Design Lead

Encompass; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass is seeking a Design Lead who thrives at the intersection of creativity, leadership, and operational excellence. You will own the end-to-end design workflow, drive quality, and scale production, ensuring projects move from brief to delivery with speed and consistency.

You’ll lead a team of 5+ designers, mentor the group, build scalable processes, and partner with strategy and marketing to align creative work with business objectives, while maintaining brand integrity under tight

Qualifications

• 6+ years in graphic design, creative production, or design operations.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects with quality on schedule.
• Strong judgment on design principles, storytelling and workflows.
• Experience building scalable processes to improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a 5+ designer team.
• Own production planning and execution across multiple projects.
• Uphold brand consistency and design excellence.
• Design and optimize scalable production workflows.
• Ensure on-time delivery and project health.

Skills

graphic design

Adobe Illustrator

design

graphic design software

Photoshop

design project management

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

About Encompass

Encompass, a publicly listed company, is a House of Brands focused on building high-impact premium D2C brands. Our current brands span across home, lifestyle, gourmet food, and emerging wellness categories.

The Current Brand Portfolio Includes

• Stoa Paris: A premium home and lifestyle brand offering French-inspired bedsheets, comforters, and home décor, focused on modern design, comfort, and quality materials.
• SmallBatch: A gourmet food brand offering chef-crafted, small-batch sauces and condiments designed to bring premium dining flavours into everyday meals.
• Blisshome: A smart everyday home furnishing brand designed to offer comfortable, functional and stylish bedding solutions for aspirational Indian consumers who lead busy lives.

The Role

We're looking for a Design Lead who thrives at the intersection of creativity, leadership, and operational excellence. This is an opportunity to shape how exceptional creative work gets delivered at scale. As the driving force behind our creative production, you'll own the end-to-end design workflow, ensuring projects move seamlessly from brief to final delivery with speed, consistency, and uncompromising quality. You'll lead a talented team of designers, establish scalable production systems, and foster a culture where creativity and execution go hand in hand. If you're someone who enjoys building high-performing teams, streamlining creative operations, and raising the bar on design quality, then this role is for you.

What You'll Do

Lead & Inspire

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of 5+ designers, fostering collaboration, creativity, and continuous growth.
• Set clear priorities, provide actionable feedback, and remove roadblocks to help the team perform at its best.
• Create an environment of design excellence through coaching, reviews, and strong creative direction.

Drive Creative Production

• Own production planning and execution across multiple concurrent design projects.
• Translate creative briefs into clear production roadmaps, aligning timelines, resources, and deliverables.
• Partner closely with strategy, marketing, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure creative solutions meet business objectives.

Champion Quality

• Conduct regular design reviews to uphold a consistently high standard of craft across all creative output.
• Ensure every asset reflects brand consistency, creative excellence, and attention to detail before delivery.
• Balance speed with quality, maintaining exceptional output even under tight timelines.

Build Scalable Systems

• Design and optimize production workflows that improve efficiency, visibility, and predictability as the team grows.
• Own resource planning by balancing team capacity against project priorities and incoming work.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, tooling, and collaboration across the creative function.

Own Delivery

• Serve as the single point of accountability for production timelines, project health, and delivery quality.
• Proactively manage risks, communicate progress, and ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into production status.
• Drive operational excellence while enabling the team to do their best creative work.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience in graphic design, creative production, or design operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while consistently delivering quality work on schedule.
• Strong creative judgment with a deep understanding of design principles, visual storytelling, and production workflows.
• Experience building scalable processes that improve team efficiency and creative output.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to align creative, strategy, and business teams.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, making informed decisions, and driving clarity in fast-paced environments.
• A hands-on leader who enjoys rolling up their sleeves when needed while empowering the team to succeed.

Skills: graphic design, adobe illustrator, design, graphic design software, photoshop, design project management