Director, Product Designer, Consumer Experience

Prodege is a cutting‑edge marketing and consumer insights platform that helps leading brands, marketers, and agencies uncover answers to their business questions, acquire new customers, increase revenue, and drive brand loyalty & product adoption. Recent investment by Blackstone in Q1 2026 fuels further growth and innovation that empowers partners to gather meaningful, rich insights and better market to their target audiences. About the Role Director, Product Designer – Consumer Experience. Lead design for Prodege's Core Product portfolio at a senior leadership level, owning the design vision, quality, and team across consumer (B2C) and business (B2B) products. Focus 80% on consumer apps that serve millions of members who earn rewards, and 20% on B2B products that serve clients and partners who power the ecosystem. Responsibilities Define and communicate design vision, principles, and direction across the consumer product portfolio. Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Data leadership to align design strategy with business goals and roadmaps. Translate complex reward and loyalty mechanics into intuitive, delightful experiences across web and mobile. Present design rationale and strategy to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence. Advocate for user needs and design quality in prioritization and roadmap discussions. Hire, mentor, and grow a high‑performing product design team; set clear expectations, deliver direct feedback, conduct regular 1:1s and performance reviews. Manage capacity and prioritization across concurrent workstreams; establish team rituals that raise craft and collaboration. Own the design quality bar for all consumer design output; lead hands‑on design on highest‑impact initiatives such as onboarding, engagement loops, and reward experiences. Champion user‑centered practices—including research, usability testing, journey mapping, and iterative prototyping; ensure accessibility standards are met. Collaborate with Engineering on accurate implementation, maintenance, and system governance. Define success metrics for design initiatives and use quantitative signals to inform and validate design decisions. Support A/B tests to optimize experiences and measure impact; communicate design impact clearly to leadership. Set and manage goals, ongoing coaching, annual reviews, rewards/recognition, and team/individual development as part of performance management. Engage in employee life‑cycle management, headcount forecasting, job description creation, recruiting, hiring, and termination as needed. Ensure compliance with company policy, employment law, and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. Act as a culture ambassador, fostering collaboration, a strong work ethic, and a relaxed/enjoyable atmosphere. Build and evolve design systems that enable fast, consistent, and accessible product delivery. Partner with Product and Data to ensure design decisions connect to activation, retention, engagement, and client satisfaction metrics. Qualifications 10–12+ years of product design experience, with 5+ years directly managing product designers. Experience designing products that incorporate or evolve toward AI‑powered features. Strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership on complex products from concept through launch with measurable impact. Excellent judgment, ability to go deep or delegate, and strong product instincts. Proven leadership in design strategy and execution within senior Product and Engineering teams. Capability to ship high‑quality experiences in complex, ambiguous problem spaces with velocity. Deep commitment to growing people and raising the craft bar across a team. Comfort operating in fast‑moving environments with evolving priorities. Exceptional communication skills and influence over senior stakeholders. Growth mindset, resilience, bias toward learning through doing. Strong people‑leadership instincts with clarity, empathy, and accountability. MUST Haves Ability to define and ship high-quality experiences in complex, ambiguous problem spaces. Experience leading design strategy and execution in partnership with senior Product and Engineering. Proficiency with accessibility standards and designing for emerging AI capabilities. Strong products instincts with a balanced view of strategy and detail. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain scalable design systems. Comfort with experimentation‑heavy product environments. Nice to Haves Experience designing B2B or SaaS products such as client‑facing dashboards, partner portals, or operational platforms. Experience designing for or incorporating AI‑powered features into consumer products. Background in AdTech, rewards/loyalty, or MarTech experiences. Familiarity with gamification, behavioral nudges, or reward system design. Experience in experimentation‑heavy product environments. Pay Transparency $165,000 – $196,600 base salary. Final offer will depend on multiple factors including experience, industry, skills, education, and training. Compensation is only the base salary and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Benefits Comprehensive benefits package for U.S. full‑time employees, including medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and basic life insurance; flexible paid time off; paid sick leave prorated by hire date; and eight paid holidays per year. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Prodege is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. FCIHO Employers will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of FCIHO. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Prodege, LLC