Product Director Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Product Director jobs in Los Angeles are in strong demand, concentrated in Santa Monica, Playa Vista, and Downtown LA across entertainment technology, streaming, e-commerce, and fintech. Employers hiring right now include Agbo, tubi, and Icann. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Location
San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Design
Compensation
- $310K – $365K • Offers Equity
The salary or hourly rate range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary or hourly rate will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary or hourly rate, not benefits or equity.
Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!
Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
About the Role
We’re looking for a strategic and inspiring Director of Product Design to lead our Buyer Design team, the group responsible for shaping the end-to-end experience for millions of users navigating our platform.
As the design leader overseeing the entire buyer journey, you'll drive the strategy and execution for everything from customer acquisition, activation, to retention and re-engagement. This includes onboarding, discovery surfaces (browse, search, ranking, personalization, taxonomy), the live shopping experience, customer service, our games team, and customer service flows.
You’ll be a true player-coach, equally comfortable building and developing a high-performing design team as you are rolling up your sleeves and doing the work yourself. You’ll help shape the team, establish clear career paths, mentor designers, and create an environment where people can grow and do their best work.
As a leader, you’ll help define the design strategy and set a clear vision for what our experiences can become, partnering closely with product, engineering, research, and business teams to turn that vision into a roadmap for the team.
As a practitioner, you’ll stay close to the work. You’ll move fluidly from defining the long-term experience vision to tackling specific product and feature-level design challenges - exploring concepts, prototyping ideas, and helping bring the details to life. This role is for someone who can lead through both direction and craft, knowing when to empower the team and when to jump in and design alongside them.
What You'll Do
Lead and scale a high-performing team of product designers across the buyer funnel.
Define and drive the vision, strategy, and execution for the buyer experience in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
Partner with research, data, and product to develop deep customer empathy and inform high-impact design decisions.
Shape intuitive, elegant systems across discovery, live shopping, and post-purchase experiences.
Ensure our experiences are accessible, inclusive, and delightfully human.
Champion design quality and consistency across surfaces while enabling speed and iteration.
Nurture a strong design culture through mentorship, feedback, and high standards for craft and thinking.
Represent design in executive conversations and influence company-wide priorities.
What We’re Looking For
10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3+ years leading teams.
A player-coach mindset-excited to mentor, but equally passionate about designing and solving problems hands-on.
Strong portfolio showcasing interaction and visual design skills, with a track record of shipping successful products.
Proven success designing and scaling customer-facing experiences across a complex funnel (acquisition through retention).
Deep expertise in interaction design, systems thinking, and user-centered design.
Strong understanding of search, discovery, personalization, and taxonomy design principles.
Experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, or live shopping platforms is a major plus.
A strong collaborator who thrives at the intersection of product, business, and user needs.
A portfolio that demonstrates thoughtful, elegant solutions to complex problems.
Why You’ll Love This Role
You’ll help define how the next generation of users discover, shop, and engage with sellers and communities they love. You’ll work alongside a passionate and ambitious team that values joy, experimentation, and deep customer empathy. And you’ll help build a design culture where creativity and performance go hand in hand.
If you’re an experienced design leader who loves craft, strategy, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you!
Reporting Structure
Jon Malkemus - VP of Design
Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official @whatnot.com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam.
EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.
Compensation Range: $310K - $365KLocation
San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA
Employment Type
Full time
Department
Design
Compensation
- $310K – $365K • Offers Equity
The salary or hourly rate range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary or hourly rate will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary or hourly rate, not benefits or equity.
Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!
Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
About the Role
We’re looking for a strategic and inspiring Director of Product Design to lead our Buyer Design team, the group responsible for shaping the end-to-end experience for millions of users navigating our platform.
As the design leader overseeing the entire buyer journey, you'll drive the strategy and execution for everything from customer acquisition, activation, to retention and re-engagement. This includes onboarding, discovery surfaces (browse, search, ranking, personalization, taxonomy), the live shopping experience, customer service, our games team, and customer service flows.
You’ll be a true player-coach, equally comfortable building and developing a high-performing design team as you are rolling up your sleeves and doing the work yourself. You’ll help shape the team, establish clear career paths, mentor designers, and create an environment where people can grow and do their best work.
As a leader, you’ll help define the design strategy and set a clear vision for what our experiences can become, partnering closely with product, engineering, research, and business teams to turn that vision into a roadmap for the team.
