Strava
Director, Product Design
$290K–$310K
Strava SF · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Jun 18, 2026
- Experience
- Director-level (or equivalent); no specific number of years stated.
About the job
Leads product design across Strava’s San Francisco product verticals, setting design direction and quality while developing a team of five designers and partnering with product and engineering leaders.
What you'll do
- Own design strategy, direction, and quality across athlete engagement, growth, and platform integrity.
- Manage and coach five Product Designers, raising craft standards and supporting career development.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders on strategy and decisions; contribute to design reviews and shared design standards.
What they ask for
- Director-level (or equivalent) Product Design experience, including owning design direction across multiple products and managing designers.
- Ability to establish and communicate a design vision and design philosophy.
- Hands-on craft expertise and demonstrated ability to improve quality and develop designers.
- Senior-level partnership with Product and Engineering, consumer product design at meaningful scale, and based in San Francisco.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-powered product features, health and fitness products, Trust & Safety or policy-adjacent surfaces, growth or B2B product design, or scaling a design function.
Pay
$290K – $310K (base salary); equity offered, amount not stated.
AI focus
Experience with AI-powered product features is a plus; no specific AI work is described.
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