Vice President, Design; Hybrid , NY

Weedmaps is looking for an experienced, hands‑on design executive to shape and execute the future of our mobile marketplace app for the cannabis industry. The ideal candidate will have the capabilities necessary to build and evolve a world‑class team of designers.

As the VP of Design at Weedmaps, you will be strategic and hands‑on, leading a mid‑maturity design organization into a higher‑craft, high‑bar team. You will lead end‑to‑end experience for both our B2C and B2B products, focused on our B2C side, while building, managing, coaching and transforming a team of designers. You will collaborate cross‑departmentally with Product, Engineering and Marketing leadership to plan and iterate on a variety of new and existing features and products, driving best design excellence, pattern quality and mobile execution to scale our suite of products.

• Ensure best‑in‑class experiences across all of our products and features, delivering high‑quality product design work.
• Strengthen our mobile‑first focus with motion design, micro‑interactions and native mobile gestures / affordances, elevating the polish and intuitiveness of our consumer app.
• Define UX vision and strategy, generating buy‑in and operationalizing the strategy across multiple teams and timelines.
• Be an expert in understanding the interconnectedness of the Weedmaps product suite and how all the parts fit together, restructuring foundational patterns across mobile app, mobile web and desktop.
• Use technical fluency, especially in mobile development constraints, while partnering closely with engineering and product to make pragmatic design decisions and help the org ship high‑quality work faster.
• Raise the bar for product quality across our products by advocating for user‑centered product roadmaps, investments in last‑mile refinement and polish, and insights driven by user research.
• Define clear design principles, quality standards and review rituals.
• Iteratively improve products based on quantitative and qualitative feedback.
• Clearly communicate design decisions to stakeholders across departments.
• Execute on today, with an eye on the future.
• Balance quantitative and qualitative inputs.
• Develop and execute an AI design program to ensure designers are prototyping in the latest AI code tools.

• Provide direction and growth to the design team by reviewing design progress and providing constructive feedback to drive creative execution.
• Identify and hire exceptional design talent. Create the design recruiting process.
• Minimum of 10 years experience working in product design and have shipped several products and features.
• Minimum of 5+ years experience managing a design team.
• A portfolio of meaningful product design work (from UX design to visual design) that showcases ability to ship successful products.
• Experience developing product roadmaps for a cross‑platform design, where mobile is primary, creating a mobile experience that is primary and defining consumer touchpoint rather than a port of the web experience.
• Proven ability to translate qualitative and quantitative insights into a clear direction that guides the team in creating the right experience.
• Proven track record devising product vision and strategy and designing high‑quality products in collaboration with product management and engineering partners.
• You have the ability to manage, mentor & elevate a team of product designers and help them navigate ambiguity to find clarity.
• Experience working with e‑commerce and consumer‑centric apps.
• History of growing a team across hiring and people development.

Base pay range for this position is $ – $ per year.

• Physical Health (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 100% employer‑paid premium for employees
• Up to $2,000 company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)
• Basic Life & AD&D – employer paid 1x salary up to $250,000
• Supplemental, voluntary benefits
• Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution
• FSA (Medical, Dependent, Transit and Parking)
• Voluntary…