Director of UX & Product Design at Hatch

Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Health Tech, Consumer ElectronicsIndustries

Requirements

Managed and grown high-performing design teams, fostering craft excellence, innovation, and a customer-centered approach
Can paint a compelling vision of the future, grounded in customer insight and business strategy, and inspire cross-functional teams to rally behind it
Champion design thinking across the team, advocating for usability, accessibility, and craft excellence as drivers of business impact
Deep experience in mobile product design (iOS + Android) with proven success translating complex ecosystems (IoT, content-rich, or service-oriented) into seamless, elegant user experiences
Comfortable imagining “what’s next” and sweating the details that make an experience extraordinary
Thrive in ambiguity, using prototypes, experiments, and storytelling to bring clarity and momentum to new opportunities
Proven success building and scaling design systems for speed and consistency across teams
Strong partner for engineering leaders, focused on high-fidelity implementation and continuous quality improvements
Proven experience establishing efficient design workflows, tools, and standards
Experience with AI-driven prototyping, rapid experimentation, and leveraging emerging technologies
Deeply curious and experimental in adoption of emerging tools and tech, able to inspire others to adopt them
Can translate innovative concepts and experiments into tangible user and business value
Deep in-house product development experience, ideally in a relevant context

Responsibilities

Lead a talented team and tackle complex product challenges across mobile app, audio, and hardware UX
Define design strategy and help shape the design culture
Partner closely with product, engineering, and research to deliver experiences that make Hatch synonymous with better sleep and better health
Guide teams towards more seamless product experiences, keeping customers at the center of every decision
Storyboard future visions and design scrappy prototypes to inform new opportunities for evolving products
Collaborate cross-functionally to bring insight-driven experiences to life

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

UX DesignProduct DesignDesign SystemsPrototypingMobile App UXHardware UXAudio UX

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What leadership experience is required for the Director of UX & Product Design role?

You need experience managing and growing high-performing design teams, fostering craft excellence, innovation, and a customer-centered approach, while painting compelling visions grounded in customer insight and business strategy.

What UX/UI expertise is needed for this position?

Deep experience in mobile product design for iOS and Android is required, with proven success translating complex ecosystems like IoT or content-rich services into seamless, elegant user experiences.

Is this a remote position or does it require office work?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What is the salary or compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What makes a strong candidate for the Product Design Director role at Hatch?

A strong candidate has an entrepreneurial mind, experience leading design teams with a focus on UX across mobile app, audio, and hardware, and the ability to storyboard visions, prototype scrappy solutions, and collaborate cross-functionally while keeping customers at the center.

Hatch

Develops technology for improving sleep quality

About Hatch

Hatch focuses on enhancing sleep quality through technology-driven devices suitable for all ages, from newborns to adults. Their main products, Hatch Rest and Hatch Restore, are designed to help families improve their sleep, and they have already assisted over half a million families. Hatch sells its products directly to consumers via its website and offers a subscription service that provides tailored sleep solutions, including personalized routines and exclusive content for better sleep hygiene. What sets Hatch apart from competitors is its emphasis on user-friendly technology that integrates easily into daily life, along with a 60-night money-back guarantee and a one-year warranty, which helps build customer trust. The company's goal is to make sleep easier and more effective for everyone.

Menlo Park, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2014Year Founded

$26.4MTotal Funding

SERIES_BCompany Stage

Consumer Software, Consumer GoodsIndustries

201-500Employees