Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. · 6 hours ago
Vice President, Product Design
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $225K/yr
10+ years expOaktree Capital Management is a leader in global investment management specializing in alternative investments. The Vice President of Product Design will shape the digital product design experience, establishing design practices that ensure products are functional, secure, intuitive, and empowering for investment teams, clients, and partners.
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Responsibilities
Build and lead the Product Design function covering UX, UI, research, and design systems
Partner with Product Engineering, Product Management, and business stakeholders to define the end-to-end experience across Oaktree’s digital ecosystem
Introduce and institutionalize the design thinking framework as the foundation for product discovery and delivery
Establish Oaktree’s design system and visual identity, ensuring coherence across products, especially investment lifecycle tools
Serve as a thought partner to senior leadership—helping connect user experience, business strategy, and data intelligence
Champion deep user research and contextual inquiry to uncover investor, client, and operational needs
Translate insights into clear user journeys, problem statements, and measurable experience goals
Facilitate creative exploration sessions that bring together product, data, and engineering to co-create solutions
Oversee rapid prototyping to visualize and test concepts before build—balancing fidelity with speed
Implement structured usability testing and continuous feedback loops to refine the experience post-launch
Build rituals and toolkits that embed these phases into product development cadences (e.g., design sprints, hypothesis-driven roadmaps, and UX metrics)
Operationalize design delivery through scalable processes—user research, prototyping, and design reviews
Partner with engineers to ensure design fidelity and high-quality implementation
Oversee design system implementation using tools like Figma, Storybook, and Tailwind, aligned with Oaktree’s engineering standards
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in product design, UX, or human-centered design, including senior leadership
Demonstrated success building and scaling design practices in an enterprise or financial technology context
Expertise in applying design thinking methodologies to complex, data-rich workflows
Deep understanding of enterprise UX, data visualization, and design systems
Proven collaboration with engineering and product management in agile environments
Exceptional communication and storytelling ability
Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design, Computer Science, or a related field required
Preferred
Master's degree is a plus
Equivalent experience in design leadership within enterprise or financial technology environments will be considered
Benefits
Discretionary bonus incentives
Comprehensive benefits package
Flexible work arrangement
Company
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with $218 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2019-03-13Acquired
2012-04-12IPO
Leadership Team
Armen Panossian
Co-CEO and Portfolio Manager
Robert O'Leary
Co-CEO and Portfolio Manager, Global Opportunities
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