The person we're looking for
We're seeking a Senior Design Lead with a proven ability to bring clarity to complex problems. You'll guide multiple projects and teams, coach designers to grow their craft, and be a trusted voice for design with senior stakeholders. You'll also manage direct reports and client relationships.
Job Overview
Lead multiple complex design projects or workstreams, defining approaches, deliverables, and timelines while guiding teams through ambiguity.
Know when to step in, when to delegate, and how to keep the team aligned and working collaboratively.
Maintain consistent design judgement and critical rigour.
Coach direct reports, leads and senior designers to sharpen their critique and articulate a clear point of view.
Identify opportunities to strengthen design thinking across your team's projects, helping designers slow down, question assumptions, and avoid shortcuts that weaken the work.
Own client relationships, managing expectations, addressing concerns, and escalating strategic decisions to directors as needed.
Establish and articulate the design strategy to the team to ensure work is aligned with business goals, and work with senior clients to align on future-state vision.
Advocate for and defend design decisions at a senior stakeholder level, translating design rationale into language that resonates with executive audiences.
Requirements
Proven 8 years full-time industry experience as a product designer
4+ years of people management experience
Portfolio we can access
Must have a minimum 3-hour overlap with Toronto EST timezone
Benefits
$135,000 - $165,000 annually
Work from anywhere
Annual 15% discretionary bonus
Paid time off (over 20 days)
Health benefits
Training & development opportunities
Annual team-wide trip