Senior Design Lead

5 days ago

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Athlon

Experience Design • Web Development • Brand Marketing • Digital Product Design • Software Engineering

51 - 200 employees

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

Description

• Clearly communicate the project vision and help team members connect their work to it. • Ensure design deliverables meet client expectations using your expertise. • Oversee and validate developer documentation. • Provide strategic direction to ensure deliverables are on time and within scope. • Proactively address potential blockers or risks and adjust timelines to ensure smooth execution. • Use data, research, and analytics to inform complex, high-impact decisions. • Define customer experience outcomes based on user journeys and pain points. • Advocate for design excellence, ensuring that design decisions align with both user needs and business goals. • Review sprint deliverables to maintain alignment with project objectives and manage expectations around scope. • Develop and manage project timelines and milestones to ensure on-time delivery. • Oversee sprint planning, review sprint deliverables, and ensure all tasks align with broader project goals. • Monitor progress closely to identify and resolve potential blockers early. • Push back on scope changes when necessary and manage scope creep, protecting the integrity of the project and team bandwidth. • Evaluate resource needs and adjust allocations to ensure smooth execution across the project lifecycle. • Manage multiple stakeholders across various teams, ensuring alignment and clear communication. • Maintain regular client communication to manage expectations, prevent misunderstandings, and provide clear updates on timelines, deliverables, and potential obstacles. • Create feedback channels for clients, support the team in incorporating feedback, and know when to push back on requests. • Motivate and lead a team of 5+ designers with confidence, fostering a professional, collaborative, and happy work environment. • Adapt to different team and client cultures to promote effective collaboration. • Manage resources to maximize productivity and project success. • Guide teams confidently through ambiguous and changing requirements. • Oversee scoping and resource allocation to ensure smooth execution and risk mitigation.

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience • Strong leadership skills with experience managing 5-7 designers • Experience managing timelines, sprint planning, and reviewing deliverables • Ability to manage creep and mitigate risks • Excellent analytical and problem solving • Excellent communication / feedback skills • Proactive and positive attitude • Comfortable working with clients • B2B and/or SAAS experience preferred • Experience working in a product led environment • Experience working with hardware is a bonus • Knowledge of design systems

Benefits

• Work from anywhere • Competitive salary • Paid time off (over 20 days) • Health benefits • Training & development opportunities

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