Posted: By:Hiring Kenya
What you bring
Extensive track record of experience in leading and overseeing design teams including senior staff and senior design leaders, ideally at a tech company for branding and enterprise application design.
Have extensive experience leading initiatives from interpreting design briefs, conceptualisation, setting creative direction, establishing goals, and executing projects to a high standard.
An impressive portfolio showcasing a deep understanding of branding, design aesthetic, and excellent UX/UI; being able to lead a design department in all these areas.
Strong working knowledge of product design, typography, website design, other types of visual design both online and in traditional media, brand development and the creative process.
Fluency in product design trends and leading design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and others.
Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
A kind, empathetic and patient person, and someone who cares deeply about diversity and inclusion.
Writes and speaks fluent English.
Key Responsibilities
Provide the creative vision, direction and leadership for the Design department.
Build, inspire and mentor a team of world-class talent and oversee their creative outputs end-to-end.
Own and develop creative programs and design concepts to meet Remote's creative vision, branding and business objectives.
Be a champion for user-centered design, user-experience, design-led thinking and design best practices across the business.
Lead concept development, provide creative input, set a high quality standard, and troubleshoot design issues as necessary.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (such as Engineering, Product and Marketing) on brand partnership and creative projects.
Work on design assets as required.
Use quantitative data and qualitative feedback to inform design decisions.
Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools.