Design Lead

• Identify new problems and opportunities across client and internal projects, especially in early-stage or evolving contexts.
• Lead qualitative and quantitative research to inform strategic product decisions.
• Solve complex design challenges and address system-level design debt.
• Drive improvements to design systems, tooling, and scalable design foundations.
• Own design projects end-to-end — from discovery and definition to execution and delivery.
• Collaborate closely with founders, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into clear design direction.
• Oversee and review the work of designers, ensuring high quality, consistency, and alignment with project goals.
• Drive overall visual design improvements across products and touchpoints.
• Advocate for stronger prototyping practices and hands-on experimentation across the team.
• Make smart trade-offs to ensure timely shipping while maintaining a high bar for craft and product quality.

• 6–8 years of experience in product design, UX/UI design, or interaction design roles.
• Proven experience leading design projects end-to-end and managing stakeholder communication.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, high-craft visual design, and complex problem-solving.
• Deep experience with design systems, component libraries, and scalable product design patterns.
• Ability to balance hands-on execution with oversight, mentorship, and critique.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to identify what stakeholders need and align teams around clear outcomes.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity as well as structured delivery environments.
  

Nice to have: 

• Experience mentoring designers or leading small design teams.
• Experience working in early-stage startups or as a founding/early designer, with exposure to multiple functions.
• Exposure to design ops, tooling improvements, or workflow optimization.
• Experience working with multiple clients or cross-functional teams simultaneously.

• Opportunity to lead high-impact product design initiatives across startups and enterprises.
• Close collaboration with founders, senior designers, and product leaders.
• A culture that values learning, autonomy, and craftsmanship.
• Competitive compensation in line with industry standards
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment.
• Access to tools and resources you may need to move forward in your career (courses, Macbook Pro, etc.)