Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are seeking a Lead Product Designer to drive the design vision and execution for one of our most impactful platform product areas. As a Lead Product Designer, you'll shape shared capabilities and experiences that scale across teams, working across disciplines to define long-term product direction and lead complex design efforts.
Responsibilities
- Lead design for complex product surfaces, platform capabilities, or strategic initiatives with broad business and cross-team impact.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to shape vision and define strategy.
- Bring clarity to ambiguous problem spaces by structuring actionable design approaches.
- Deliver high-quality design from concept through execution that balances user needs with business goals.
- Guide teams in applying and evolving design system patterns and platform standards.
- Influence product and design direction through storytelling, framing, and strategic critique.
- Partner closely with Engineering to understand technical constraints and implementation tradeoffs.
- Set quality standards, provide detailed design feedback, and mentor other designers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Design or equivalent experience.
- At least 6 years of experience designing digital products, with a proven track record leading large-scale, platform, or high-impact initiatives.
- Deep fluency in interaction design, product thinking, systems thinking, and the use of design systems.
- Experience shaping product strategy and influencing roadmap planning in partnership with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and create structure in complex or undefined problem spaces.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills.
We Offer
- Competitive salary range: $148,000 - $185,000 USD per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision.
- Free access to wellbeing programs such as therapy sessions, mental health support, and virtual yoga classes.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and workplace lactation support.
- Pet insurance, gym reimbursement, and financial planning support.
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible team members.
About the Company
At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time.
Join our team in Boston, MA, where you'll have the opportunity to connect with teammates across the globe to build the ultimate products and experiences for our customers.