Head of Design

Description

Dataiku is the Platform for AI Success, the enterprise orchestration layer for building, deploying, and governing AI. In a single environment, teams design and operate analytics, machine learning, and AI agents with the transparency, collaboration, and control enterprises require. Sitting above data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI services, Dataiku connects the full enterprise AI stack - empowering organizations to run AI across multi-vendor environments with centralized governance.

The world’s leading companies rely on Dataiku to operationalize AI and run it as a true business performance engine delivering measurable value. For more, visit the Dataiku blog , LinkedIn , X , and YouTube .

Design the Future of an AI Company

The world's most innovative companies are redefining how work gets done with AI. At Dataiku, we're helping lead that transformation, and how we show up in the market matters. We're looking for a Head of Design to shape the next chapter of the Dataiku brand.

This is more than managing a design team. It's an opportunity to define how one of the most innovative enterprise AI companies expresses itself across every experience, campaign, event, story, and interaction. You'll help determine how customers experience Dataiku. How prospects discover us. How analysts, partners, investors, and employees experience our brand. How we create memorable moments on stage, online, in product, and in person.

Earlier this year, we introduced a refreshed Dataiku brand, modernizing our visual identity and positioning to reflect the next chapter of our company. Now we're looking for a creative leader who will continue bringing that brand to life consistently, thoughtfully, and boldly across every touchpoint.

This role will help shape the next phase of our Design organization as we continue to grow, expanding capabilities, embracing new technologies, and ensuring design remains a strategic advantage for the business. If you're excited about building teams, elevating brands, and exploring how AI can enhance creative work, we'd love to meet you.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the VP of Brand & Corporate Marketing, you'll lead our global Design team and partner closely with Brand, Communications, Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Events, Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Executive Leadership.

You'll balance strategic brand leadership with hands-on creative direction while helping evolve our Design organization – with members in the US and Europe – to support the next phase of Dataiku's growth.

Responsibilities

• Shape How Dataiku Shows Up in the World
• You'll help ensure every expression of the Dataiku brand feels thoughtful, cohesive, modern, and unmistakably Dataiku.
• This includes:
• Continuing to apply and evolve our recently refreshed global brand
• Maintaining and expanding our design system across marketing and corporate assets
• Ensuring consistency across campaigns, digital experiences, events, presentations, web, social media, and customer communications
• Raising the overall quality and craft of everything we create
• Lead a High-Performing Design Team
• You'll lead, mentor, and inspire a talented global team while helping create an environment where designers can do the best work of their careers.
• You'll:
• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers
• Foster a culture of collaboration, creativity, curiosity, and continuous learning
• Improve creative workflows and project intake
• Balance priorities across a fast-moving global business
• Support career development and coaching across the team
• Partner Across Marketing
• You'll collaborate closely with Brand, Communications, Product Marketing, and Growth Marketing to develop creative that supports every stage of the customer journey.
• This includes work across:
• Brand campaigns
• Product launches
• Digital advertising
• Paid social
• Account-based marketing
• Out-of-home campaigns
• Website experiences
• Customer marketing
• Executive presentations
• Sales enablement
• Research reports and ebooks
• Social media
• You'll help determine when work is best executed internally and when agency support is the right solution.
• Bring the Brand to Life Through Experiences
• You'll partner with our Events and Brand teams to create memorable brand experiences across:
• Dataiku Succeed in the U.S. and Europe
• Industry conferences and sponsorships
• Pop-up hospitality experiences
• Executive keynote presentations
• Sales Kickoff
• Internal company events
• Customer and partner experiences
• Continue Building Our Brand Experience
• You'll explore opportunities to expand how customers and employees experience the Dataiku brand beyond traditional marketing.
• This includes supporting initiatives such as:
• Branded merchandise collections
• Company store experiences
• Event merchandise
• Environmental branding
• Creative standards across physical and digital experiences
• Help Expand Video & Motion Capabilities
• As video becomes increasingly important to our marketing strategy, you'll partner with Marketing leadership to help evolve our creative capabilities.
• You'll provide creative direction across:
• Customer stories
• Customer testimonials
• Executive thought leadership
• Product launches
• Social media video
• Motion graphics
• Event content
• You'll also help determine when projects should be produced internally versus through agency or freelance partners.
• Embrace AI as a Creative Advantage
• As an AI company, we believe great design and emerging technology go hand in hand.
• We're looking for someone who is excited to explore how AI can improve creative workflows while preserving exceptional craft and thoughtful design.
• You'll:
• Champion the thoughtful adoption of AI-powered creative tools
• Help designers work more efficiently through modern workflows
• Evaluate emerging creative technologies
• Share best practices across the team
• Foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement/development
• Build Strong Creative Partnerships
• You'll manage relationships with creative agencies, production partners, and freelancers that extend the capabilities of our internal team.
• You'll help determine the right balance between internal execution and external support while ensuring exceptional quality across every project.

Requirements

• Required
• 10+ years of professional design experience
• 3–5+ years leading and managing creative teams
• Experience managing teams of at least five designers
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional corporate brand work
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design projects
• Expertise across digital, web, campaigns, events, presentations, and brand systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across Marketing and the business
• This role requires to be based in the East Coast of the US
• Preferred
• Experience in B2B enterprise software or technology
• Experience supporting high-growth organizations
• Experience partnering with Growth Marketing teams
• Experience managing agencies and freelance partners
• Interest in AI-powered creative tools and workflows
• Familiarity with motion design and video production workflows

Benefits

• This is an opportunity to build on the momentum of our recent brand refresh and help shape how one of the world's leading enterprise AI companies is experienced across every touchpoint.
• You'll lead an exceptional team, influence a globally recognized brand, and have the opportunity to grow the Design organization alongside a company that's redefining what's possible with AI.
• We're looking for someone who is equally energized by beautiful craft, smart systems, emerging technology, and building an environment where great designers can do the best work of their careers.
• The final compensation package for this role will be determined during the interview process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, geographic location, internal equity, education, skill set, experience and training. Eligible roles may also be entitled to receive commission or other variable compensation through Dataiku's incentive compensation program.
• Dataiku also offers comprehensive benefits, including stock options, medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, a 401k company match, paid vacations and sick leave, paid parental leave, employer paid disability coverage, and additional health and wellbeing perks and benefits. Dataiku reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.
• US only national base pay ranges
• $168,000 - $220,000 USD
• What are you waiting for!
• At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku! And if you’d like to learn even more about working here, you can visit our Dataiku LinkedIn page .
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