Appcast

Head of Design

Appcast • $120K — $180K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10+ years in product/UI/UX design
  • 2-3+ years leading design teams or workstreams
  • Strong portfolio showcasing system thinking and interaction design
  • Deep experience with design systems and component architectures
  • Proficient in designing and conducting research studies
  • Solid stakeholder management and presentation skills
  • Understanding of accessibility and responsive design considerations

Responsibilities

  • Set the design vision and standards for products
  • Lead discovery for complex problems through research and synthesis
  • Own and evolve the design system at scale, ensuring governance
  • Design critical user flows end-to-end using tools like Figma
  • Provide actionable feedback and guidance throughout projects
  • Collaborate with leadership to prioritize and balance project goals
  • Mentor and grow a small design team, focusing on capacity and career growth

Benefits

  • Direct impact on decision making and product design
  • Opportunity for mentorship and growth within the design team
  • Engagement in a collaborative, small team environment
  • Access to cutting-edge technology in alternative investments
  • Flexible working conditions conducive to creativity
Full Job Description
The Role

SUBSCRIBE is a small but growing team - as a new member you will have the opportunity to have direct influence on the decision making and design of the product.

As a core member reporting to the Head of Product, you will:
  • Set the design vision and standards across products; ensure a consistent, high-quality end-to-end experience.
  • Lead discovery and definition for complex problems: drive research plans, synthesize insights, and shape requirements with PM/Eng leaders.
  • Own and evolve the design system at scale (components, guidelines); establish governance and contribution workflows.
  • Roll up your sleeves and design: personally own critical flows end-to-end-produce wireframes and high-fidelity screens in Figma, build interactive prototypes, write component specs, pair with frontend on implementation, and run design QA to ensure what ships matches the intent.
  • Raise the bar on craft through your own work, give actionable feedback, and guide teams through concept to launch.
  • Partner with leadership (PM, Eng, GTM, CS) to prioritize bets, sequence work, and balance user value, technical constraints, and business goals.
  • Build and mentor a small design team: coach designers, plan capacity, and support career growth; assist with hiring and onboarding.
  • Tell compelling stories: articulate strategy, present to executives/customers, and align stakeholders on decisions and trade-offs.
  • Measure impact: define design quality metrics, review usage/UX health, and drive continuous improvement across the product.

What you'll need
  • 7-10+ years in product/UI/UX design with 2-3+ years leading designers or major workstreams for complex SaaS products.
  • Portfolio that demonstrates system thinking, elegant interaction design, and measurable outcomes at scale.
  • Deep experience with design systems, component architectures, and comfort partnering with frontend on implementation.
  • Strong research chops-able to design studies, synthesize insights, and connect findings to strategy and roadmap.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and storytelling; confident presenting to executives and customers.
  • Proven track record mentoring designers and improving team process, velocity, and quality.
  • Solid understanding of accessibility, responsive design, performance considerations, and experimentation.
  • Familiarity with analytics for UX measurement; fintech/alternative investments experience is a plus, not required.

About Appcast

Appcast is a global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology. More than just a job board, Appcast?s programmatic recruitment advertising exchange connects employers and job seekers through real-time bidding and automatic job ad optimization. Appcast?s proprietary technology and advanced data analysis tools enable employers to source and hire top talent quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Appcast is headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, London, Manchester, and Budapest.
Learn more about Appcast
Size
200 employees
Industry
Staffing
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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