Head Of Product Design

Summary

Join OLX and lead our Design Foundations team as Head of Product Design! You will be responsible for our multi-brand Design System and GenAI Design team, driving innovation and ensuring design enables product teams to move faster. Translate company-wide experience goals into foundational strategies and systems. Lead two core areas: our platform-wide Design System and emerging GenAI design capabilities. Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and mentor a high-performing team. This role requires proven experience in design leadership, a deep understanding of design systems and emerging technologies, and strong operational and strategic skills.

Requirements

• Proven experience in design leadership with a focus on systems thinking, scalability, and platform design
• Deep understanding of multi-platform design systems and emerging design technologies, ideally with exposure to GenAI
• Strong operational and strategic skills, able to balance long-term vision with short-term delivery
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across product, engineering, and business
• Excellent mentorship and leadership skills, with a passion for growing talent and driving impact

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the long-term vision and strategy for Design Foundations across OLX
• Champion a system-based approach to design that scales across platforms and teams
• Shape how GenAI augments design and product development workflows, from creation to execution
• Ensure our design system is deeply integrated into product development, enabling efficiency, consistency, and accessibility
• Collaborate with engineering, brand, design, and product leadership to ensure our foundations support diverse product needs and technical requirements
• Define and evolve processes and governance models to ensure consistent application, contribution, and adoption of our Design System across our categories
• Guide the team exploring how GenAI can unlock new value for users and internal teams
• Serve as a strategic partner to product and engineering leaders, advocating for the role of design systems and foundational tools as multipliers of quality and speed
• Ensure Design Foundations has the visibility, resources, and influence needed to support the company’s experience goals
• Drive alignment through clear governance structures that define ownership, contribution models, and decision-making processes across teams
• Set and uphold high standards of design quality, accessibility, and usability across system components and AI-powered experiences
• Ensure Design Foundations outputs are extensible, documented, and adopted widely across teams
• Establish scalable review and feedback loops to maintain quality and alignment across product teams
• Oversee day-to-day operations across the Design System and GenAI design teams, including roadmapping, team structure, hiring, and delivery
• Align priorities with platform and product teams to maximize impact and value delivery
• Implement clear processes and rituals to ensure cross-functional collaboration and operational efficiency
• Foster a strong partnership with engineering and product counterparts in the Platform team
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team of Design Leads, Product Designers, and Researchers
• Invest in career development, craft excellence, and leadership growth across the team
• Build and sustain a collaborative, inclusive design culture centered on learning, experimentation, and impact

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a platform or enabling-function capacity is a plus

Benefits

• A fantastic growth opportunity in a global platform team driving the future of design at OLX
• The chance to shape how AI and scalable design tools are used to power real-world impact
• A diverse, international team that values collaboration, experimentation, and inclusion
• Competitive salary, benefits, and support for ongoing learning and development
• A flexible work setup, including remote possibilities and a strong emphasis on work-life balance