VP of Design, Core – Remote (No Degree / High Paying) Dropbox

Company Description

Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots. The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace – the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history. Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.

Team Description

Our Research & Design team crafts delightful experiences that make people’s lives easier. We’re a close-knit, collaborative group, guided by a highly iterative user-centered design process. Combining research, data, and thoughtful critique, we’re discovering needs and solving fundamental problems that impact work and life for millions of people around the world.

Role Description

Dropbox’s Core Business team is looking for a VP of Design to lead multi-disciplinary teams in building best-in-class product experiences that delight our customers. As a VP of Design, you will lead design for Dropbox’s core products including FSS, DocSend, Sign, Replay, and Capture for personal, professional, and team use and will be will be responsible for ensuring every interaction our customers have is met with an “it just works” experience. You will report directly to General Manager for Core and play a pivotal role in shaping the design direction of the company. You’ll work closely with leaders across the business and shape not just our products, but our people and the way we design and build. We’ve built a top-tier design team and are seeking a visionary leader to guide our next phase of growth.

Responsibilities

• You will lead and inspire a world-class design organization, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Lead the team in balancing urgency vs. the incredibly high quality bar expected by both our customers and the broader Dropbox organization
• Craft and communicate a compelling long-term design strategy and vision
• Lead the design process for your team – from problem definition to design implementation
• Partner closely with leadership across functions – product, engineering, research, marketing, and other cross functional teams – to ensure products are well-defined, high impact, and successfully executed
• Work closely with design leadership to ensure a cohesive customer experience across all products
• Create a team of best-in-class designers who obsess over customers and move fast in a highly ambiguous environment
• Grow the design team by attracting and hiring new talent
• Foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Dropbox’s values and continue to develop Dropbox as one of the best places to work

Requirements

Compensation

US Pay Range

$382,500—$517,500 USD

The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary / OTE(On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.

Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.

Salary / OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location / metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.

Dropbox is a Virtual First company and is open to hiring candidates in all authorized locations.

Benefits

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to :

Additional benefit details are available upon request.

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.

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