Product Design Team Lead FTC

4 weeks ago


Dublin, Ireland Cartrawler Full time

We’re looking for a people manager who knows how to lead design projects. A senior designer who has transitioned into a leadership role. We want someone who is process-oriented, has good organisation and communication skills, with excellent people skills.

This role is critical for the successful delivery of key strategic initiatives for our partners. You will be responsible for assisting your team members, leading design projects, handling senior stakeholders and representing design with external partners. You will also contribute to the development of our design team by building career development plans, supporting in recruitment drives and having regular 1:1’s with your direct reports. This role will require you to balance design and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

- Line management of team of Product Designers
- Strategic input into the development of the Product Design function at CarTrawler
- Inputting into project scoping, drafting discovery plans or setting the creative direction of a project
- Influencing the strategic direction and shape of our products
- Delegation of tasks to other designers and coordinating with other designers, giving critical feedback to help move projects in the right direction
- You are a motivator and help inspire others to follow your lead
- You think about designing for scale and anticipate potential challenges before they arise
- You’re a team player that knows how to collaborate to solve problems
- You’re a great communicator and understand how to sell an idea by telling a story, which is reflected in how you present your work

Critical Interfaces:

- Working closely with the Head of Product Design to develop the design function
- Working with other senior product and engineering leaders to understand objectives, outcomes, and requirements for our Partnerships squads
- Working with our Senior Product Designer to support the development of our design system to unify our products
- Working closely with product managers and designers to better understand our user needs through prototype testing, moderated research, surveys, and user interviews
- Working with engineers to understand the technical feasibility of solutions as well as brainstorming to solve complex problems
- Working closely with stakeholders from across the business to understand and solve design problems

Knowledge and Experience:

- 5+ years working in a design-related role with a minimum of 2+ years management experience
- Experience leading design projects
- Experience delegating tasks to team members and reviewing work
- Experience mentoring or coaching other designers
- Comfortable managing senior stakeholders and being the point of contact for design
- Experience facilitating workshops
- Passionate about design and an advocate of Design Thinking
- You’re an effective communicator at all levels within the team (tech, design, research) as well as other business functions
- Expert knowledge of industry standard tools such as Figma and the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Ability to switch between analytical and creative thinking
- Detail-oriented – ability to capture all elements of requirements and scenarios and address edge cases
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Ability to rationalise design choices and showcase data-informed decisions throughout your work

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