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Expired on April 1, 2026
Design Director
Job Description
Who We Are: We started our company to help others launch and run their own businesses, at any stage. The way we help is by keeping it simple and supporting entrepreneurs one step at a time. Our mission is to enable anyone to start, run, and grow their business while avoiding the common pitfalls that derail hopeful entrepreneurs. No more having to wade through forms, taxes, or ongoing state compliance. We are a remote company based in Austin, Texas. We have team members from Florida to Oregon and all points in-between. The Role: We’re looking for a Design Director to serve as the day-to-day design steward of our core product experience. This role reports into the strategic leader of Design and is focused on design leadership embedded deeply within Product — working shoulder-to-shoulder with Product Management, Engineering, Research, Brand Marketing, and Design Systems to shape experiences that are clear, cohesive, and genuinely useful. You’ll lead and mentor designers while remaining hands-on when it matters, setting a high bar for craft, judgment, and experience quality. This role is ideal for a senior design leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution, leads through influence, and believes great design is both rigorous and deeply human.
Responsibilities
- Act as the day-to-day design leader for ZenBusiness’ core product experience, ensuring clarity, coherence, and quality across end-to-end workflows
- Lead, mentor, and develop designers and design leaders, helping grow individual talent while evolving the overall design practice within Product
- Work hands-on alongside designers when needed — modeling strong design judgment, craft, and problem framing
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering leaders to shape direction, define opportunities, and translate strategy into shipped experiences
- Collaborate with Brand Marketing and Design Systems to ensure the product experience is aligned, cohesive, and scalable
- Bring structure to ambiguity by framing problems clearly, identifying opportunities, and helping teams align around thoughtful direction
- Set and uphold high standards for experience quality, interaction design, and visual execution through feedback, critique, and example
- Lead through influence — fostering trust, strong partnerships, and shared ownership across disciplines
- Apply research, data, and lived experience to form strong opinions, while remaining open to new insights as understanding evolves
Qualifications
- Significant experience leading product design teams and shipping complex, user-centered digital products
- A track record of working closely with Product and Engineering partners to deliver thoughtful, high-quality experiences
- Deep understanding of UX, interaction design, and design fundamentals, and how to apply them in real-world product contexts
- Experience operating across multiple levels — from detailed execution to higher-level experience strategy