Senior Director, Product Design & User Experience

T-Mobile is in pursuit of exceptional talent to join our executive team. We’re committed to excellence and innovation, and we are on the lookout for a leader who can steer our company towards new heights of success. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and leading a talented team of professionals. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of success, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. As a key member of our executive team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our organizational strategy and contributing to our continued growth and market leadership. Join us in our commitment to driving innovation, inspiring collaboration, fostering a positive company culture, and achieving unparalleled success. The Sr Director, Product Design & User Experience defines and executes T-Mobile's enterprise design vision across all digital channels, including T-Life, Web, assisted, Conversational Design, Digital Accessibility, and User Research. This role owns the end-to-end user experience strategy for how 140M customers interact with T-Mobile's digital ecosystem from design systems and accessibility governance to research-driven decision-making and experience performance KPIs. Reporting to the SVP, Product Management, this leader is accountable for driving conversion, engagement, unassisted adoption, and brand differentiation through best-in-class digital product experience at enterprise scale.Define and execute the enterprise experience strategy across all digital channels, ensuring alignment to growth, engagement, and unassisted adoption goals. Establish the end-to-end design vision and governance model that shapes how T-Mobile delivers digital experiences to our customers.Own enterprise design systems and accessibility governance: develop and maintain scalable design systems, WCAG-compliant accessibility standards, and conversational design frameworks that ensure consistency, speed, compliance, and quality across all product platforms.Lead and scale the Product Experience organization: build, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Designers, Conversational Designers, Accessibility specialists, and User Researchers. Establish operating rhythms and talent development plans to measure success.Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, CARE, Retail, Data, and Finance leaders to translate strategy into intuitive experiences that improve conversion, containment, engagement, and retention.Establish and track experience performance metrics, defining KPIs that link design outcomes to business results, including conversion lift, MAU growth, churn reduction, CPA impact and task completion rates.May be required to serve on cross-functional enterprise technology governance committees or special projects as assigned.The Experience You’ll Bring12+ years of relevant experience in product experience, UX/UI design, product design, or digital product leadership, with 5+ years leading teams. Demonstrated ability to set product experience strategy, lead human-centered design practices, improve customer journeys, and partner effectively with executive collaborators.Experience with mobile and web digital products, design systems, customer research, and data-driven decision-making.Industry experience in telecom, consumer technology, or large-scale digital platforms preferred.Experience building and governing enterprise-scale design systems and accessibility standards (WCAG and international guidelines), including hands-on ownership of experiential design (motion, emotion, transition consistency) across consumer-facing digital journeys.Experience institutionalizing user research, usability validation, and insight generation across the product lifecycle, ensuring design and product investments are evidence-based and tied to measurable outcomes.Advanced experience with design execution, rapid prototyping, and creative workflow/asset management systems.Proven track record driving measurable business outcomes (acquisition, interest, unassisted adoption) through consumer-facing digital product experience, including direct accountability to senior leadership on experience KPIs and strong analytical skills to synthesize product usage data into design decisions.Demonstrated ability to communicate at an executive level, effectively influence at an enterprise level and successfully sponsor/lead complex, cross-functional initiatives with SVP+ level visibility and accountability.Track record of attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing design, research, and accessibility talent, including experience building and leading distributed people-manager structures.Experience establishing operating rhythms, governance frameworks, and performance standards for a multi-disciplinary product design and experience organization.Experience with Agile backlog/project management tools.Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design, UX/UI Design, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.Enough about what you’ve done. Let’s talk about who you are.Ability to communicate effectively across team and organizational boundaries to drive and develop consensusDemonstrated ability to identify/analyze/synthesize product use data and use the data to drive decisionsStrong cross-functional change leadership experience with ability to set the change agenda, and lead through organizational changeListen and understand a variety of points of view balancing concerns with data for better decision makingAnalytical problem solver; applies multiple technical solutions to application operational problemsCollaborative, yet influentialFlexible, self-starter, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environmentDesire for a high level of responsibility and ownership and ability to work with minimal supervisionCreative problem solver and solutions providerAbility to prioritize multiple projects; detail oriented and organizedA creative and forward thinker; entrepreneurial; is encouraged by innovation and is not afraid to take risksAbility to influence and gain consensus at all levels; possesses executive maturity• At least 18 years of age• Legally authorized to work in the United StatesTravel:Travel Required (Yes/No):DOT Regulated:DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No):NoSafety Sensitive Position (Yes/No):NoBase Pay Range: $224,000 - $303,000Corporate Bonus Target: 35%The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year.At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out .Never stop growing!As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder–it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable!T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 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