Douro Labs - Design Lead
Requirements
• Proven experience leading or managing designers in a growing organization. • The ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on creative execution. • Strong communication skills and confidence presenting design rationale to stakeholders. • Experience creating clarity in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. • A structured, systems-oriented mindset someone who brings order to chaos. • A sharp eye for detail and visual excellence. • 5+ years of experience in product, brand, or digital design. • Experience managing or mentoring designers. • Strong operational thinking around design workflows and bandwidth planning. • Advanced Figma proficiency: organizing libraries, maintaining structure, systematizing assets, and enabling collaboration. • Strong visual design fundamentals: typography, spacing, composition, and color theory. • Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership teams.___ • Experience scaling design teams in startup or high-growth environments. • Background in building or maintaining design systems. • Experience working with agencies or external vendors. • Adobe Creative Suite proficiency. • Experience aligning product design with brand systems across multiple touchpoints. • We’re building the most talented team in the world. • Think you’ve got what it takes? We’d love to meet you!
Responsibilities
• Lead & Scale the Design Function • Manage day-to-day design operations and team coordination. • Build and optimize processes for handling inbound requests. • Scope project requirements and allocate team bandwidth effectively. • Navigate uncertainty and translate business needs into clear design priorities. • Drive team structure, resourcing strategy, and future hiring. • Lead interviews and help scale the design organization. • Manage relationships with agencies, contractors, and external vendors. • Represent the design team across the organization—setting expectations, timelines, and navigating trade-offs when bandwidth is constrained. • Contribute Hands-On to Design Execution • Create and refine high-quality product, marketing, or web design deliverables. • Organize and maintain Figma files, shared libraries, and system structures. • Ensure design work is accessible, scalable, and easy to collaborate on. • Bring strong aesthetic judgment across typography, color, composition, and layout. • Contribute ideas for visual assets and execute them to a high standard.___
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