Head of Design at Remote

What you bring

• Extensive track record of experience in leading and overseeing design teams including senior staff and senior design leaders, ideally at a tech company for branding and enterprise application design.
• Have extensive experience leading initiatives from interpreting design briefs, conceptualisation, setting creative direction, establishing goals, and executing projects to a high standard.
• An impressive portfolio showcasing a deep understanding of branding, design aesthetic, and excellent UX/UI; being able to lead a design department in all these areas.
• Strong working knowledge of product design, typography, website design, other types of visual design both online and in traditional media, brand development and the creative process.
• Fluency in product design trends and leading design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and others.
• Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A kind, empathetic and patient person, and someone who cares deeply about diversity and inclusion.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide the creative vision, direction and leadership for the Design department.
• Build, inspire and mentor a team of world-class talent and oversee their creative outputs end-to-end.
• Own and develop creative programs and design concepts to meet Remote's creative vision, branding and business objectives.
• Be a champion for user-centered design, user-experience, design-led thinking and design best practices across the business.
• Lead concept development, provide creative input, set a high quality standard, and troubleshoot design issues as necessary.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (such as Engineering, Product and Marketing) on brand partnership and creative projects.
• Work on design assets as required.
• Use quantitative data and qualitative feedback to inform design decisions.
• Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools.