VP, User Experience and Design Innovation (Remote Eligible)

Smartsheet
Bellevue
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 291,250 - 338,750 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 15+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Influencing","Strategic thinking","Mentorship"]

Lead Smartsheet’s user experience and design innovation organization spanning UX research, design systems, content, globalization, and AI-driven delivery. Define a bold, user-centered design vision, scale multi-disciplinary teams and talent, and set org-wide strategy for AI adoption across research, design systems, content/localization, and the design-to-engineering workflow. Partner with product, engineering, and executives, and drive measurable outcomes across satisfaction, adoption, retention, revenue, and delivery velocity.

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VP, User Experience and Design Innovation (Remote Eligible)

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Job Summary

Lead Smartsheet’s user experience and design innovation organization spanning UX research, design systems, content, globalization, and AI-driven delivery. Define a bold, user-centered design vision, scale multi-disciplinary teams and talent, and set org-wide strategy for AI adoption across research, design systems, content/localization, and the design-to-engineering workflow. Partner with product, engineering, and executives, and drive measurable outcomes across satisfaction, adoption, retention, revenue, and delivery velocity.
Location: Bellevue
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and evolve a bold, user-centered UX and design innovation vision across Smartsheet’s product portfolio and external systems.
  • •Own and scale UX research, design systems, content, localization, and AI-first design strategy across product lines and geographies.
  • •Build, mentor, and grow senior functional/design leaders, setting career paths and programs aligned to company growth.
  • •Establish UX processes, standards, and tools, and drive high-impact AI opportunities across research, design systems, content/localization, and the software development lifecycle.
  • •Define metrics and partner with executive leadership, product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to embed design and AI into business decisions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 291,250 - 338,750 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kRemote WorkPaid LeaveParental LeaveLife InsuranceLong-term DisabilityPaid HolidaysVolunteer DayLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of experience in highly cross-functional roles leading strategic projects from idea through implementation.
  • •15+ years leading and building UX, design, research, or content organizations, including managing managers with P&L responsibility.
  • •Track record scaling high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams across research, design, design systems, content, and localization (plus engineering-adjacent functions).
  • •Demonstrated experience driving org-wide AI adoption in design, research, content, or software delivery—not just individual AI tool use.
  • •Deep expertise in research methodologies, design strategy, content strategy, and localization best practices for global B2B SaaS.
Experience:15+ yearsB2B SaaSEnterprise SaaS
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationInfluencingStrategic thinkingMentorship
Tech Stack:AIFigma

Company Brief

Smartsheet
Provides a cloud-based work management platform that enables teams to plan, track, automate, and report on work. Smartsheet combines spreadsheets, collaboration, and workflow automation to help organizations manage projects and processes at scale.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Bellevue, United States
Founded: 2005
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