Role Description
Amplitude is moving fast, from product analytics to an AI-native platform with agents embedded across the product, used by over 4,700 companies. We are looking for a strong design leader with a builder mindset to lead a 15-person design team through the next phase of growth. This is a player-coach role.
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Manage and grow the team while staying involved in the actual work.
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Elevate quality through feedback and pairing with designers on challenging UX puzzles.
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Understand every product surface well enough to raise its quality.
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Designers are embedded in autonomous pods, maintaining speed without compromising coherence and quality.
What you'll do
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Build the team:
Hire, grow, and retain a high-performing design team.
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Set direction:
Drive the design strategy for Amplitude's product suite.
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Champion craft:
Lead by example, elevating the quality of the product through exceptional design execution.
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Hold a high bar:
Set a clear standard for quality and enforce it without becoming a bottleneck.
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Stay in production:
Focus on the details that bring design to life.
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Speak for the customer:
Represent the voice of the customer in leadership conversations.
Qualifications
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Managed senior, independent IC designers and earned their respect through product and craft judgment.
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Shipped products that moved real customer and business metrics, fast.
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Created structure inside of a messy, high-growth organization.
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Shipped AI-native experiences and use AI tools in your own practice.
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Your portfolio shows both systems-level thinking and pixel-level craft.
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Bonus: Designed for both technical and non-technical users.
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Bonus: Experience with Analytics, Experimentation, or Developer tools.
Requirements
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Not an executive role that manages up and delegates down.
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Not a pure IC role; accountable for a team of 15.
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Not design ops; job isn't to add rituals, templates, or governance.
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Not the approval committee; create coherence without becoming the bottleneck.
Benefits
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Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverages, with 100% employer-paid premiums for employee Medical, Dental, Vision on select plans.
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401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 1% of your eligible pay each pay period up to $2,000 annually.
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Flexible time off, paid holidays, and more.
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Generous stipends for wellness, commuter transit/parking, learning and development, and home office equipment.
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Excellent Parental benefits including 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Carrot Fertility Benefits/Adoption/Surrogacy support, Back-up Child Care support.
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Mental health and wellness benefits including no cost employee access to Modern Health coaching & therapy sessions.
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Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
Company Description
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Our customers love us! They've said we're the #1 product analytics solution for 23 quarters in a row on G2.
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We care a lot about product innovation and have made significant investments in talent and infrastructure.
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We invest in our people through mentorship programs, management training, and wellness initiatives.
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We give back to our communities with charitable giving grants and paid volunteer time off.
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Founded in 2012, went public via a direct listing in September 2021, trading under the ticker $AMPL.
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Global and fast-growing team with employees around the world and offices in multiple cities.
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Our mascot is Data Monster, who loves to chow down on numbers, charts, and graphs.