Director of Design - Product & Marketing

February 20

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PadSplit

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PadSplit is a platform that focuses on affordable co-living solutions, allowing individuals to rent private rooms in shared homes across various cities in the United States. By offering flexible stays with trusted identity and screening measures, it aims to create a safe and homey environment for its members. PadSplit markets itself as a more affordable option compared to other room rental services and helps members save money and build credit. The company also provides an opportunity for property owners to earn and make a positive impact in their communities by hosting rooms. PadSplit is recognized for its innovative technology and affordable housing solutions.

Affordable Housing • Real Estate • Property Mangement • Co-Living

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🏠 Real Estate

👥 B2C

🏪 Marketplace

💰 $20.5M Series B on 2021-11

📋 Description

• The Role We Need: PadSplit is hiring a Director of Design (Product & Marketing) to lead and elevate our design efforts across product and marketing, ensuring a seamless and impactful user experience from first engagement to long-term retention. • This hybrid role combines hands-on design work with strategic leadership, shaping our brand, refining our design systems, and mentoring a talented team of product and marketing designers. • The Person We Are Looking For: The ideal candidate is a seasoned design leader with a proven track record of building and scaling design teams while delivering exceptional user-centered experiences. • This role requires someone to balance providing the strategic vision for design with hands-on execution to ensure alignment across marketing and product design to create seamless end-to-end journeys. • The right candidate will have a passion for mentorship, a strong collaborative spirit, and the ability to champion multi-disciplinary design in a dynamic, fast-growth environment.

🎯 Requirements

• Design Experience: 8+ years of design experience, with a demonstrated focus on both product and marketing design. • Leadership Experience: 3+ years of experience leading and mentoring design teams, showcasing the ability to foster growth and collaboration. • Portfolio or Github: Strong portfolio that highlights a diverse range of design deliverables across product and marketing projects. • Design Best Practices: Deep expertise in user-centered design principles, methodologies, and research, ensuring the customer voice is central to all initiatives. • Design Tools Experience: Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with the flexibility to adapt to additional design, prototyping, and research tools. • Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating design decisions to stakeholders and cross-functional teams. • Data-Driven Skills: Understanding of marketing and product metrics, such as conversion funnels and campaign performance, to align design efforts with business outcomes. • Real Estate or Marketplace Experience: Familiarity with marketplaces or real estate industries is a plus, providing valuable context for PadSplit’s mission and operations.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote position - we swear! • Competitive compensation package including an equity incentive plan • National medical, dental, and vision healthcare plans • Company provided life insurance policy • Optional accidental insurances, FSA, and DCFSA benefits • Unlimited paid-time (PTO) policy with eleven (11) company-observed holidays • 401(k) plan • Twelve (12) weeks of paid time off for both birth and non-birth parents • The opportunity to do what you love at a company that is at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis