Product Design Team Leader

Summary

Join Fundraise Up, a global fundraising platform, as a Design Lead and contribute to our mission of making donations seamless and accessible. You will organize the design team's work, mentor designers, foster a strong design culture, and present design decisions. Responsibilities include managing outstaffed resources, developing user scenarios, and designing interfaces. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of experience as a design lead and 6+ years as a designer, along with a strong portfolio and B2 English level. We offer a collaborative team environment, a clear product vision, and a transparent company culture. Relocation support is available to Spain, Poland, Georgia, or Serbia.

Requirements

• Attention to detail and punctuality
• At least 1 year of experience as a design lead in a product team
• 6+ years of experience as a designer
• A strong portfolio
• English level B2

Responsibilities

• Organizing the work of the design team, planning tasks for sprints and setting project timelines
• Mentoring, working with a competency matrix, and planning professional development
• Motivating designers and fostering a strong design culture
• Presenting and defending design decisions
• Organizing processes and day-to-day routines in collaboration with stakeholders and other departments
• Managing work with outstaffed resources
• Developing user scenarios, designing interfaces, and creating layouts and prototypes

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a remote-first, globally distributed team
• Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
• A genuine interest in the non-profit technology sector
• A hypothesis-driven mindset and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• 31 days off
• 100% paid telemedicine plan
• Home Office Setup Assistance: the company offers assistance with purchasing furniture (office chair, office desk, monitor) and other items to create a comfortable workspace
• English learning courses
• Relevant professional education
• Gym or swimming pool
• Co-working
• Remote working