Gantri
VP of Design
San Francisco / San Leandro · Vp
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 400 days ago
Design SystemsLeadership
About the role
- We manufacture at our Digital Factory in California on-demand at industrial-scale efficiency and ship directly to the end customer.
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a cross-functional design team (industrial, UX/UI, and brand designers).
- Partner with Product and Engineering to deliver intuitive, scalable digital experiences for designers and brands.
- Oversee the development of cohesive design systems that span digital UI and physical form.
- Guide the industrial design team to deliver high-impact, manufacturable products using our on-demand production methods.
- Company Gantri is the first digital manufacturer for design.
- We enable any designer or brand to create high-quality, sustainable design products 10x faster with no minimums.
- Gantri is the most awarded design manufacturer in America.
- Role We're seeking a visionary VP of Design to lead all aspects of design at Gantri - spanning digital product (UI/UX), industrial design, and brand experience.
Requirements
- 20+ years of design experience, with at least 5 in a leadership role managing both digital and industrial design.
- Deep expertise in digital product design (UX/UI) and industrial design, with a strong point of view on brand and aesthetics.
- Experience leading design at a consumer company where hardware and software meet (e.g. Apple, Nest, Sonos, Peloton, Airbnb, IDEO).
- Strong systems thinking-able to scale design systems across form and function.
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and grow high-performing design teams.
- Excellent cross-functional collaborator with product, engineering, and manufacturing.
- Hands-on when needed, but strategic by default.
- Passionate about empowering designers and elevating creativity.
- Why Gantri
- Join a company reimagining manufacturing and empowering the next generation of designers and design brands.
Compensation
- Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.
Benefits
- You'll lead and grow a multidisciplinary design team, collaborate across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Manufacturing, and champion design excellence at every level-from strategic vision to craft-level details.
This listing is sourced directly from Gantri's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.