Braze

Technology

SeniorDirector,Creative

$225–325k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Director, Creative at Braze. Skills: Design systems, Visual systems, Creative leadership. Lead and scale design team. Build teams intentionally”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve exhilarating challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

High-performing design team, Clear creative bar, Mentor emerging leaders, Push leadership downward, Operate with autonomy, Design systems, Insight-led visual systems, Scalable visual systems, Emotionally resonant visual systems

Nice to Have

Conceptual thinking, Taste, Strategic fluency, Executional skill

What You'll Do.

Lead and scale design team

Build teams intentionally

Establish quality bar

Make changes thoughtfully

Mentor junior leaders

Develop junior leaders

Push leadership downward

Enable designers to operate

Enable leads to operate

Design repeatable systems

Implement repeatable systems

Deliver high-quality work

Identify inefficiencies

Solve for inefficiencies

Ensure design processes scale

Balance craft excellence

Balance operational rigor

Partner with strategy function

Ensure design is rooted

Translate positioning

Translate brand frameworks

Pressure-test strategy

Ensure design work ladders

Champion conceptual thinking

Ensure ideas drive visuals

Act as creative counterpart

Shape creative direction

Shape success criteria

Operate from shared frameworks

Establish working rhythms

Partner with senior leadership

Partner with executives

Align design strategy

Build trusted relationships

Serve as decision-maker

Anticipate cross-functional needs

Anticipate creative risks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Creative and Brand organization; Strategy function; Creative Ops; Marketing Ops; Brand; Product Marketing; Demand; Events; Content; Comms teams; Senior leadership; Executives

Full Job Description

At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew. We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization. To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success. Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture. If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you. We’re looking for a Senior Director, Creative to lead and scale our design function as a conceptual, strategic, and operational pillar of the Creative and Brand organization. This role is responsible not only for visual excellence, but for building, developing, and maintaining a high-performing design team grounded in strong conceptual thinking. Success in this role depends on the ability to set a clear creative bar, move decisively when standards aren’t met, and actively mentor emerging leaders so responsibility and ownership can be pushed downward—freeing this role to operate up, out, and across the organization. The Senior Director, Creative partners closely with strategy, brand, and creative leadership to ensure our visual systems are insight-led, scalable, and emotionally resonant. WHAT YOU’LL DO Leadership, Team Building & Talent Development Lead and scale a high-performing, conceptually strong design team spanning bran

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