focused solutions.
  • Business Acumen: A deep understanding of how design impacts the business and contributes to broader company objectives.

What makes you stand out:

  • Experience leading design within a consumer tech, SaaS, or B2B environment.
  • Expertise with modern design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite) and proficiency with prototyping and user testing tools.
  • A background in human-centered design, UX/UI design, or product design.
  • Experience scaling design teams and processes in a high-growth environment.
  • In particular, a background working with mobile games or video game design would be of interest, but not a firm requirement.

Where you’ll live:

  • This is an Atlanta based position.

Working at PrizePicks:

  • This application period will remain open for 30 days. We’re committed to finding the best candidate, so this date may be adjusted, and any changes will be reflected in this posting.

 

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks: 

  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans 
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
  • Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
  • Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
  • Company-wide in-person events and team outings
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
  • Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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