Director, Product Design - Taskrabbit
New York City, NY
About the Job
Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.
About Taskrabbit:
Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do's, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.
At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We're looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love.
Together with IKEA, we're creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.
- Taskrabbit is a remote-first company with employees distributed across the US and EU
- 5-time Best Places to Work in 2022 by BuiltIn. Including Best Companies in SF, Best Mid-Sized Companies, and Best Benefits
- DataBird journal's "Best Places" Best Companies for Diversity, #1 2019 and 2020
- DataBird journal's "Best Places" Best Companies for Women, #4 2019 and #1 2020
About the Role:
Creative vision:
- Develop a northstar vision for design and user experience through an on-going process of relentless refinement and evolution.
- Be a thought leader and partner to product leaders on the future direction of our product, including vision, product strategy, product design, resourcing, and sequencing for how we'll get there and how it coexists with our brand and drives our overall value proposition.
- Take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into useful, customer-facing journeys and on site and in-app assetsEstablish user centered processes and practices and bring others onboard with your vision.
- Set the bar for quality, ensuring designs meet standards set.
- Serve as the primary voice of design inside and outside the company evangelizing success and articulating vision.
- Lead by example and roll up your sleeves from time to time.
What You'll Work On:
Management:
- Oversee multiple projects and scale design resources accordingly, ensuring deadlines are met, your org is effective, and team members are set up for success by setting clear and measurable goals
- Create an empowering, supportive work environment and demonstrate TaskRabbit's core values.
- Nurture individuals to help them realize their full potential, balancing candor and compassion when critiquing work.
- Work to define role levels and support team career development.
- Identify and attract talent ensuring the team is always staffed with the right people at the right time.
- Secure and champion tools that support the team in their work and manage project resourcing.
- Manage the design budget and advocate for team needs during planning sessions.
Your Areas of Expertise:
- 6+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors
- 6+ years of experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content and user research teams
- Experience with designing end-to-end flows and experiences within visual systems for our supported platforms
- Senior people management, team development, recruiting and org building experience
- Experience growing a strategic design practice within design teams
- Organizational and analytical experience
Compensation & Benefits:
At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent and equitable. total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.
The base pay range for this position is $180,00 - $252,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above, and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.
You'll love working here because:
- Taskrabbit is a Remote-First Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.
- The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
- The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.
- The Perks. Taskrabbit offers US employees employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting. Taskrabbit offers EU employees medical insurance. We offer all of our global employees, generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.
Taskrabbit's commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform.
We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.
Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.