Hybrid Director, Design – New Products

at Calendly

• Job title: Director, Design – New Products
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $224,000 - $369,600 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Design Director co-leading Product Group focused on user and business outcomes at Calendly. Driving strategy, vision, and execution for impactful product design.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead a Product Group in partnership with Product and Engineering Directors, defining and executing on vision, strategy, and roadmap, based on customer needs and insights.
• Own and deliver measurable user outcomes and business results for your product area.
• Set and drive a clear design vision that ensures cohesive, high-quality, end-to-end user experiences across the Product Group.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback and coaching to designers that improves usability, quality, and design decision-making.
• Ensure teams conduct meaningful research and use customer insights and data to inform product strategy and decisions, driving toward measurable outcomes.
• Co-lead the Design Team by hiring, coaching, and developing a diverse, high-performing group of designers, actively supporting career growth and engagement.
• Drive adoption and improvement of the design process and R&D operating model to increase quality, usability, cohesion, and customer impact.
• Use compelling design storytelling to influence stakeholders, align leaders, and advocate for customers at the team, product group, and company levels.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience designing and delivering high-quality design work and impactful product experiences, including meaningful time in leadership roles.
• 3+ years of people management and design leadership experience, including hiring, supporting, and growing empowered creative teams.
• Experience co-owning and scaling a product area with measurable customer and business impact alongside Product and Engineering partners.
• Proven ability to set product and user experience vision based on customer needs and translate strategy into execution.
• Strong executive communication skills and experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Experience in product-led B2B or B2C environments; SaaS experience preferred.
• Experience working in complex systems and multi-product environments.
• Experience designing AI-driven product experiences and using AI effectively in the design process is a plus, but not required.
• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America, as Calendly does not engage in immigration sponsorship at this time.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Top Performer Bonus program
• Equity awards