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We empower the world’s most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers-seamlessly, smartly, and at scale.\nAs the leading provider of agentic digital experience software, Sitecore brings together content, commerce, and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful, adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, and L’Oréal, Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.\nOur foundation is our people-a diverse, passionate, and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters, and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead, innovate, and connect. 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From engineering to customer experience, AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design, build, and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.\nLearn more at Sitecore.com.\nAbout the Role:\nWe are looking for a Director of Product Design to shape the vision, direction, and quality of product design across Sitecore.\nThis is a senior leadership role for someone who can set a clear design direction, raise the quality bar, and build a strong design culture while remaining close to customers, product decisions, and the work itself.\nYou will partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to translate customer needs and business strategy into cohesive, intuitive, and differentiated product experiences.\nWhat You'll Do\nSet the Design Vision and Raise the Quality Bar\nDefine and drive the product design vision and strategy in alignment with Sitecore's product strategy, customer needs, and business objectives\n\nEstablish a high bar for design quality, 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product experiences\n\nChampion accessibility and inclusive design, ensuring our products work effectively for diverse users and needs\n\nPartner Across Product and Engineering\nBuild strong, trusted partnerships with Product Management and Engineering leaders, embedding design throughout product discovery, planning, and delivery\n\nConnect design decisions to customer outcomes, product adoption, usability, retention, and broader business impact\n\nBalance customer needs, technical constraints, commercial priorities, and delivery considerations to achieve the best overall outcomes\n\nInfluence strategic decisions through clear communication, evidence-based recommendations, and compelling design narratives\n\nDrive alignment across product teams to ensure experiences feel cohesive across products, platforms, and connected workflows\n\nBuild and Scale Design Capabilities\nAttract and retain strong design talent, building the capabilities and organizational structure needed as the business evolves\n\nEffectively lead and collaborate with distributed teams across locations and time zones\n\nEstablish and evolve design systems, reusable components, shared patterns, and design standards that improve consistency and accelerate delivery\n\nFoster a culture of collaboration, experimentation, accountability, constructive feedback, and continuous learning\n\nAdvocate for design as a strategic capability and ensure its voice is represented in senior product and business discussions\n\nExplore AI-Enabled Product Experiences\nIdentify opportunities to use AI to simplify complex workflows, improve productivity, and create more personalized and intelligent product experiences\n\nPartner with Product and Engineering to explore, prototype, and validate emerging AI-enabled capabilities\n\nApply strong design judgment to experiences involving AI, including user trust, transparency, human control, and clear feedback\n\nHelp establish design approaches that balance innovation with 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