Director of Design, Ads Platform

We are seeking a Director of Design to lead the experience for our Ads Platform pillar. As a high-impact role, you will be the design leader for the entire ads platform ecosystem, including the end-to-end experience of ads.reddit.com. Your work will be central to our goal of growing our base of active advertisers and defining the next set of industry-leading innovations inside of a rapidly growing ads business at Reddit.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Design Leadership: Create and drive an end-to-end UX strategy for the Ads Platform that aligns with Reddit's mission.
• Product-Led Growth: Lead the design of features that drive self-service adoption, such as in-platform insights, recommendations, and advanced reporting insights.
• Organizational Scaling: Lead and manage a high-performing team of designers, fostering a culture of mentorship and craft excellence.
• Cross-Functional Impact: Partner deeply with Product and Research to drive platform-wide initiatives, ensuring that complex ad technology,such as Ads APIs, billing, and CRM tools,is accessible and user-centric.
• Operational Excellence: Own the quality of the advertiser experience and the efficiency of the design organization by enhancing design systems and high-impact delivery workflows.
• Executive Influence: Effectively communicate and influence at the executive level, serving as a subject matter expert on ad tech industry trends and user behavior.
• Change Management: Exhibit a 'Reddit-first' attitude, showing the ability to quickly pivot design functions to support rapidly changing business priorities and advertiser needs.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of relevant design experience, with at least 5+ years managing teams of 10+ designers.
• Ad Tech Expertise: Deep functional knowledge of ads management platforms, including Campaign and Creative Management, Reporting/Insights, and Advertiser Growth or similarly complex sales or enterprise systems.
• Visionary Portfolio: A world-class portfolio demonstrating design strategy and systems for complex, professional-grade platforms at scale.
• Strategic Acumen: Proven experience driving company-wide initiatives (like AI-driven automation or business model shifts) with significant business impact.
• Ambiguity Leadership: Ability to build solutions from first principles in ambiguous situations and elevate the performance of the entire Leadership Team.
• User Empathy: A strong sense of empathy for the advertiser journey, balanced with a drive to ship the best possible product.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
• 401k with Employer Match
• Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
• Family Planning Support
• Gender-Affirming Care
• Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Generous Paid Parental Leave