Head of Product Design

Kindred
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 230,000 - 285,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Team growth","Member-centric thinking","Strategic thinking","Craft execution"]

Lead the product design organization through Kindred’s next growth phase, owning the end-to-end member experience across web and mobile. You’ll grow a cross-disciplinary design team spanning product design, research, and content/UX writing, set design vision and strategy, and raise the quality bar for a trusted, design-forward marketplace. Work closely with product, engineering, marketing, and operations, and spearhead an AI-native design practice through prototyping and production workflows.

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Head of Product Design

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Job Summary

Lead the product design organization through Kindred’s next growth phase, owning the end-to-end member experience across web and mobile. You’ll grow a cross-disciplinary design team spanning product design, research, and content/UX writing, set design vision and strategy, and raise the quality bar for a trusted, design-forward marketplace. Work closely with product, engineering, marketing, and operations, and spearhead an AI-native design practice through prototyping and production workflows.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, coach, and grow a cross-disciplinary design team across product design, research, and content/UX writing.
  • •Run design rituals, feedback culture, and career paths so the team can do its best work.
  • •Set and align design vision and strategy with company priorities as a thought partner to product, engineering, marketing, and operations.
  • •Own the quality bar for the member experience and build systems (design systems, tooling, rituals, process) that help design ship fast.
  • •Lead an AI-native design practice for prototyping, research synthesis, and production, and partner with marketing and brand to unify product and brand experience.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 230,000 - 285,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRemote WorkPaid Leave401k

Key Requirements

  • •Have 12+ years in product design, including 5+ years leading and managing design teams.
  • •Manage cross-functionally across product design, research, and content/writing and strengthen those disciplines together.
  • •Have a proven track record partnering with marketing and brand.
  • •Have deep experience building and scaling design systems to raise quality and velocity.
  • •Be AI-native with a point of view on how AI changes design team workflows.
Experience:12+ yearsConsumerMarketplaceCommunity-driven
Skills:LeadershipTeam growthMember-centric thinkingStrategic thinkingCraft execution
Tech Stack:AIClaude CodeCursorWebMobile

Company Brief

Kindred
Kindred operates a members-only home-swapping network that matches vetted hosts and guests to enable affordable, community-driven travel by exchanging nights rather than paying cash, with concierge support and host protections.
Industry: TravelTech
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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