Director, Product Design, Mobile Reimagined

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

Peacock Viewing Product Design is seeking a Director of Product Design to lead the reimagination of our Mobile experience, bringing an expert understanding of UX strategy, systems thinking, and design excellence together with strong people leadership. We’re looking for a design leader who can build and grow a high performing team, set the bar for craft, and align design with product goals, all while keeping a genuine passion for the elegant, seamless experiences that keep our viewers coming back. This role blends strategic ownership with hands on leadership. You’ll set direction, coach your team through the hardest problems, and represent design at the table with senior product and engineering partners.

About Our Team:

Our Product Design team is reimagining what mobile entertainment can be, transforming the Peacock app into a true general entertainment platform where viewers move seamlessly between shows, movies, games, short form video, podcasts, and AI powered features. We’re dedicated to crafting a mobile experience that puts viewers first, elevates exceptional design, and builds real daily value. We’re not just improving how people watch. We’re redefining what a mobile entertainment platform can and should be.

Who You Are:

• You believe great design drives real business value, you see how craft and customer impact connect. You know how to make that case to anyone in the room.
• You are a design leader with relentlessly high standards and deep operational knowledge across every aspect of UX and product design.
• You know how to build, coach, and grow a team of designers, and you take real pride in seeing people do their best work.
• You are thoughtful and endlessly curious, staying on top of consumer digital product best practices, tools, and emerging technology, including AI.
• You look at the data and listen to the viewer’s voice, and you help your team do the same.
• You identify the most impactful concepts and push them, and your team, through a rigorous course of critical evaluation, execution, and release.
• You are a storyteller and a strong communicator, comfortable presenting a point of view to senior stakeholders and holding your ground in fact-based discourse.
• You think outside the box, and you know how to turn a big idea into a plan your team can execute.
• You can speak to best practices, market strategy, and competitor standards, and you use that knowledge to set direction.
• You are scrappy, driven, and equally comfortable setting a big vision or rolling up your sleeves on daily output.
• You feel most at home in a fast paced, iterative, collaborative environment, and you know how to keep a team grounded when priorities shift.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and grow a team of designers, providing mentorship, creative direction, and career development while building a culture of craft and accountability.
• Own end to end design strategy for the mobile experience, spanning browse, long form and short form content, games, and fandoms, wi…