Cdata Software
Director, Product Experience & Design
Remote, NC · Director
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$230kDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- CData is the data layer between AI and ROI-delivering the connectivity, context, and control that make enterprise AI more accurate.
- Headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, CData has over 500 team members, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.
- This leader plays a critical role in transforming CData into an AI-native product organization by defining how AI is incorporated into user workflows, product experiences, and customer journeys.
Responsibilities
- include but are not limited to: Lead & advocate for user-centered design solutions that support both the short-term product goals and long-term business objectives across the organization.
- Define and execute a company-wide UX/UI strategy that creates consistent, scalable, and high-quality experience across all products and customer touchpoints.
- Partner closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership to shape product strategy, roadmap priorities, and customer experience direction.
- Lead the transformation of the UX organization toward AI-native design practices, leveraging AI tools and workflows to improve research, prototyping, design iteration, and team productivity.
- Drive CData's evolution toward AI-native experiences by identifying opportunities to leverage AI, automation, copilots, interfaces, and intelligent workflows to improve customer outcomes.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies, design patterns, and industry trends to ensure CData remains at the forefront of product innovation.
- Define product requirements through collaborative brainstorming, customer journey mapping, prototyping, and design exploration.
- Oversee the creation and evolution of a comprehensive design system that ensures scalability, consistency, and efficiency across all products.
- Establish and monitor UX, product adoption, engagement, and customer satisfaction metrics to measure the impact of design decisions and inform future investments.
- Mentor, develop, and grow a high-performing design organization while fostering strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and GTM teams.
Requirements
- Experience designing workflows involving AI assistants, copilots, automation, interfaces, or agentic experiences.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and evolving environment.
- 10% travel required for company meetings.
- BA or BS from accredited university in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Computer Science or Human Centered Design Travel Required: 10% travel required for company meetings.
Nice to have
- Applicants must be US-based and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
Compensation
- The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $180,000-$230,000 per year.
- In the areas we're looking to hire within NC / East Coast / EST-aligned remote, we expect the base pay range for this role to be $180,000-$200,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
Company info
- About CData Software, Inc.
- One platform for live access and data replication across 350+ sources, semantic intelligence that ensures context-aware responses, and built-in governance for every AI-to-data interaction.
- Powering AI and analytics workloads for Anthropic, Databricks, Microsoft, Google, Palantir, and more than 10,000 customers worldwide.
- Behind that impact is a global team of passionate problem-solvers, engineers, and innovators who are redefining what's possible in data connectivity.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Location(s): Research triangle, NC, or East coast (preferred) Eligibility: Applicants must be US-based and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future
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