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# Sr. Director, Product Design at ZipRecruiter

- **Company:** ZipRecruiter
- **Location:** Santa Monica, CA
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ziprecruiter/jobs/8331400

## Job description

We offer a hybrid work environment. Most US-based positions can also be performed remotely (any exceptions will be noted in the Minimum Qualifications below.)

Our Mission:

To actively connect people to their next great opportunity.

Who We Are:

ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace. Powered by AI-driven smart matching technology, the company actively connects millions of all-sized businesses and job seekers through innovative mobile, web, and email services, as well as through partnerships with the best job boards on the web. ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android.

Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Director, Product Design to lead our UX practice during a pivotal era of growth.

At ZipRecruiter, our focus is on increasing conversations between employers and job seekers. This product strategy relies heavily on driving on-platform user engagement and designing intuitive experiences that align well with our users’ workflows. Furthermore, as AI reshapes the tech landscape, we are looking for a leader who can actively define the future of the Product Design function itself.

In this role, you will be a "player-coach." You will get hands-on with top priority areas while simultaneously shaping the standards, AI strategy, and resource allocation of our design organization. We are looking for an independent, influential leader who will be an equal partner to our Product, Engineering, and Decision Science leaders.

Key Focuses:

- Understand Our Users and Champion the UX They Need: Develop a deep, empathetic understanding of our users and their workflows to guide solution design and decision-making. Leveraging this understanding, you will have the autonomy and authority to advocate for the UX you believe will set the product up for success – from iterative experiments to holistic redesigns.
- Personal Ownership of Outcomes in Priority Areas: Dive into top priorities for increasing conversations between job seekers and employers. While you won't be expected to push pixels, you will get hands-on in forming and executing a strong POV on how to uplevel the user experience in key areas and informing where to focus next.
- Lead the Team: Define expectations and success measures for the Product Design team. Develop talent and build a thriving culture where the Product Design team has a consistent positive impact on the product roadmap and product outcomes.
- Pioneer AI in Product Design: Contemplate and build the future of the Product Design function in the age of AI. Produce, enable, and enforce expectations around the use of AI tools and methodologies to accelerate and elevate how our product development organization broadly designs and ships products.

Minimum Qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience in Product Design with 5+ years of people management experience, with a proven ability to function as a “player-coach”.
- Strong customer orientation: you stay close to real users personally, you’ve built teams and practices that do the same, and you can point to product decisions and outcomes that customer insight changed.
- Proven track record of initiative, influence and positive impact on outcomes. You have the credibility and communication skills to effect organizational change.
- Strong analytical abilities that enable you to structure and solve complex problems and work backwards from a goal.
- Personal fluency with modern AI and design tools, and experience integrating AI tools or methodologies into a design team’s workflow.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience designing for two-sided marketplaces or SMB employers.
- Familiarity with design engineering and a strong POV on technical questions like how to make a design system usable by AI coding tools so PMs and engineers can ship on-brand UI with less need for designer review.
- Experience working at scaled, fast-paced technology companies.

As part of our team you’ll enjoy:

- Competitive salary
- Exceptional benefits package
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
- Employer-matched 401(k) plan
- A fun environment where work-life balance is valued

#LI-Remote

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $240,000-$310,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and the range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location, role-related knowledge and skills, depth of experience, relevant education or training, and additional role-related considerations.

Depending on the position offered, equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

ZipRecruiter is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetics.

Privacy Notice: For information about ZipRecruiter's collection and processing of job applicant personal data for this job, please see our Privacy Notice at: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/careers/job-applicant-privacy-notice

## About ZipRecruiter

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ZipRecruiter operates a leading AI-powered online employment marketplace that actively connects job seekers with employers.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: ZIP)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Monica, California, USA (with additional offices in Phoenix, Arizona; London, UK; Tel Aviv, Israel)
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Ian Siegel, Joe Edmonds, Ward Poulos, Adam Tichauer

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Online employment marketplace / human resources technology
- **Target customers**: B2B (employers of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprises) and B2C (job seekers)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To actively connect people to their next great opportunity.”

## Products & Services
- **ZipRecruiter Marketplace**: An AI-powered two-sided platform where employers post jobs and receive matched candidate recommendations, and job seekers find relevant roles and get real-time application status updates. (SaaS / Marketplace)
- **Phil (AI Career Advisor)**: An AI-driven assistant that personalizes the job seeker experience by recommending opportunities and providing guidance. (AI / Software)
- **Employer Tools**: Suite of hiring solutions including job distribution, candidate screening, and analytics dashboards. (SaaS)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in the provided sources (refer to public stock listings for current market cap).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue reported in SEC filings (10‑K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 is available); the company employed over 800 people as of that date.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The company is publicly traded; notable early investors include institutional venture capital firms (specific names not provided in search results).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Over 4.9 million businesses have used ZipRecruiter for hiring, and 172 million+ job seekers have used the platform.
  - #1 rated hiring site in the U.S. and #1 rated job search app on iOS and Android.
  - Recognized by Comparably, Newsweek (“Most Loved Workplaces” 2023), and Great Place to Work (2025).
  - Maintains a remote/hybrid workforce and offices in multiple locations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‑powered matching technology**: Advanced deep‑learning NLP trained on billions of interactions continuously improves the relevance of job recommendations for both sides of the marketplace.
- **Network effects**: A large, active user base creates a virtuous cycle that attracts more employers and job seekers.
- **Brand recognition**: Consistently ranked as the #1 job site in the U.S., with high trust among job seekers and employers.

## Strategic Focus
- Continued investment in AI and machine learning to enhance matching accuracy and user experience.
- Scaling the marketplace by attracting more employers and job seekers, particularly in enterprise and staffing segments.
- Expanding remote‑work capabilities and maintaining a flexible, hybrid workforce to attract top talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: The company emphasizes “fearless builders,” “excellence without egos,” inclusion, and belonging. Employee‑led groups and a safe environment for risk‑taking are core.
- **Work Flexibility**: Remote‑friendly for many roles; collaboration weeks are held several times a year to bring teams together in person. Offices are open in Santa Monica, Phoenix, and London.
- **Compensation & Perks**: Competitive compensation packages, health benefits, financial wellness resources, ample time off, and a stocked kitchen at offices.
- **Recognition**: Named a “Great Place to Work” (2025) and “Most Loved Workplace” (Newsweek 2023). Over half of leadership positions are filled internally, reflecting a commitment to career development.
- **Engineering Culture**: Focus on big data, machine learning, full‑stack development, and site reliability; many remote and on‑site engineering roles open (Senior Software Engineer, ML, Big Data, etc.).

## Sources
1. [sec.gov – ZipRecruiter 10‑K Filing (FY2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000025/ziprecruiterinc_20260225x.pdf)
2. [ziprecruiter.com – About Us](https://www.ziprecruiter.com/about)
3. [ziprecruiter.com – Careers](https://www.ziprecruiter.com/careers)
4. [greenhouse.io – ZipRecruiter Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ziprecruiter)
5. [linkedin.com – ZipRecruiter Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ziprecruiter)

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