Team Lead, Design New

Level Access, Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 87,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Retirement match

Flexible paid time off

Remote work stipend

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

Level Access is seeking a Team Lead, Design to own the creative direction and day-to-day design operations for Level Access. You will guide visual direction, manage a small international design team, and drive excellence across print and digital projects.

You will actively incorporate AI-forward methodologies to enable scalable, efficient design workflows while preserving brand consistency and collaboration across time zones.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in creative direction or design leadership.
• Strong project management skills — able to assign, track, and prioritize design work across a team.
• Proficiency in Figma, including design systems and component libraries.
• Experience working across both print and digital design.
• Skilled at integrating AI tools into the design process.
• Ability to work effectively across time zones; Eastern time zone availability preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own creative direction from a design perspective — visual identity, design systems, and consistency across campaigns.
• Project manage and assign design tasks across the team, balancing priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborate with other designers on both print and digital design projects.
• Build and maintain design systems and reusable components (Figma libraries, templates, style guides).
• Serve as a player-coach for a small design team—leading, mentoring, and coaching team members while remaining hands-on in day-to-day design work.

Skills

Creative direction

Design leadership

Project management

Figma

Design systems

Print and digital design

AI tool integration

Cross-time-zone collaboration

Tools

Figma

Job description

Level Access is seeking a Team Lead, Design to own design creative direction and day-to-day design operations for Level Access. In this role, you will set the visual direction, manage the workload of a small international design team, and drive design excellence across print and digital projects. You will actively incorporate AI-forward methodologies to enable scalable, efficient design workflows. This position requires strong leadership, collaboration, and a passion for maintaining consistency in our brand identity.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and own creative direction from a design perspective — visual identity, design systems, and consistency across campaigns
• Project manage and assign design tasks across the team, balancing priorities and deadlines
• Collaborate with other designers on both print and digital design projects
• Build and maintain design systems and reusable components (Figma libraries, templates, style guides)
• Serve as a player-coach for a small design team—leading, mentoring, and coaching team members while remaining hands-on in day-to-day design work

Qualifications

Required:

• Demonstrated experience in creative direction or design leadership
• Strong project management skills — able to assign, track, and prioritize design work across a team
• Proficiency in Figma, including design systems and component libraries
• Experience working across both print and digital design
• Skilled at integrating AI tools into the design process
• Ability to work effectively across time zones; Eastern time zone availability preferred.

Preferred:

• Highly organized — able to manage multiple concurrent projects without dropping threads
• Creative, with a strong point of view on visual direction
• Comfortable working within — and evolving — established design systems rather than starting from scratch each time
• Strong collaborator, especially across time zones and with non-designers

The anticipated application window is 40 days from the date job is posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require us to shorten or extend the application window. This position is a current open vacancy. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be notified of the hiring decision within 45 days following their final interview.

Level Access is committed to workforce diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.

Level Access uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support and enhance our recruitment and hiring processes. These tools may assist with activities such as résumé screening, skills assessments, interview scheduling, and communication These tools are designed to assist our recruiters and do not make final hiring decisions. All AI-assisted processes are subject to human review and candidate information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable regulations.

This is a full time position. The annual base salary hiring range for this position is CA$87,000 - CA$116,000 for employees located in Canada. The salary range reflects expected base pay for this role at the time of posting. The compensation package offered will be determined by factors such as demonstrated experience, skills, and internal equity. Expected base pay hiring ranges for candidates outside of the United States and Canada will be reviewed during the interview process, if selected. This position is eligible for incentive compensation in the form of a company bonus plan.

Level Access is committed to supporting our global team with comprehensive and inclusive benefits. For employees in the United States and Canada, our offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage (STD/LTD), and a retirement match. We also prioritize well-being and growth through flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, a remote work stipend, and professional development reimbursement. For employees in other locations, benefits are tailored to local regulations and employment status to ensure competitive support worldwide.