VP of Product Design

UpGuard is seeking a VP of Product Design to lead the design team, scale the design system, and integrate AI tools, reporting to the Chief Product Officer.

Responsibilities

• Drive and socialise a compelling design vision that aligns with UpGuard’s product strategy and brand
• Establish a design-system roadmap that scales across multiple products and future use cases
• Define success metrics e.g. adoption of the design system, usability/NPS increases, reduction in design-to-dev cycle time and report progress to executives
• Lead and accelerate the evolution of our token-driven Figma design system, formalising governance, documentation, and contributor workflows
• Formalise design-ops processes (versioning, governance, documentation) so patterns remain consistent as the suite grows
• Ensure collaboration with Brand & Marketing Design to keep visual language unified
• Hire, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Product Designers
• Provide coaching, clear career paths, and effective feedback loops so designers produce their best work
• Foster a culture of rapid prototyping, user testing, and measurable learning
• Identify and deploy generative-AI tools (e.g. for ideation, content, asset generation) that streamline designer workflows
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to experiment with AI-driven UX patterns inside the product itself
• Collaborate daily with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and Support to ship features that delight users
• Translate complex cybersecurity concepts into simple, intuitive experiences
• Balance strategic initiatives with hands-on design reviews and execution oversight

Requirements

• Multiple years leading product-design teams (Director/Head/VP level), ideally in a high-growth B2B software environment
• Clear examples where leadership elevated product usability, visual quality, or speed of delivery
• Experience building or scaling a component library and token system in Figma (or similar)
• Familiarity with generative-AI tools and passion for integrating them into design workflows
• Excellent communication and influence across Product, Engineering, and Brand teams
• Ability to pair data-driven insights with strong product-thinking and interaction-design chops
• Experience in B2B SaaS is highly valued; cybersecurity familiarity is a bonus but not mandatory
• Must be based on Australia’s east coast (AEST/AEDT time zone) and able to work remotely or from optional offices

Benefits

• Monthly Lifestyle subsidy
• WFH set-up allowance
• $1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance
• Generous Annual Leave/PTO allowances
• 18 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Personal Leave allowance
• Fully remote working environment
• Top-spec hardware