Senior Design Lead

Senior Design Lead

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Design Lead. In this role, you will have a significant impact on our design team, helping to shape the way design operates across the organization. Your contribution will bring clarity and momentum to our processes while ensuring that we produce high-quality, visually appealing work. Collaboration with the Creative Lead will be key, as you own team operations and communication, and directly contribute to product and brand execution—all while working remotely within a global team.

Accountabilities

• Manage day-to-day design operations and team coordination.
• Build and optimize processes for handling inbound requests.
• Scope project requirements and allocate team bandwidth effectively.
• Navigate uncertainty and translate business needs into clear design priorities.
• Drive team structure, resourcing strategy, and future hiring.
• Lead interviews and help scale the design organization.
• Manage relationships with agencies, contractors, and external vendors.
• Represent the design team across the organization—setting expectations, timelines, and navigating trade-offs.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading or managing designers in a growing organization.
• Ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on creative execution.
• Strong communication skills and confidence presenting design rationale to stakeholders.
• Experience creating clarity in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Structured, systems-oriented mindset—someone who brings order to chaos.
• Sharp eye for detail and visual excellence.
• 5+ years of experience in product, brand, or digital design.
• Strong operational thinking around design workflows and bandwidth planning.
• Advanced Figma proficiency: organizing libraries, maintaining structure, and enabling collaboration.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and a fully remote environment.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse team from around the world.
• Engaging company culture focused on collaboration and growth.
• Access to professional development and training resources.
• Potential for advancement within a growing organization.
• Work on high-impact design projects that shape the future.

Key skills/competency

• Design Leadership
• Team Management
• Design Operations
• Process Optimization
• Product Design
• Brand Design
• Digital Design
• Figma Proficiency
• Stakeholder Communication
• Strategic Planning