Rubrik: Director,Product Design — Bangalore,India

About Rubrik

Rubrik provides data-security and resilience technology for organisations facing cyberattacks, malicious activity and operational disruption. Its recruitment material discusses protecting enterprise information, including data held in business software and cloud environments. The described portfolio includes security and protection for SaaS applications, with attention to access, backup and recovery. Its business connects the technical handling of information with an organisation's ability to keep critical data protected and to recover when normal operations are disrupted.

The position and its setting

Rubrik lists Director,Product Design in Bangalore,India, under reference 7508560. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Product
• Employer listing date: 6 January 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Building: & Lead High-Performing Teams: Recruit, mentor, and retain a team of designers
• You’ll be responsible for their career growth, providing coaching on both craft and navigational "soft" skills to help them scale their impact
• Define Strategic Vision: Partner with VP and Director-level leadership in Product Management and Engineering to define the long-term roadmap
• You’ll transform high-level business goals into actionable design strategies that balance immediate needs with a "North Star" vision
• Champion Design Excellence: Ensure all team deliverables meet the highest standards of craft, usability, and visual consistency across the product
• Drive Operational Excellence: Establish and refine design processes that allow the team to move fast without breaking the user experience
• Oversee the end-to-end execution of complex product areas, ensuring a high bar for quality and consistency
• Evangelize Design Culture: Act as a primary advocate for Design across Rubrik
• You’ll bridge the gap between technical complexity (cybersecurity, AI, infra) and consumer-grade usability, ensuring that "Design" is seen as a business differentiator, not just a service
• Deepen Customer-Centricity: Lead the team in cultivating direct customer relationships
• You’ll ensure that research and validation are core components of the design cycle, keeping us grounded in real-world enterprise problems
• What you’ll bring to the team:
• Leadership

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 12+ years of relevant experience in product design, with at least 5+ years in a formal people management role
• Strategic Portfolio: A portfolio that showcases not just beautiful UI, but your ability to lead teams through complex problem-solving, organizational shifts, and successful product launches
• Business Acumen: The ability to speak the language of PMs and Engineers
• You understand how design decisions impact the bottom line and technical debt
• Communication Mastery: presentation and storytelling skills
• You can command a room of executives and inspire a team of designers with equal ease
• Educational Foundation: Bachelor's degree in Design (Product, HCI, etc.) or equivalent experience
• A Master’s degree in HCI or an MBA is a great bonus for this level
• If you’re up for the amazing challenge of setting a consumer-grade bar for enterprise design, this could be the role for you
• Please send us your resume and a link to your work to [email protected]
• #LI-AS2

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Advertised location: Bangalore,India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Rubrik

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• AI
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• training
• communication