Design Lead

LISBON /PRODUCT MANAGEMENT /FULL TIME

We believe it takes great people to create a great product. That?s why our team lives our company values, and we hire based on them, too. Since 2010, Pipedrive has been on a mission to support sales and marketing teams with easy-to-use, powerful tools that make everyday work faster and easier. Today, our cloud-based software is trusted by over 98,000 companies and used in 150 countries. We have grown from a five-man team to a truly international company of over 800 people, representing more than 50 nationalities, with ten offices distributed across Europe and the US. In 2020, Pipedrive received a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm that invests exclusively in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, making Pipedrive the fifth unicorn from Estonia.
We are looking for a design lead to help raise the quality of the design processes and implement a strategic approach in our design team of 50+ designers. This person will work closely with our other design leads, UX strategists, design managers, and design ops to support our product designers throughout their whole lifecycle as Pipedrive designers from onboarding to off-boarding. By contributing to the processes and the ways we work, this person?s work will significantly impact the quality of the end product.

What you'll do:

• Consult and mentor product designers across Pipedrive locations to maintain stable growth in the quality of our design work and ensure design consistency in our products
• Facilitate design reviews and cultivate a safe feedback environment. Encouraging designers to seek advice outside of their teams proactively
• Take part in forming our products' long term roadmap
• Set up designers' success by developing and iterating our design processes
• Work closely with design leads, design managers and designops in department-wide initiatives that help designers deliver the best solutions

You'll be likely to succeed if you have:

• 5+ years of experience in product design and experience in mentoring other designers
• A team-driven personality
• Deep understanding of product design processes and methods. Including interaction design, user research, usability testing, information design and interactive prototyping
• Fluency in English and great communication skills
• Experience using and contributing to design systems
• Passion for user-centric design
• Keen attention to detail, analytical reasoning and systems thinking
• Experience in designing across various platforms (web, desktop and mobile)
• Experience working with larger organizations or teams is a plus

What we offer:

• A value-driven work environment where people come first
• A lively bunch of colleagues from over 50 different countries, with offices in Lisbon, Tallinn, Tartu, Prague, London, Berlin, Dublin, New York, Florida, and Riga
• Flexible work culture and hours and loads of fun
• Working at one of the best companies in the market (3rd place award in 2020?s Great Place to Work contest)
• A structured and transparent working environment with clear product roadmaps
• One of the coolest and "hottest" offices in Lisbon
• Competitive salary including all the benefits you?d expect from a great employer

We are on the lookout for an experienced designer who is ready to take the next step ? leading design processes and quality in a 50+ member design department.

If this is something for you, send your resume (in English) or a link to your LinkedIn profile and please add why we should pay extra attention to your application.