Head of Product Design

Summary

Join OLX's global platform team as the Head of Product Design, Design Foundations, leading the Design System and GenAI Design teams. You will define and lead the long-term vision and strategy for Design Foundations, championing a system-based approach to design. Collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure design enables product teams to move faster and deliver high-quality experiences. Translate company-wide experience goals into foundational strategies, design principles, and systems. Lead two core areas: the multi-brand Design System and emerging Generative AI design capabilities, ensuring alignment with OLX's product and business strategy. Accelerate innovation, enhance consistency, and bring modern design tools and approaches to life.

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

• 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