Director, Experience Design
Proto · New York, New York, United States
Posted 27 days ago · $170,000-$190,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days Proto's roles stay open a median of 35 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 83% of Proto's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Proto
- moderate 2 stale, 0 reposted of 6 open
- Hiring momentum
- 7 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Proto's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Proto.
About this role
The Director of Experience Design at Proto is responsible for leading the design direction on complex projects, focusing on user behavior and system organization. This role involves creating tangible prototypes and facilitating decision-making with clients, while also managing and developing a team of designers. The position requires a hands-on approach, ensuring that design principles are upheld from concept through delivery, and contributing to the growth of the Experience practice within the company.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Proto as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in experience design, service design, interaction design, or systems design within innovation, consultancy, product, or venture-building contexts
- Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in design, human-centered computing, psychology, engineering, or a related field
- Proven ability to own complex projects from early framing through delivery, with a portfolio showing systems-level judgment and depth of thinking
- Fluency in journey mapping, interaction modeling, service blueprints, prototyping, and usability evaluation
- Experience turning ambiguous, high-stakes problems into structured design direction
- Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders through uncertainty
What you get
- Base salary of $170,000-$190,000
- Work-from-office flexibility based on personal preferences and collaboration needs
- Support for workplace flexibility and work-from-anywhere options within a 3-hour time zone of Eastern Standard Time
- Core business hours generally from 9:30am-6:00pm EST
Worth weighing
- Position requires handling high-stakes projects with ambiguity
- Role involves significant responsibility in leading client decision-making and team management
- No specific mention of additional benefits or perks beyond salary and flexibility
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Listed by Proto on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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