Design Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil.

📋 Description

• Guide the design strategy and results for intricate, cross-functional B2B product initiatives

• Collaborate with enterprise clients and senior leaders

• Establish design direction, offer feedback, and contribute actively using Figma when necessary

• Deliver high-quality products while communicating design rationale, trade-offs, and decisions

• Conduct workshops and strategy sessions to clarify complex issues

• Work closely with engineers and product managers to ensure smooth processes and handoffs

• Advocate for design thinking to internal stakeholders and global clients

• Mentor Design Leads and assist in skill development

• Cultivate psychological safety and trust within distributed teams

• Contribute to and maintain a robust design culture through systems, rituals, and tools

• Lead effectively amidst growth, change, uncertainty, and scalability

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in product design

• More than 4 years in a Design Manager or similar senior design leadership position

• Background in a B2B product or services organization, agency, consultancy, or comparable setting

• Demonstrated success in achieving design outcomes within complex, cross-functional B2B contexts

• Strong product mindset with the ability to achieve results in ambiguous, fast-paced environments

• Experience engaging with enterprise clients and senior stakeholders

• Proficient in Figma

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality products and articulating design rationale and trade-offs

• Skilled in facilitating workshops and strategy sessions

• Strong collaborative skills with engineers and product managers, focusing on shared processes and resolving handoff challenges

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Capacity to provide direct, constructive feedback

• High standards for craftsmanship, systems thinking, and operational excellence

• Experience mentoring Design Leads, including offering guidance and supporting craft development

• Ability to create trust and promote psychological safety in distributed teams

• Experience contributing to and nurturing design culture through systems, rituals, or tools

• Adaptable and resilient in rapidly growing environments

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangements

• Flexible policy permitting up to 40 unpaid days off annually

• Team-building activities

• Opportunities for career growth and advancement

• Initiatives promoting diversity and inclusion

• Involvement in charitable initiatives