Salary
Competitive.
Full-time, Hybrid.
Flexible working schedule. Partial remote work format.
Modern office in Riga.
Flexible working schedule. Partial remote work format.
Modern office in Riga.
Design Lead | Riga, Latvia / Hybrid
Experience
We’re looking for an experienced Design Lead to define the design vision, lead and develop the design team, and ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience across product and marketing touchpoints within a fast-growing AI technology company.
Benefits
A fast-growing AI technology hub with a “no-bureaucracy” culture and a dynamic team of 100+ professionals. The company values initiative, ownership, and personal contribution while investing in continuous learning, professional development, and employee well-being.
About the company and the project:
Your tasks
Define the design vision for the next 6–12 months in alignment with product strategy and business priorities.
Establish and maintain design quality standards across product, digital, and graphic design. Conduct regular design reviews and ensure a high level of craft across the design team.
Lead, mentor, and develop designers through goal setting, feedback, career planning, and performance reviews.
Participate in hiring and support the growth of the design team. Lead strategic product initiatives while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor.
Validate product hypotheses through prototyping, usability testing, user research, and product analytics. Develop and maintain the design system in close alignment with front-end implementation.
Ensure visual and product consistency across the entire ecosystem. Evolve brand guidelines as the product and company grow.
Oversee product visual communication, including landing pages, presentations, key visuals, and marketing assets. Ensure a seamless experience across product and marketing touchpoints.
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and company leadership. Present and defend design decisions using product metrics, user insights, and business objectives.
Introduce and continuously improve design critiques, retrospectives, and documentation processes.
Establish and maintain design quality standards across product, digital, and graphic design. Conduct regular design reviews and ensure a high level of craft across the design team.
Lead, mentor, and develop designers through goal setting, feedback, career planning, and performance reviews.
Participate in hiring and support the growth of the design team. Lead strategic product initiatives while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor.
Validate product hypotheses through prototyping, usability testing, user research, and product analytics. Develop and maintain the design system in close alignment with front-end implementation.
Ensure visual and product consistency across the entire ecosystem. Evolve brand guidelines as the product and company grow.
Oversee product visual communication, including landing pages, presentations, key visuals, and marketing assets. Ensure a seamless experience across product and marketing touchpoints.
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and company leadership. Present and defend design decisions using product metrics, user insights, and business objectives.
Introduce and continuously improve design critiques, retrospectives, and documentation processes.
Advantages
Requirements
5+ years of experience in product design for digital products or SaaS. Proven experience leading design projects within cross-functional teams.
Strong Figma skills and hands-on experience building and maintaining design systems. Solid understanding of product metrics and data-informed design.
Experience conducting user research and usability testing. Strong visual taste and excellent attention to detail.
Ability to combine strategic design leadership with hands-on execution. Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Experience designing complex interfaces is a plus. Graphic design experience is a plus.
Strong Figma skills and hands-on experience building and maintaining design systems. Solid understanding of product metrics and data-informed design.
Experience conducting user research and usability testing. Strong visual taste and excellent attention to detail.
Ability to combine strategic design leadership with hands-on execution. Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Experience designing complex interfaces is a plus. Graphic design experience is a plus.
Health insurance after the probation period. Access to an in-house psychologist and massage therapist.
Training and continuous professional development opportunities. Regular team-building activities, corporate events, and offsite trips.
Team padel activities. Additional benefits, including cinema tickets, SPA certificates, branded merchandise, and birthday gifts.
Friendly international team of 100+ professionals. A culture where initiative, ownership, and personal contributions are valued.
Training and continuous professional development opportunities. Regular team-building activities, corporate events, and offsite trips.
Team padel activities. Additional benefits, including cinema tickets, SPA certificates, branded merchandise, and birthday gifts.
Friendly international team of 100+ professionals. A culture where initiative, ownership, and personal contributions are valued.
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