Bubble are hiring a

Director, Product Design

We built Bubble with a clear mission in mind: to empower everyone to create software.

We believe anyone with an idea should be able to build it, so were making software creation accessible to everyone. Our AI visual development platform enables anyone, whether theyre first-time entrepreneurs or enterprise teams, to take an idea from prompt to fully-functional, scalable reality across web, iOS, and Android — all on one platform, all without writing or managing a single line of code.

As the only full-stack, cross-device no-code platform on the market with over 5 million users in over 100 countries, Bubble is breaking down the barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation across the globe.

What weve achieved:

Our product is working, and we are thriving. Entire VC-backed companies have been built entirely on Bubble. After finding product market fit and 8 years of bootstrapping, we raised a $100 million Series A and were one of the fastest-growing companies in the New York tech ecosystem. You can build just about anything on Bubble - and our community is living proof. More than just launching products, people are turning their ideas into real businesses. Mailead grew a $10k investment in a Bubble product into a $2M valuation, while Faceless.video went from 0 to $1M+ ARR in less than a year, among many other examples.

About the team:

We have four product designers on the team and are actively growing the team with two open roles and more growth planned for early next year. The product design team is responsible for the end-to-end experience of building apps on Bubble, including the Bubble home screen, the agent that helps users create and edit their apps, and the editor where users visually design their apps, define workflows, and manage data. Product design at Bubble is responsible for driving the UX, user research & testing, and UI that defines these experiences.

About the role:

Were seeking a Director of Product Design to lead the product design team. This role reports to the VP, Product and will be responsible for building the team, putting in place design processes, refining our design system, iterating on our design vision, and more. In order to accomplish our ambition of becoming the leading AI visual development platform, it needs to be easy to learn Bubble and intuitive to go from idea to production-ready app on the platform, and this role will lead the charge in getting us there.

In This Role Youll:

• Lead a team of talented product designers, identifying development and growth opportunities and providing regular coaching and feedback
• Drive product design hiring, including defining the hiring and interview plan and leading the interview process
• Establish product design best practices and processes across product discovery and delivery
• Ensure the team is operating efficiently in exploring and validating designs, and scoping and iterating on launches
• Refine Bubbles design system, ensuring it is modern, intuitive, and applied consistently across the product
• Lead by example, speaking with users, collaborating cross-functionally, identifying opportunities, and validating ideas
• Refine our product vision, ideal customer profile, and ideal user journey leveraging research and validating with users

About You:

• 10+ years of product design experience working on challenging UX problems, including experience in PLG SaaS
• 5+ years experience leading design teams, ideally having scaled teams in a high-growth startup environment
• Excited about AI and no-code development, with prior experience a nice-to-have
• Track record of recruiting world-class senior talent and developing high-performing teams
• Deep experience guiding teams through user research, design exploration & refinement, and iteration
• Passion for putting in place design best practices and systems to enable teams to scale effectively
• Ability to make pragmatic prioritization, scope, and design decisions while balancing user needs, design vision, and business objectives

Compensation:

We offer competitive compensation aligned to tier one markets. Our estimated salary for this role at Bubble ranges from $200,000 to $259,000. Actual pay is determined by multiple factors such as skills, qualifications, experience and market demand.

Location:

For this role, Bubble is currently only considering candidates who are authorized to work in the US and are within the New York City metro area. We will provide relocation assistance to those who are interested in moving to the NYC area.

We prefer hiring people within commuting distance of our NYC office because we value getting together in person regularly. For those who enjoy working from our Manhattan office on a more regular basis, we offer catered lunches, and happy hours, among other fun perks.

Benefits:

In addition to cash and equity compensation, Bubble offers a robust benefits package equating to roughly twenty thousand in additional annual compensation:

Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive health coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Wellness and work enablement stipends
• Generous PTO
• A Sabbatical program

Join us!

Lets democratize access to technology together! If this sounds like you, apply! If you dont meet all of the qualifications but think you could be a match, wed still love the chance to review your application. At Bubble, we encourage people from all ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Bubble does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.