Head of Design and Research at Asana

Asana

New York City·3h ago

ExecutiveFull-timeAI

Salary Range

$202,300 - $273,700 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for an exceptional design leader to head our design and research teams at Asana. This role involves leading design excellence across the company, reporting directly to Asana’s Head of Product, and co-creating a standard of design excellence across all platforms including web and mobile.

Key Responsibilities

→Lead and scale Asana's global Product Design and User Research teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and design excellence.
→Oversee the strategic direction and execution of all user research initiatives to ensure a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors.
→Drive the overall vision, strategy, and roadmap for the user experience across all Asana products and platforms (web and mobile).
→Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to integrate design and research insights into the product development lifecycle.
→Champion a human-centered design process, ensuring consistent and impactful customer experiences that align with Asana’s mission.
→Mentor and develop a team of design directors and research leaders, cultivating their growth and maximizing their impact.
→Establish and maintain a high bar for design quality and user experience, continuously evolving our processes, tools, and systems.

Requirements

✓Successful track record of leading large Design and Research organizations to deliver delightful and cohesive user experience at scale.
✓15+ years experience in product design with at least 3 years of experience as a design executive leading orgs of 50+ members.
✓Role model of cross-functional collaboration and customer orientation, action-orientation, and of leveraging those skills to achieve great results in the presence of ambiguity.
✓Experience nurturing a work environment that allows everyone to bring their whole selves to work, and values diversity and inclusion.
✓Strong customer advocacy with a penchant for data and drive to effectively use technology to solve real customer problems.
✓Experience building SaaS products is desirable.
✓Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.