How to Hire Successful Design Leaders

"We're very thoughtful about what types of skills and capabilities we're looking for," he says. "So we really carefully tailor that day to evaluate for those skills" The interview could be through a mix of having this person present their portfolio, having them do some one on one or two on one interviews. And it also could include more of a hands-on design exercise where they're actually going forward and tackling a problem collaboratively with a couple of people on the design team.