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Senior Director, Design

Rent the Runway

Pay: $207,692 – $270,000 per year

Brooklyn, NYFull-time · Hybrid · SeniorListed until 8 December 2026
From the official careers page · checked

The role

Lead Rent the Runway's in-house design team within Product & Channel Revenue. Oversee digital customer experiences, design systems and brand implementation across the platform, including AI-enabled product features.

What you'll do

  • Oversee design systems and consistent brand implementation across the site, app, email and internal tools.
  • Lead end-to-end UX and product design, embedding AI tools into everyday team workflows.
  • Direct design for AI-powered discovery, fit recommendations and product detail pages.
  • Build and develop a multidisciplinary design team, setting quality standards and review processes.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Channel Revenue and Brand Creative on roadmaps and platform implementation.
  • Manage design vendors, tools and operations, and advocate for design priorities with leadership.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of design experience, including leadership of multidisciplinary design teams.
  • Experience building or substantially evolving design systems for consumer-facing products.
  • Strong product design experience spanning complex journeys, checkout, personalization and discovery.
  • Understanding of AI-enabled product design and how to create coherent, trustworthy user experiences.
  • Experience scaling design organizations, developing staff and aligning cross-functional partners around business outcomes.

Pay

$207,692 – $270,000 per year base pay, as published by the employer. Bonuses, equity and benefits, where offered, are confirmed by the employer.

This summary was written by Style Serum from the job posted on the Rent the Runway careers page, checked on 8 November 2026. Always read the full original posting before applying. View original posting