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Design Lead
About this role
MetaLab is seeking a Design Lead, open to candidates based in the Americas. The role focuses on leading design projects and client management while contributing hands-on design work. The Design Lead will guide the design process through full project lifecycles, mentor designers, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and promote an inclusive, high-performing team environment. The position requires strong UI/UX expertise, leadership experience in a digital product setting, and the ability to translate goals into clear design work for clients and internal teams.
What you would do
- Guide the design process throughout the project lifecycle
- Drive client presentations and discussions of the team’s work
- Challenge the status quo and push clients and colleagues outside their comfort zones
- Foster positive client relationships and influence client stakeholders
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Client Partners to scope project requirements
- Promote an inspiring and inclusive environment for the team
- Coach and mentor Product Designers toward career growth with tailored feedback
- Work with engineers and product team members to ensure feasible and faithful implementation
- Promote a culture of autonomy balanced with proven ways of working
What they are asking for
- 5+ years of product design experience at a digital product agency or consultancy, ideally in a Lead role
- Mastery of UI/UX principles, practices, and design tools (Figma)
- Interaction design skills with tools like After Effects, Principle, Framer, Origami
- Portfolio showing strengths in UX and visual design
- Ability to lead and help others understand the work deeply
- Ability to translate stakeholder goals, user research, and complex flows into simple UIs
- Keeping up with desktop and mobile best practices and trends in web, mobile, and iOS design
- Strong communication skills for presenting design rationales to clients and internal teams
- Comfort with ambiguity and evolving client briefs
- Motivation to receive and act on feedback to improve team and work processes
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