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