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Design Lead
Full time|Remote|WorldWide
Design Lead
Full time | Remote | WorldWide
About Company
Metalab is a digital product agency that partners with companies to design and build high-quality digital products through thoughtful collaboration, strong craftsmanship, and deep product expertise.
Job Description
Metalab is looking for a Design Lead to guide product design projects end-to-end, balancing hands-on design work with team leadership and client management. This role focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes while mentoring designers and fostering strong collaboration with clients and engineers.
Responsibilities
- Guide the design process across the entire project lifecycle.
- Lead client presentations and discussions.
- Challenge the status quo and push teams and clients beyond comfort zones.
- Build and maintain positive client relationships.
- Collaborate with Project Delivery Managers and Client Partners to scope requirements.
- Foster an inclusive and inspiring team environment.
- Coach and mentor Product Designers, supporting career growth and well-being.
- Work closely with engineers and product partners to ensure feasibility and design fidelity.
- Promote autonomy balanced with proven design practices.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of product design experience at a digital product agency or consultancy.
- Experience in a Lead or senior design role.
- Strong mastery of UI/UX principles and best practices.
- Proficiency with design tools such as Figma.
- Interaction design experience (After Effects, Principle, Framer, or Origami).
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to translate complex user flows and stakeholder goals into simple UIs.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving client briefs.
Skills
Product DesignUI/UXFigmaInteraction DesignDesign LeadershipClient ManagementMentorshipPrototypingVisual Design