Senior Director of Product Design, Tinder
$248.5-324k
+ Stock Options
3 days a week in office
Swipe-based dating app
Job no longer available
Swipe-based dating app
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$248.5-324k
+ Stock Options
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.
Role
Who you are
- Experience driving innovation and cohesion in a fast-paced product environment
- A bias towards action with clear direction and focus
- Experience building and growing high-performing teams with hiring, career development and mentorship
- Experience creating and improving a world-class user experience across a high-profile consumer organization
- Experience collaborating with executive stakeholders to build alignment and collaboration
- Expertise in storytelling to build conviction, inspire, and clarify
- A strong portfolio demonstrating large-scale design and product innovation for a large-scale global consumer brand
- 15+ years of experience in design, with a minimum of 7 years leading and managing high-performing design teams
Desirable
- Experience working with emerging technologies and integrating them into delightful user experiences
- Experience maintaining and growing a multi-sided marketplace with shifting user dynamics
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a seasoned design leader to support our Core and Next (innovation) teams
- In this role, you’ll help incubate completely new ideas in our Next team, and help build and scale them in our Core team while keeping the overall user experience at heart
- You’ll help drive step-change innovation at scale and help Tinder build the most meaningful connections between people
- Help establish a deliver a vision for our Core products and inspire the team on where we can go
- Inspire and incubate new opportunities for
- Immerse yourself in cultural, technological and generational shifts in behaviors and mindsets to create delightful, simple and functional experiences for millions of people
- Practice and evangelize human-centricity across the organization
- Partner with cross-functional teams like Analytics, Engineering, Strategy and Product Management to articulate a clear vision for the future of the product and build them at scale globally
- Build and grow a world-class Design organization at Tinder through mentorship, hiring and vision
- Inspire the organization with creativity, positivity, vision and resilience to build on a culture of bold and responsible innovation
Our take
In today's society, online communication is rapidly replacing face-to-face interaction across various aspects of life, including professional, platonic, and even romantic relationships. Dating apps like Tinder, with their quick sing-ups and swipe-based interface, have revolutionized the way people connect.
Tinder's innovative approach has significantly reduced the social stigma associated with online dating. This, coupled with the global rise of smartphones, has created a strong tailwind for the app. However, Tinder faces new challenges from competitors like Hinge, Bumble, and Thursday, who all capitalize on similar "swipe-based" mechanics, potentially attracting users away from the platform.
To address this, Tinder is actively seeking ways to reinvent its core product. The company is exploring the development of "Tinderverse", a shared virtual reality experience. Additionally, it is testing "Tinder Coins", an in-app currency earned through positive user behavior, allowing access to premium features. These initiatives demonstrate Tinder's commitment to remaining at the forefront of the ever-evolving online dating landscape.
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Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Mind & Body: Take care of yourself with benefits to keep you physically and mentally healthy.
- Company Perks: As winners of Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Perks and Benefits Award, we’re proud to say we provide perks that make a difference
- Life @ Tinder: We support each other— from informal check-ins to snacks + catered lunches at HQ to the flexibility to take time off when you need it
Company values
- We prioritize member safety: At Tinder, our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
- We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members: The best thing about Tinder is that it caters to lots of differnt people and many different types of interactions
- We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment: We're honest and open in all we do. Our humanity inspires us to be real with one another and to stay true to who we are, so we can feel confident interacting and collaborating with others
- We never stand still. We're inspired to build for what's next: We must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn. We strive to set a higher standard for our products, our teams, and ourselves. We eagerly seek, accept, and give feedback with cando and kindness so we can continue to grow personally and professionally
- We champion and rally behind big ideas: We empower people to think and act differently, and to be unafraid to have a strong point of view. We’re willing to risk being wrong so that we can figure out what’s right. If we aren’t creating things that make us a little bit uncomfortable, then we likely won’t make a dent in the universe
Company HQ
Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA
Articles
Founders
Jonathan Badeen
(Co-Founder)Previously Director of Design at Casting Networks before starting Tinder in 2012. Served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Tinder from 2016 to 2022.
Sean Rad
(Co-Founder)Received an honorary degree from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Founder of Rad Fund.
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