goodmaven - Head of Design + Research
Requirements
• Senior product design leadership experience in B2B SaaS environments • Experience working on complex, systems-driven products (workflow tools, systems of record, platforms) • Ability to operate as a player-coach • Comfort leading in scrappy, under-documented, high-ambiguity environments • Comfortable working in a modern, iterative product environment (prototyping, testing, continuous refinement) • Strong cross-functional collaboration with Product and Engineering • Exposure to high-craft, opinionated tools (e.g. Linear, Attio, etc.) • Familiarity with video, media, or creative workflows (industry experience not required, but affinity helps) • Experience scaling small teams through inflection points • LOCATION & TRAVEL • Preferred locations: • 2. Sophia Antipolis / Nice / Cannes • Travel expectations depend on base location but may include periodic travel between Stockholm and the South of France.
Responsibilities
• DESIGN LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY • Define and evolve the design direction for Iconik and Wildmoka • Align design execution with product strategy and engineering capability • Shape how Iconik and Wildmoka expands into new customer segments and use cases • Drive cross-functional collaboration across “tribes” as the organisation grows • PLAYER-COACH CRAFT • Maintain a high craft bar in complex B2B workflows • Simplify powerful systems without dumbing them down • Contribute directly to critical UX, interaction, and structural design work • TEAM & OPERATING MODEL • Coach and develop a small, senior design team • Introduce scalable rituals, prioritisation clarity, and feedback loops • Partner closely with Senior Leadership across Backlight to ensure high-quality implementation
Benefits
• £180K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Do you agree to allow Good Maven Ltd to contact you about job opportunities for up to 2 years? • Recruiting Privacy Policy
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