Director, Product Design
Rubrik · Posted Oct 13
Cloud data security, zero-trust backup, threat analytics, and cyber resilience services
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About the role
Rubrik is the Security and AI Operations company leading at the intersection of data protection, cyber resilience, and enterprise AI acceleration, with a worldwide design team of about 60 people. The Bangalore-based design organization works on next-generation enterprise UX across Rubrik's security cloud products and has won Red Dot and iF Design Awards. This Director of Design role leads key strategic design investments in Bangalore, partnering with Engineering and Product leaders to build and scale the design team and set design as a competitive differentiator.
What you will do
- Build & Lead High-Performing Teams: Recruit, mentor, and retain a world-class team of designers. You'll be responsible for their career growth, providing coaching on both craft and navigational "soft" skills to help them scale their impact.
- Define Strategic Vision: Partner with VP and Director-level leadership in Product Management and Engineering to define the long-term roadmap. You'll transform high-level business goals into actionable design strategies that balance immediate needs with a "North Star" vision.
- Champion Design Excellence: Ensure all team deliverables meet the highest standards of craft, usability, and visual consistency across the product.
- Drive Operational Excellence: Establish and refine design processes that allow the team to move fast without breaking the user experience. You will oversee the end-to-end execution of complex product areas, ensuring a high bar for quality and consistency.
- Evangelize Design Culture: Act as a primary advocate for Design across Rubrik. You'll bridge the gap between technical complexity (cybersecurity, AI, infra) and consumer-grade usability, ensuring that "Design" is seen as a business differentiator, not just a service.
- Deepen Customer-Centricity: Lead the team in cultivating direct customer relationships. You'll ensure that research and validation are core components of the design cycle, keeping us grounded in real-world enterprise problems.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Leadership Experience: 12+ years of relevant experience in product design, with at least 5+ years in a formal people management role.
- Strategic Portfolio: A portfolio that showcases not just beautiful UI, but your ability to lead teams through complex problem-solving, organizational shifts, and successful product launches.
- Business Acumen: The ability to speak the language of PMs and Engineers. You understand how design decisions impact the bottom line and technical debt.
- Communication Mastery: Exceptional presentation and storytelling skills. You can command a room of executives and inspire a team of designers with equal ease.
- Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Design (Product, HCI, etc.) or equivalent experience. A Master's degree in HCI or an MBA is a great bonus for this level.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Rubrik
Rubrik is a cloud-native cybersecurity and data resilience company that provides zero-trust data protection, threat monitoring, and automated enterprise recovery solutions. The company delivers a unified platform designed to safeguard hybrid and multi-cloud environments against ransomware and malicious cyber threats. By integrating AI-driven operations and risk analytics, Rubrik helps enterprises ensure business continuity and digital trust.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 3000-5000 employees
- Founded
- 2014
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $553M raised
- 2021-08-17Series FUndisclosed
- 2021-11-01Secondary Market$1.3M
Leadership
Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman
Co-Founder and CTO
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Product Officer
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