Rockbot

Director, Product Design

United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Media Streaming, Entertainment, BiotechnologyIndustries

Position Overview

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As the Director, Product Design, you will help define and drive the future of Rockbot product design and user research efforts. You'll identify opportunities, collaborate on product strategy, and empower teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You have a clear vision of the future of user experience, business, and the product. You have the courage to pursue product design that can impact the Rockbot platform and the ecosystem of products we plan to build.

You will be responsible for managing and growing our team of design, and research, supporting them to uncover, synthesize and deliver high-impact insights that help increase trust, safety and create delightful experiences for our customers. As a passionate leader and research practitioner, you will bring your expertise to evolve our design & research process, evaluate and refine our tools and provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to help each team member flourish and increase their impact. In addition, you will champion and uphold design rigor and our responsibility to embrace our customer diversity. You'll report to our Senior Vice President of Product.

About The Team

Our Product Design team is leading the way by contributing insights and ideas that help shape product strategy, company initiatives and identify new opportunities that will fundamentally improve experiences in physical places using music, signage, tv and other media. Understanding our customers' needs, behaviors, and emotions are central to achieving our mission to help businesses and brands deliver unique customer experiences using our media streaming platform.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of product designers to improve their craft and capitalize on their strengths and potential
  • Own our end-to-end design & research process and operations, ensuring the integrity of insights and deliverables; removing obstacles that keep the design team from doing their best work
  • Partner closely with PMs and other leaders in the organization to understand our most important design & research needs
  • Launch user research program to expand our team's capabilities and capacity
  • Champion your team's insights toward achieving our mission, sustaining an informed and empathetic organization, and inspiring people with research
  • Step in to support hands-on design work and research as needed

Requirements

  • 3+ years of leading & managing product design teams
  • 6+ years of working collaboratively with engineering, product and research teams
  • Track record of successfully applying end-to-end UX design & research to build great web & mobile products and experiences
  • Experience growing and managing a design team of varying levels
  • Experience guiding the team to provide actionable insights to research questions and business goals
  • Good judgment and self-direction
  • Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills; the ability to inspire different audiences across the organization with research
  • Ability to see patterns in the day-to-day work and connect them to our big-picture product strategies and user experience visions

About Rockbot

Rockbot empowers businesses to simply and reliably stream the right content to make their guests' experience great with a suite of innovative multimedia solutions - Rockbot TV, Rockbot Digital Signage, Rockbot Music, and Rockbot Audio Messaging. Rockbot is the only platform that unifies the full spectrum of media solutions with an enterprise-grade SaaS platform, enabling them to control, schedule, and monitor any number of locations from our web dashboard and mobile app.

From independent local businesses to large national brands - across nearly every industry, including restaurants, bars, retailers, fitness, hospitality, personal care, corporate offices, medical, multi-unit residential, and more, Rockbot provides all the tools & licensed content businesses need. Backed by leading investors.

Skills

Product Design
User Research
Team Leadership
Design Process Management
Mentorship
Customer Experience
Design Rigor
Cross-functional Collaboration

Rockbot

Audio and visual solutions for businesses

About Rockbot

Rockbot enhances customer experiences through audio and visual solutions, focusing on digital signage and audio management. The company provides services like music streaming, audio messaging, video management, and digital signage to a variety of clients, including small businesses and large enterprises. Rockbot's platform integrates with existing audio-visual systems, allowing businesses to customize the media played in their venues. Clients pay a subscription fee for access to these features, and Rockbot also offers advertising solutions for targeted outreach. A key feature is the Rockbot Media Player, which connects easily to A/V systems and the internet, ensuring a long-lasting setup. The platform encourages user interaction through the Rockbot App, enabling customers to vote for songs and sync with Spotify. Rockbot aims to transform how businesses manage their media, improving customer engagement and satisfaction.

Oakland, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$5MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Consumer Software, EntertainmentIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Company Equity

Risks

Integration challenges from Nerdy Bunny acquisition may disrupt operations.
Partnership with Clear Channel exposes Rockbot to airport media competition.
Subscription model may be vulnerable during economic downturns.

Differentiation

Rockbot offers a single-platform solution for music, TV, and digital signage.
The Rockbot Media Player integrates seamlessly with existing A/V systems.
Rockbot's platform supports user interaction through the Rockbot App and Spotify integration.

Upsides

Acquisition of Nerdy Bunny enhances Rockbot's experiential retail capabilities.
Partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor expands Rockbot's presence in airports.
Growing demand for contactless digital signage boosts Rockbot's market potential.

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