Product Designer, New Initiatives

Company Description
Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today.
Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots.
The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history.
Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.
Team Description
Our Product team advocates for our users and our business, setting the vision for our growing family of products. We use data, research, strategy, and empathy to guide multidisciplinary teams toward a common goal, balancing diverse perspectives and empowering our teams to do great work. As we scale globally, there’s plenty of space for you to grow alongside us and simplify life for millions of people around the world in team that always focuses on we, not I, and creates delightful products that are worthy of trust.
Role Description
Design has always been a fundamental part of why our customers have loved Dropbox. As a design organization, we want to create magical experiences for our customers and m ake Dropbox “ just work . ” Our mission is to simplify our user experience and help customers discover meaningful value through our various offerings. We are building toward a multi-product future where users can easily discover, try and buy new products - this role will be critical to enabling us to make that a reality. As a Product Designer at Dropbox, this role will lead key strategic design and company initiatives with a focus on creating coherent experiences across our products.
Responsibilities
Problem Opportunity & Framing; Proactively discover company level opportunities whose justifications are extremely challenging and help bring clarity and insight to these problems.
Ownership ; Of specific design-led projects that you proactively seek out. As well as working with the VP Design to identify programs of work where your direction and expertise are needed to guide the work to a successful customer focussed outcome.
Execution ; Work across the entire design organization to ensure that the quality of craft execution and our design practices are to the high standards that our business and customers expect.
Strategy ; In close partnership with the VP Design and Design Leadership Team, help to execute and inform the ongoing evolution of the Design strategy and influence the Product strategies across our company.
Impact; You are able to develop innovative patterns and systems that are durable, repeatable and set a new standard for interaction for the company.
Key partners; Design Leadership Team, Extended Design Leadership Team, GMs, President
Requirements
8-10+ years experience in a senior Individual Contributor role.
Experience building products in a remote or distributed team environment.
Exceptional interaction and visual design skills.
Demonstrated portfolio of shipping amazing customer experiences that have made a significant impact on business and customer metrics.
Deep organization and execution capabilities, especially in areas of influence and collaboration with multiple stakeholder groups
Excellent written/verbal communication - an engaging storyteller. Proven ability to hold conversations on design with Staff and external industry leaders.
Experience in design thinking methodologies to lead teams toward customer centered outcomes
Preferred Qualifications
Craft in Interaction Design - UX Problem Solving: Defines highly durable, industry standard ux solutions; Systems Thinking: Develops innovative patterns that set a new standard for interaction for the company and industry; Attention to Detail: Details are comprehensively considered, exceptionally polished, and expertly calibrated for utility, aesthetic, and delight.
Problem & Opportunity Framing > Clarification. Brings clarity and insight to company level problems problems that are highly ambiguous by integrating novel user, business, and technical constraints into a compelling narrative.
Culture > Collaboration. I help break down silos within and across functions and influence others to reach the best outcome for Dropbox
Total Rewards
For candidates hired in San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $239,700 - $282,000 - $324,300.
For candidates hired in the following locations: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro) and Washington DC metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $215,700 - $253,800 - $291,900.
For candidates hired in all other US locations, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is currently $191,800 - $225,600 - $259,400.
Range(s) is subject to change. Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
(US Only) Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, 11 Company-wide PTO days, Volunteer time off and more
Protection Plans including; Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and Travel benefit plans
Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more
Parental benefits including; Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA (US Only), Fertility Benefits (US Only), Adoption and Surrogacy support and Lactation Support
Mental Health and Wellness benefits Free Dropbox space for your friends and family
Additional benefits details are available upon request.
Benefits
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*
Retirement Savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**
Dropbox provides a Flexible PTO Policy in addition to your statutory holidays allowing you to unplug, unwind, and refresh
Dropbox also provides exclusive additional paid time off for all FTE employees across the Globe, in addition to any relevant statutory holidays
Protection Plans including Life and Disability Insurance*
A Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more
Parental benefits including; Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
Additional benefits details are available upon request.

• Where group plans are not available, allowances are provided

**Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy
Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).