FourSquare: Expediting a Long Stalled Search for a Director of Product Design

Foursquare is a social-app-turned-locational-targeting SaaS platform with an active user base of over 50 million across 100 different countries. Foursquare’s engaged user base utilizes the platform to showcase their real-world activities in a gamified way, while brands and advertisers tap into Foursquare’s first-party data to connect further with their audiences.

After months of languishing as an internal search, AC Lion found the ideal Senior Director of Product Design, who was signed in just one month. Using AC Lion expedited their search, and they gained a strong manager to design and manage a more seamless user experience.

PROBLEM:

Foursquare needed an experienced Director of Product Design who could oversee and manage a team of multidisciplinary designers to craft a seamless experience across their consumer-facing platform.

This individual needed prior experience working on consumer-facing products, leading a team while stylistically aligning with Foursquare’s brand aesthetic.  Foursquare had spent many months unsuccessfully filling this role themselves.

AC LION DELIVERED:

After many months of attempting to fulfil this search through their internal resources, Foursquare came to AC Lion for this critical hire. AC Lion identified designers whose experiences and portfolios emphasized consumer products in the mobile and social engagement space.

Within one week, AC Lion delivered a Director of Product Design coming out of a well-known mobile music streaming company. Our candidate had the exact experiences, management and mentorship skills, and a deep understanding of what makes a design team great.