Director of Design
About Dash0
Join Dash0 and help us define the future of observability. We are OpenTelemetry-native, building a delightful, simple, and AI-centric platform that eliminates vendor lock-in and meaningless toil. Shape a product that developers love—all with transparent pricing and cost-control built in.
Dash0 is looking for a Director of Design to lead our design team and define how developers and SREs experience observability. Reporting to the VP of Product, you'll own the design function end-to-end: setting the vision, building the team, and ensuring we ship world-class experiences across the platform.
Duties and Responsibilities
Lead and grow the design team, setting high standards for craft, process, and output.
Define and drive the design vision across the product, ensuring coherence as the platform scales.
Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to shape product strategy and roadmap priorities.
Establish and evolve design practices, processes, and rituals that help the team do their best work.
Stay hands-on where it matters. Jump into critical design challenges and set the bar for quality.
Build a culture of frequent customer interaction, ensuring the team's work is grounded in real user workflows and pain points.
Recruit, mentor, and develop designers as the team scales with the company.
What you bring
8+ years of product design experience, with 3+ years leading and managing design teams.
Proven experience designing and leading design for complex, data-dense interfaces for technically sophisticated users.
Track record of building strong partnerships with Product and Engineering leadership.
Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels. Comfortable setting vision and rolling up your sleeves.
Experience scaling a design team in a high-growth environment.
Based in or willing to work CET timezone hours
Bonus points if you
First-hand experience and/or deep understanding of the craft of operating software.
Experience in observability, monitoring, or developer tools.
Experience building design systems from the ground up.
What we offer
Competitive salary
Equity participation
Flexible, remote-first work environment
Collaborative and highly supportive team culture
Apply for the job
Ready to shape how developers experience observability? This is your chance to be a key contributor to Dash0's growth and have a major impact on how the world learns, adopts, and thrives with OpenTelemetry.