Head of Design

We want to support an economy that removes more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits.
Carbon Direct is fighting climate change by scaling carbon management into a global industry through technology, investment and client solutions. We are unique in our science-first approach to carbon management, and in our scale. We employ over 50 of the world’s leading carbon scientists, manage hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, and are trusted by leading companies like Microsoft, Shopify, and Alaska Airlines
Carbon Direct is a mission-driven company and we measure our success in tonnes of carbon managed. Our firm is making a difference today. We help our clients—many of the world’s largest companies—make rapid transitions towards carbon-free operations with top scientists, unequaled datasets, and proprietary insights. Through Carbon Direct Capital Management, we are also making growth equity investments in leading climate solutions technologies. Both the climate and carbon markets are at a critical inflection point. This is a career defining opportunity and we are looking for motivated individuals to join us.  We operate in a fast-paced environment, rapidly innovating to meet rising demand for carbon management solutions in the race to net zero. Our team is open-minded, supportive, diverse, and inclusive. We value sustainability, wellbeing, and a healthy work-life balance.
RoleWe are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial and creative professional to be the founding leader of our Design team. If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your design expertise and lead innovation in the fight against climate change, then this is the job for you.
As the first design leader on our team, you will leverage your extensive experience to ideate, design, and implement our UX frameworks and brand design guidelines from the ground up. You will work across product and marketing to build a strong design culture, and help us build an organization with strong brand articulation and intuitive products. You will play a key role in shaping strategy, developing our brand, and driving business outcomes. You should be capable of working independently and thrive as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Your mastery of applying user-centric design practices to software platforms is critical, as well as your ability to lead design initiatives start to finish. You should have experience leading design teams, and be able to articulate advanced design concepts in interdisciplinary and senior environments.

Responsibilities

• Design great products and build a great team
• You have a design portfolio that demonstrates experience applying design theory, best practices, and various techniques to deliver software platforms and/or products.
• You have experience running design team and building great cultures.
• You take holistic ownership of the design process from strategy to screen. You are able to ideate, design, and implement high-quality solutions.
• You are familiar with modern design tools and efficiently use them to create assets, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and mockups.


• Support product development
• You have a user-first mindset, and constantly advocate for design-thinking that ensures the products we build solve real problems for real users.
• You take pragmatic decisions balancing between business outcomes, product wins, technical constraints, and design excellence.


• Shape brand identity and storytelling
• You have experience shaping design strategy and integrating design processes across product, marketing, and sales functions.
• You have led initiatives to maximize design's commercial impact.
• You identify big-picture design challenges and coordinate solutions, empowering others to contribute and improve outcomes.


• Be a team player
• You are capable of effectively collaborating with colleagues from different professional backgrounds (e.g., science, tech, product, marketing, ...).
• You have a point of view but remain open-minded. You welcome diverse perspectives, and encourage others to generate and explore new ideas.
• You learn forever and nurture those around you. You role-model by inviting and freely giving well-intentioned, constructive feedback.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in UX design, with some management experience.
• You have mastery of design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
• You have extensive experience with web development languages (e.g., HTML, CSS).
• You can articulate advanced product design concepts and principles to non-experts.
• You can conduct user research and produce high-quality, relevant data.
• You are an excellent communicator and cross-functional team builder.
• You build strong relationships while working with a fully-remote, global team.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-oriented professional environment.
• Passion for addressing climate change is critical.
• Experience building new products and platforms is a strong plus.
• Experience working in the climate technology space is a strong plus.

Equal Opportunity EmployerWe adhere rigorously to our equal employment opportunity policies in connection with all employment decisions, including hiring, compensation and promotion.
Carbon Direct is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way Carbon Direct selects and approaches the climate crisis, as well as the creativity and applicability of Carbon Direct's advisory and investment work.