Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Director of Design, Private Equity San Francisco, California; Santa Clara, Calif
Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, New York, New York, us, 10261
The Company You’ll Join
Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine. Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more. Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets.At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow.Carta is in search of an experienced Design Director to join an exceptional bench of Design Leaders responsible for creating and shipping innovative digital product experiences across the company. We are looking for a Director who is visionary in approach, passionate about leading complex, high impact projects, and influencing product strategy through design vision. This person will be dedicated to the Private Equity vertical where they will lead high impact design projects and a small team of designers focused on solving the complex needs of private equity.As a Design Director, you will play a crucial role throughout the organization— influencing the future of Carta products. You’ll have the opportunity to design for a range of customer and user archetypes including: CFO’s, company founders, employees vesting equity, investors, law firms, tax experts, and our Carta service and delivery colleagues.Additionally you will:Develop, pitch, and defend product strategy and design direction to the Carta executive suiteLead teams to deeply understand user needs and drive alignment around solutions to core business problems by creating models, concept diagrams, workflow diagrams, and journey mapsBe hands on designing flows, sketches, prototypes (at Carta we have a culture of leaders who ‘lead by doing’)Work cross functionally to drive implementation and adoption of your productLead design reviews and mentor other designers and stakeholders to up-level their UI/UX design skillsContribute to building a strong human centered design organizationAbout You
The ideal candidate is passionate about building intuitive solutions for complex problems that provide direct value to users and enjoys driving strategy, ideation, prioritization, problem solving, and product delivery. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk to you. In our search, we’re prioritizing:12+ years of product design experience, with at least 4 years focused on solving complex, enterprise SaaS challengesA strong portfolio of case studies that demonstrate a successful track record of human-centered design solutions that address strategic business problemsDeep expertise in UI/UX craft; passion for visual design, interaction details, typography, and pixel perfect deliverablesExperience influencing cross-functional teams to adopt bold design solutionsExceptional communication and storytelling skills that allow you to convey the value of your design solutions.Ability to work in a dynamic environment — balancing rigor and scrappiness.High comfort level with ambiguity; openness to critique from other disciplines and curiosity to learn from a spectrum of perspectives.Passion for mentoring designers and teaching about design craft and qualityExperience actively managing designers at different stages of their careersA love of getting hands dirty and leading from the frontNice-to-have: experience with finance, venture capital or private equityCarta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:$225,000- $300,000 in [San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; New York, NY]$214,000 - $285,000 in [Seattle, WA]We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.Apply for this job
indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Location (City)Resume/CV *Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfAre you currently eligible to work in the country where this position is located for any employer? *LinkedIn Profile *GitHubWebsiteOtherWhich is your preferred office location(s)? *Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in the country where this position is located? *Have you worked for Carta at any other time previously? *AI Policy for Application & Interviewing: *While we encourage people to use AI systems during their role to help them work faster and more effectively, please do not use AI assistants during the application and interviewing process. We want to understand your personal interest in Carta without mediation through an AI system, and we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills. Please indicate 'Yes' if you have read and agree.
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Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine. Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more. Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets.At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow.Carta is in search of an experienced Design Director to join an exceptional bench of Design Leaders responsible for creating and shipping innovative digital product experiences across the company. We are looking for a Director who is visionary in approach, passionate about leading complex, high impact projects, and influencing product strategy through design vision. This person will be dedicated to the Private Equity vertical where they will lead high impact design projects and a small team of designers focused on solving the complex needs of private equity.As a Design Director, you will play a crucial role throughout the organization— influencing the future of Carta products. You’ll have the opportunity to design for a range of customer and user archetypes including: CFO’s, company founders, employees vesting equity, investors, law firms, tax experts, and our Carta service and delivery colleagues.Additionally you will:Develop, pitch, and defend product strategy and design direction to the Carta executive suiteLead teams to deeply understand user needs and drive alignment around solutions to core business problems by creating models, concept diagrams, workflow diagrams, and journey mapsBe hands on designing flows, sketches, prototypes (at Carta we have a culture of leaders who ‘lead by doing’)Work cross functionally to drive implementation and adoption of your productLead design reviews and mentor other designers and stakeholders to up-level their UI/UX design skillsContribute to building a strong human centered design organizationAbout You
The ideal candidate is passionate about building intuitive solutions for complex problems that provide direct value to users and enjoys driving strategy, ideation, prioritization, problem solving, and product delivery. If that sounds like you, we would love to talk to you. In our search, we’re prioritizing:12+ years of product design experience, with at least 4 years focused on solving complex, enterprise SaaS challengesA strong portfolio of case studies that demonstrate a successful track record of human-centered design solutions that address strategic business problemsDeep expertise in UI/UX craft; passion for visual design, interaction details, typography, and pixel perfect deliverablesExperience influencing cross-functional teams to adopt bold design solutionsExceptional communication and storytelling skills that allow you to convey the value of your design solutions.Ability to work in a dynamic environment — balancing rigor and scrappiness.High comfort level with ambiguity; openness to critique from other disciplines and curiosity to learn from a spectrum of perspectives.Passion for mentoring designers and teaching about design craft and qualityExperience actively managing designers at different stages of their careersA love of getting hands dirty and leading from the frontNice-to-have: experience with finance, venture capital or private equityCarta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:$225,000- $300,000 in [San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; New York, NY]$214,000 - $285,000 in [Seattle, WA]We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.Apply for this job
indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Location (City)Resume/CV *Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfAre you currently eligible to work in the country where this position is located for any employer? *LinkedIn Profile *GitHubWebsiteOtherWhich is your preferred office location(s)? *Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in the country where this position is located? *Have you worked for Carta at any other time previously? *AI Policy for Application & Interviewing: *While we encourage people to use AI systems during their role to help them work faster and more effectively, please do not use AI assistants during the application and interviewing process. We want to understand your personal interest in Carta without mediation through an AI system, and we also want to evaluate your non-AI-assisted communication skills. Please indicate 'Yes' if you have read and agree.
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