Head of Product Design

2 weeks ago


San Francisco, California, United States Benchling Full time
Unlock the Power of Biotechnology

Benchling is revolutionizing the biotechnology industry with its cutting-edge R&D Cloud. As the Head of Product Design, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our product experience.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team of talented designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence.
  • Define and communicate a clear vision for the product experience, driving alignment with the company's strategic goals.
  • Serve as the voice of the user, inspiring Benchling's through customer stories and championing user-centered design principles.
  • Collaborate with product management and engineering to prioritize design initiatives and ensure timely delivery of high-quality design solutions.
  • Promote continued learning on the design team and stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field.
  • Proven experience (10+ years min) in product design, with a significant portion in a leadership role.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading teams to deliver successful, user-centered design solutions.
  • Excellent understanding of design principles, methodologies, and tools.
  • Strong advocate for user research and data-driven decision making.
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and decisions to various stakeholders.
What We Offer:
  • Competitive salary and equity.
  • Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents.
  • Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits.
  • Four months of fully paid parental leave.
  • 401(k) + Employer Match.
  • Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office set up stipend for remote employees.
  • Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents.
  • Monthly Wellness stipend.
  • Learning and development stipend.
  • Generous and flexible vacation.
  • Company-wide Summer & Winter holiday shutdown.
  • Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries.

Benchling welcomes everyone. We believe diversity enriches our team, so we hire people with a wide range of identities, backgrounds, and experiences.

We are an equal opportunity employer. That means we don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Please be aware that Benchling will never request personal information, payment, or sensitive details outside of Greenhouse or via email.

All official communications will come from an email address or from an approved vendor alias. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Benchling and are unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us at recruiting-fraud- to verify the communication.



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