Director of Product Design

Director of Product Design - SaaS Productivity - Remote-FirstWe’re supporting a high-growth, product-led SaaS scale-up in their search for a Director of Product Design to lead and mature their design organisation. This is a pivotal role that shapes how humans and AI agents collaborate across complex workflows and elevates design quality across a large, mission-critical platform.About the company300+ employeesFounded by product-minded leaders who deeply value designThousands of customers across the enterprise and mid-marketMoving toward an AI-agentic product experienceWhat you’ll be doingLeading, coaching, and developing a team of 8-10 Product Designers (mid - principal)Setting a clear design vision across human + agent workflowsPartnering closely with Product and Engineering leadership on strategic initiativesBuilding healthy design rituals (critiques, reviews, async feedback loops)Removing blockers, creating clarity, and enabling delivery at paceImproving experience quality, usability, consistency, and craft across surfacesInfluencing product direction through systems thinking and high-quality interaction designWhat we’re looking forProven design leadership experience in a high-growth SaaS environmentExperience managing and developing designers across multiple seniority levelsStrong interaction, UX, and systems-design fundamentalsAbility to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous product spacesExcellent communication and storytelling skills across technical and non-technical audiencesCompensation is open based on experience and they can be competitive with big-tech salaries for the right candidate.Remote-first in Ireland, with some international travel required.