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Vice President of Design

SonarSource

Skills

Required

  • product design
  • end-to-end product design
  • interaction design
  • workflows
  • agentic domain
  • defining design strategy

Preferred

  • design systems
  • developer tools
  • API based tools

Join Sonar, a leading company in the software development industry, as the Vice President of Design. In this senior leadership role, you will be responsible for setting the design strategy, scaling a high-performing global design organization, and ensuring our products deliver an exceptional experience for developers and enterprise customers. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and Executive Leadership to translate customer needs and market trends into design decisions that drive measurable business impact.

About SonarSource

Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and global stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Assumer la responsabilité de la vision et de l'exécution du design pour l'ensemble du portefeuille de produits de Sonar.
  • Définir et mettre en œuvre une stratégie de design qui est directement liée aux résultats commerciaux mesurables, en travaillant avec les équipes Produit et Ingénierie.
  • Construire, développer et diriger une organisation de design mondiale, y compris le recrutement, le mentorat et le développement des talents en design.
  • Deep understanding of customer needs and market trends, with experience engaging directly with users and industry leaders to translate insights into actionable, high-impact design solutions
  • Deep expertise in design systems and UX best practices, including experience designing for developer tools, API based tools, or similar technical/complex products

Requirements

  • Demonstrated success in end-to-end product design leadership, including visual design, interaction design, workflows, strategic product thinking, and platform evolution
  • Good understanding of the agentic domain and how it shapes product and design decisions
  • 7+ years of management experience in product design, UX, or a related field, with a proven track record of leading and scaling teams globally
  • Experience defining design strategy that drives measurable business outcomes

Benefits

  • Proven ability to mentor and develop design talent, fostering a high-performing, creative, and inclusive global design culture