As a practitioner, you’ll stay close to the work. You’ll move fluidly from defining the long-term experience vision to tackling specific product and feature-level design challenges - exploring concepts, prototyping ideas, and helping bring the details to life. This role is for someone who can lead through both direction and craft, knowing when to empower the team and when to jump in and design alongside them.
What You'll Do
Lead and scale a high-performing team of product designers across the buyer funnel.
Define and drive the vision, strategy, and execution for the buyer experience in collaboration with cross-functional partners.
Partner with research, data, and product to develop deep customer empathy and inform high-impact design decisions.
Shape intuitive, elegant systems across discovery, live shopping, and post-purchase experiences.
Ensure our experiences are accessible, inclusive, and delightfully human.
Champion design quality and consistency across surfaces while enabling speed and iteration.
Nurture a strong design culture through mentorship, feedback, and high standards for craft and thinking.
Represent design in executive conversations and influence company-wide priorities.
What We’re Looking For
10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3+ years leading teams.
A player-coach mindset-excited to mentor, but equally passionate about designing and solving problems hands-on.
Strong portfolio showcasing interaction and visual design skills, with a track record of shipping successful products.
Proven success designing and scaling customer-facing experiences across a complex funnel (acquisition through retention).
Deep expertise in interaction design, systems thinking, and user-centered design.
Strong understanding of search, discovery, personalization, and taxonomy design principles.
Experience in e-commerce, marketplaces, or live shopping platforms is a major plus.
A strong collaborator who thrives at the intersection of product, business, and user needs.
A portfolio that demonstrates thoughtful, elegant solutions to complex problems.
Why You’ll Love This Role
You’ll help define how the next generation of users discover, shop, and engage with sellers and communities they love. You’ll work alongside a passionate and ambitious team that values joy, experimentation, and deep customer empathy. And you’ll help build a design culture where creativity and performance go hand in hand.
If you’re an experienced design leader who loves craft, strategy, and collaboration, we’d love to hear from you!
Reporting Structure
Jon Malkemus - VP of Design
Please note: Whatnot will only contact you through official @whatnot.com email addresses. If you see an email impersonating a Whatnot recruiter, please disregard and report it as spam.
EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.
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Who's Hiring
- Agbo20
- tubi20
- Icann20
- LoopMe20
- Tatari20
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software78
- Retail20
- Insurance20
- Artificial Intelligence20
- Marketing & Advertising20
Product Director Jobs in Los Angeles: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a product director job in Los Angeles?
Focus your search on the clusters where Los Angeles product director roles concentrate: the tech corridor along Santa Monica and Playa Vista, studios and streaming platforms in Hollywood and Burbank, and fintech and e-commerce companies Downtown and in Culver City. Hiring managers here respond well to candidates who can demonstrate cross-functional leadership in fast-moving consumer or media environments, and who show fluency with the entertainment or platform-economy context that defines so much of the local market.
Which companies hire product directors in Los Angeles?
Employers hiring product directors in Los Angeles right now include Agbo, tubi, and Icann, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. The local market skews toward streaming platforms, consumer tech companies, digital agencies, and a growing cluster of fintech and healthtech firms that have expanded their Los Angeles headcount in recent years.
Are there remote product director jobs in Los Angeles?
Yes, though product director roles vary: positions tied to studio productions or hardware teams tend to require on-site presence, while platform, growth, and analytics-focused roles are more often remote-eligible. About 73% of product director openings tied to Los Angeles are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how distributed many of the city's tech and media employers have become. Strategic and roadmap-heavy responsibilities are the most commonly conducted remotely in the Los Angeles market.
How can I get a product director job in Los Angeles with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Los Angeles is moving up from a senior product manager role at one of the city's many mid-size streaming, e-commerce, or consumer app companies, where director-level openings often go to internal candidates first. Startups in Playa Vista and Santa Monica regularly promote from within and value hands-on ownership over pedigree. Building visibility in local product communities and taking on lead-PM responsibilities on high-visibility launches are the moves that tend to open doors fastest here.
Which industries hire the most product directors in Los Angeles?
Most product director openings in Los Angeles sit in Technology & Software, Retail, and Insurance, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Los Angeles's unique mix of legacy entertainment companies undergoing digital transformation and a maturing tech startup ecosystem makes these sectors especially active in hiring senior product leadership.
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