Lead Product Designer

Summary

Join Deel, a rapidly growing SaaS company, as a Lead Product Designer to shape the product experience by analyzing customer and business problems and delivering elegant solutions. You will drive design execution, mentor junior designers, and collaborate with Product Managers and Developers. You will own the full design cycle, from ideation to post-launch feedback, working across multiple platforms (employee, employer portals, and admin dashboard). This role requires a strong background in UX/UI design, experience leading teams, and the ability to work autonomously and efficiently. Deel offers a competitive compensation package and benefits, including stock grant opportunities, additional perks, and the flexibility of remote work.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience as a product designer in fast-paced environments (preferably scale-ups or startups)
• 1-2 years of experience as a lead product designer, managing and mentoring teams
• Strong expertise in both UX and UI design
• Passionate about design and continuous learning
• Experienced with design systems
• Ability to work autonomously and empower team members
• Know when to dive deep and when to execute efficiently
• Experience collaborating closely with development teams and minimal oversight from product managers
• Comfortable managing the full development cycle, from ideation to design QA
• Must be based in EMEA time zone(s)

Responsibilities

• Deeply analyze customers and business problems to identify the pain points
• Rapidly create impactful and elegant solutions to problems
• Strategically think of the product from high level to connect the missing dots
• Update the acceptance criteria and define the logic to your work
• Take full cycle ownership of your work from ideation, design, review and feedback in the final test build and after release
• Co-lead their team with Product managers and Developers
• Actively gives feedback and mentors designers in your team
• Perform design reviews and one to one
• Drive the vision for your product, aligning your team on a better future state
• Steer the group’s design execution toward reaching business goals
• Work holistically across multiple platforms to solve problems - The employee portal, the employer portal, and the admin dashboard for customer support

Benefits

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access