Who We Are
Hi, we're DuckDuckGo, the online protection company and remote-first team of 300+ on a mission to raise the standard of trust online. Founded in 2008 and profitable since 2014, annual revenue now exceeds $100m USD and millions use our browser on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, our search engine, and the latest — Privacy Pro. Our culture of trust, inclusivity, and empowered project management underpins everything we do, where each team member takes full ownership of their projects, from scoping and execution to postmortem. If you're seeking end-to-end ownership of your work — you've come to the right place!
Your Team and Role
Working on the Design Team, you'll practice hands-on leadership and strong visual design craft skills - from discovery, to ideation and creating flow diagrams, mockups, to prototypes and polished screens. You will also lead and advise high-complexity projects from research, to discovery, scoping, and through to production across DuckDuckGo’s product areas. Recent projects include:
Envisioning our first AI product (Duck.ai) and shipping it to millions of users, setting a new standard in the industry for Privacy-first AI tools.
Rethinking the look and feel of our mobile and desktop browsers by leaning into our goals of user-delight and exceptional craft to both differentiate our brand and deliver a best in class experience.
As a Director, Product Design, you'll be helping to usher in a new era of delight within our protection and privacy focused products, working across objectives to generate and uncover new ideas that inspire our teams.
About You
Proven ability to lead and collaborate on high-impact and complex projects from proposal through post-mortem.
Skills to wrangle vague problems, propose innovative solutions, and execute them with a strong focus on metrics.
10+ years design experience with a minimum of 4+ years in lead-level design positions (e.g., Director, Lead) at significant global consumer brands.
A proven track record of individual product design contributions for mobile, desktop, and/or multi-platform apps, as demonstrated in your portfolio.
Demonstrable experience in your portfolio of high craft, creativity, and delightful user experiences.
A hands-on leadership style — you're happy to spend time performing complex design work as an individual contributor.
Proficiency in leading projects throughout the product development lifecycle, and the written communication skills necessary to define project goals for stakeholders to contribute effectively
Proven ability to inform design resourcing for projects across multiple product areas.
Ability to carry ideas forward with confidence and discretion while working proactively, independently, and transparently.
An acute aesthetic sensibility and formidable attention to detail.
Expertise and experience developing, scaling, and evolving design systems across products.
Experience coaching designers to raise our quality of design and grow new design leaders on the team.
Proficiency in leveraging both qualitative and quantitative data in making design decisions.
Compensation
$243,800 USD annually and stock options. Compensation is identical within professional levels, regardless of geographic location or team. Compensation for each professional level is transparent across the organization.
Our Team Member Support Guide explains how we prioritize your wellbeing including paid parental leave, office setup, and co-working allowances.
Hiring Process
Hiring works best when it's a two-way street. Learn how we help you get to know DuckDuckGo, envision your future role here, and find out more about how we hire.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
DuckDuckGo provides equal work opportunities to all team members and applicants, and it prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by our policies or federal, state, or local laws.
We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an email to careers@duckduckgo.com to let us know the nature of your request.
Please note that:
You’ll be required to attend meetings on camera via video conferencing
Expect to travel at least two times a year: once for our all-hands meetup and again for a team retreat (each around 4-5 days). While extenuating circumstances may impact attendance, everyone is strongly encouraged to attend.
While we offer a flexible work arrangement with no core hours, expect an average full-time commitment of 40 hours per week.
A successful candidate must pass a background check as a condition of joining the team.
By applying for this role, you confirm that all information submitted is accurate and complete. You further acknowledge that providing false or fraudulent information during the application process is cause for denial of an offer, revocation of any existing offer, or other adverse action, up to and including termination after the start of your commencement of work.
