At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.
Key Responsibilities
Samsara’s mission is to improve industrial efficiency, safety, and quality at a massive scale, through the use of sensors and software. Our suite of IoT products and software platform brings the benefits of sensor data to traditional industries like transportation, food and beverage distribution, construction, state and local government, and K-12 education. We help our customers transport food, medicine, and other goods safely across the country, monitor deliveries for unsafe conditions, and help fleet managers improve the efficiency of their operations.
Samsara’s Product Design team is responsible for crafting user-friendly features, workflows, and interfaces that our customers use every day to run their operations. This involves talking to customers, working with engineers and product managers to understand problems, rapidly designing and iterating on mocks and user flows, and communicating ideas effectively to stakeholders. We also build design systems that underpin all our products to ensure a consistent and cohesive user experience.
We’re looking for an experienced product design director who will build out an already high-caliber group of designers and help shape the product experience for all our customers.
This is a remote position based in the United States or Canada. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Requirements
4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience
Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems
Track record of shipping step-changes to the UX that drive customer and business impact
A history of hiring, growing and retaining great talent
Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences
Experience identifying and instituting changes that improve employee experiences
Expertise in providing feedback that accelerates career growth and improves product quality
A desire to improve yourself, the team, and product experiences
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual Base Salary
$235,600
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$294,500 USD
Benefits & Perks
At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
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