Director of Product Design

Phantom is the modern money app used by tens of millions around the world. Our product combines everything people need to manage, spend, and grow their money in one simple, intuitive experience. Phantom brings all the control and flexibility of crypto-powered finance, without unnecessary complexity, into mainstream consumer finance.By combining industry-leading security with thoughtfully designed tools, Phantom makes powerful financial tools feel approachable and easy to use. This focus on speed, control, and user experience has fueled rapid growth, with a community of 20M+ people, reaching #1 in the Google Play Store finance category, and consistently ranking as a Top 50 app across all categories, alongside some of the most recognizable consumer technology platforms in the world.ResponsibilitiesAs the Director of Product Design, reporting to the Head of Design you’ll lead and grow our world-class design team, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Executive leadership to shape the vision, quality, and impact of design across the Phantom product ecosystem. This includes leading career growth and mentorship for the design team, fostering creative excellence, and championing strong design principles to consistently deliver high-quality work. It's a rare opportunity to shape design strategy at a truly design-led company where design is a core discipline and central to how millions of users experience crypto for the very first time.Provide strategic design leadership across product areas, ensuring alignment with Phantom’s mission, product goals, and brand.Manage, mentor, and scale a team of high-performing product designers.Champion design excellence, accessibility, and simplicity across all platforms and user touchpoints.Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape the product roadmap, define user journeys, and identify new opportunities to improve Phantom’s experience.Elevate our design systems and operational processes to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability.Foster a culture of user-centered thinking, rapid iteration, and cross-team collaboration.Represent design in company-wide initiatives, executive reviews, and external engagements.Qualifications10+ years of product design experienceExperience building and managing design teamsTrack record of designing and shipping high-quality, mobile-first consumer products for millions of users at scale.Proven experience owning and leading the design of core product flows, not just auxiliary or supporting features.Strong product judgment and strategic thinking, with the ability to make design decisions that balance user needs with business goals.Extensive experience using data to inform and validate design decisions, including leveraging user research, analytics, and experimentation.Deep understanding of design systems, interaction design, and visual storytelling.Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design work when needed.Passion for mentoring and developing designers at all levels.Experience in crypto, a crypto-native mindset or demonstrated interest in decentralized ecosystems.Why Work with UsWe are a team of experienced builders in the blockchain and crypto industry. Our journey began from users seeking an easy, seamless path to accessing the crypto ecosystem. This passion fueled our exponential growth, allowing us to onboard over 16M+ active users in just over three years; with our user base growing weekly. Our dedication to a secure and seamless user experience has made us the leading wallet on Solana as well as our multi-chain approach enhances our platform's versatility, meeting the needs of a diverse and growing user base. By staying at the forefront of technology and user expectations, we continue to innovate and set industry standards on self-custodial crypto wallets.There has never been a better time to work in crypto to help shape the future of innovati ... (truncated, view full listing at source)