Strong portfolio showcasing UX, product thinking, and visual design
Experience in designing complex SaaS products or workflow tools
Proven history of building and scaling design teams in startups
Ability to balance product strategy with hands-on design work
Strong leadership skills across product, engineering, and GTM teams
Passion for user-centered design
Comfortable in fast-paced, high-ownership startup settings
Responsibilities
Define the design vision for Nooks and ensure cohesive user experience
Lead and grow the design team through recruitment and mentorship
Own the end-to-end product experience from discovery to execution
Collaborate with Product and Engineering on product roadmap and features
Simplify complex AI and workflow challenges into intuitive designs
Develop scalable design systems for consistency and speed
Advocate for user voice in design decisions through research and feedback
Benefits
Opportunity to shape design vision at a growing startup
Strategic role with a hands-on approach to design execution
Focus on building scalable design processes and culture
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to influence product direction
Possibility to mentor and grow a design team from the ground up
Full Job Description
About the Role:
As Head of Design, you will own the design vision and execution across the entire Nooks product.. You will be responsible for ensuring the platform is intuitive, beautiful, and built for the real workflows of modern revenue teams. This will initially lead a small team.
This role is both strategic and hands-on and you'll set the design direction for the company while also diving deep into product details. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and GTM leaders to translate complex problems into elegant user experiences.
You will be building the future design organization with AI, establishing the systems, culture, and standards that allow design to scale as the company grows.
What You'll Do:
Define the design vision for Nooks and ensure a cohesive experience across the entire product
Lead and grow the design team, recruiting and mentoring exceptional product designers
Own the end-to-end product experience, from early discovery and concepting through polished execution
Partner closely with Product and Engineering to shape the product roadmap and ship high-impact features
Translate complex AI and workflow problems into simple, intuitive interfaces
Build scalable design systems that enable consistency and velocity across the product
Champion the voice of the user, grounding design decisions in research, feedback, and real customer workflows
Raise the design bar across the company, influencing product thinking and user experience at every level
What You Bring:
8+ years of product design experience
Experiencing managing designers
A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional UX, product thinking, and visual design
Experience designing complex SaaS products or workflow tools
A track record of building and scaling design teams in fast-growing startups
Ability to move fluidly between high-level product strategy and hands-on design execution
Strong cross-functional leadership with product, engineering, and GTM teams
Passion for building products that users love and rely on every day
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment
