Associate Director, Product Design

Associate Director, Product Design

At Lingo, we're building the future of personalized health. Our mission is to empower individuals to make smarter decisions about their health through real-time insights. As part of Abbott's innovation ecosystem, we combine the agility of a startup with the resources of a global healthcare leader.

We are seeking an Associate Director, Product Design to lead and scale our design function. This role is ideal for a strategic design leader who thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about user-centered design, and is excited to shape the future of health technology.

What You'll Do

• Lead the Design Function: Manage and mentor a growing team of product designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and excellence.
• Drive Design Strategy: Define and evolve the design vision and strategy in alignment with product and business goals.
• Champion User-Centered Design: Ensure that all design work is grounded in user research, usability testing, and data-driven insights.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with product management, engineering, brand, and marketing to deliver cohesive, high-impact experiences across mobile and web platforms.
• Elevate Design Quality: Establish and maintain design standards, systems, and processes that ensure consistency, scalability, and innovation.
• Influence Product Direction: Contribute to product strategy and roadmap planning by advocating for the user and identifying opportunities for differentiation through design.
• Represent Design at the Leadership Level: Communicate design vision, progress, and impact to executive stakeholders and contribute to broader organizational strategy.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital product design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI, or a related field.
• Proven success in building and leading high-performing design teams.
• Deep expertise in UX/UI design for mobile and web applications.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, design excellence, and measurable impact.
• Experience in health tech, wearables, or performance-focused consumer products is a plus.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong understanding of agile development, design thinking, and user research methodologies.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills.

The base pay for this position is $146,700.00 – $293,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.