VP of Design

We believe in the life-changing impact youth sports have on and off the field because they encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence—important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community-building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

GameChanger is looking for a VP of Design to lead design as a company-level discipline and shape how millions of coaches, parents, athletes, and fans experience youth sports. You will own the vision, strategy, and quality of product design and user research across our mobile and web experiences.

Reporting directly to our Chief Product and Technology Officer, you will serve on the product leadership team and lead a team of product design managers, designers, and research partners. You will partner closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Commercial, Strategy, and Data to shape product direction, bring customer insight into company decisions, and connect design with business outcomes.

You will set an ambitious design vision, strengthen the quality and consistency of our experiences, and build a design practice that supports GameChanger’s continued growth. Your work will help make our products intuitive, engaging, and valuable to the communities we serve.

This role combines executive leadership with close engagement in the work. You will champion design across the company, develop our design leaders, and provide the guidance, critique, and hands-on examples that help the team produce exceptional work. You will help make discovery, research, and design central to how GameChanger decides what to build.

• A clear design vision guides the team’s priorities and strengthens the quality and consistency of the GameChanger experience.

• Design and Product operate as strong partners, with customer research, discovery, and prototyping informing product decisions from the start.

• The team demonstrates a higher and more consistent standard of craft, supported by regular coaching, capable design leaders, and a trusted design system.

• Design’s contribution to customer experience, product innovation, and business performance is visible and understood across the organization.

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• 10+ years designing consumer mobile and web experiences and 6+ years leading design organizations, including experience as the most senior design leader in a company or major business unit.

• A design leader who has built or transformed a design practice in a growing technology company. You understand how to add structure and develop a team while priorities, products, and ways of working continue to evolve.

• A strong practitioner with current expertise in user experience, interaction and visual design, design systems, research, and prototyping. You can explain what makes an experience effective, demonstrate a better approach, and use modern design and AI-assisted tools.

• An experienced manager of design leaders who provides regular coaching, clear direction, and constructive critique. You know when to get into the details and when to give your team room to lead.

• A persuasive advocate for design who builds relationships, influences senior peers, and communicates clearly with executives and boards. You have shaped product strategy alongside Product and Engineering leaders and can connect design decisions with customer and business outcomes.

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong craft, measurable impact, and the organizations and practices you built behind the work. You are motivated by GameChanger’s mission and curious about the needs of youth sports communities.

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

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