Design Lead

 Posted 2 months ago
     
 $120K - $145K per year
  
5-10 years experience
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AI Summary

The Design Lead will establish design strategies aligned with business goals and oversee the creation of prototypes and developer documentation. They are also responsible for managing client relationships, project scope, and mentoring team members to ensure high-quality design outcomes.

The person we're looking for

We’re seeking a Design Lead with a proven ability to lead UX projects, manage project scope, and drive results. The ideal candidate will have strong communication, strategic thinking, storytelling, and creative problem-solving skills. Additionally, experience in client and people management is essential for success in this role.


Job Overview

Some things you will be responsible for: 

  • Have a strong understanding of design foundations within user experience, interaction, and visual design
  • Establish and articulate the design strategy to the internal team, to ensure work is aligned with business goals
  • Have an expert understanding of the design methods used to support in the design process, and actively seek new methods to increase our efficiency and outputs
  • Lead the creation of prototypes
  • Lead the creation of documentation for developers 
  • Establish desired customer experience outcomes that are rooted in the user journey and resonate with a user's pain points
  • Develop creative solutions for challenges that have a broader business impact
  • Leverage data, research, and analytics to inform complex, high-impact decisions
  • Oversee regular client communications, ensuring design or research decisions are expressed clearly and effectively to clients
  • Navigate complex relationships and resolve conflicts with tact and emotional intelligence
  • Proactively develop or strengthen existing partnerships with our clients
  • Oversee project management activities
  • Identify opportunities within existing client relationships to expand our partnership
  • Socialize the scope of work to align stakeholders and team members on workstream goals and expectations


Last but certainly not least, as a member of our team we hope you embrace and contribute to our culture of continuous creative improvement, innovation, and excellence, and always search for ways to help make a positive impact on the team!

Requirements

  • Proven 5 years full-time industry experience as a UX designer, with at least 1 year in a people manager role
  • Portfolio we can access
  • Must have a minimum 3-hour overlap with Toronto EDT timezone


Benefits

  • $120,000 - $145,000 annually
  • Work from anywhere
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Competitive salary
  • Paid time off (over 20 days) 
  • Health benefits
  • Training & development opportunities

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