Design Team Lead - Fully Remote

Aladia; Italia; Remoto; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading e-learning platform is seeking a Design Team Lead to enhance visual and user experience while mentoring a talented design team. This fully remote role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to create top-notch digital products in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Servizi

Continuous learning opportunities

Long-term contract and stability

Exposure to multicultural environments

Remote-first agile company

Competenze

• Experienced designers with prior leadership or senior-level design experience.
• Deep understanding of UX/UI principles and product design processes.
• Passionate, empathetic, and driven individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments.

Mansioni

• Lead and mentor a team of product, visual, and UX/UI designers.
• Oversee the end-to-end design process for web and mobile experiences.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align design work with product roadmaps.

Conoscenze

Leadership

UX/UI Design

Visual Design

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Collaboration

Formazione

Degree in Design or related field

Professional design experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Role Description

Design Team Lead

Remote (Global) | Full-Time (40+ hrs/week) | Work from Anywhere

Company: Aladia – Online E-learning Platform

Contract: Long-term, Remote

About Us

Aladia is a rapidly growing e-learning platform based in Italy, on a mission to transform digital education globally. We're passionate about innovation, learner-centered design, and delivering exceptional online learning experiences that scale.

We’re looking for a Design Team Lead who’s ready to elevate our product’s visual and user experience to the next level while leading a team of talented designers to do so.

What You’ll Do

Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor a team of product, visual, and UX/UI designers.
• Ensure design excellence, consistency, and adherence to best practices.
• Foster professional growth within the team and help create a strong feedback culture.
• Set clear design goals, manage workload distribution, and provide constructive feedback.
  
  

Product Design & UX

• Oversee the end-to-end design process for web and mobile experiences.
• Ensure intuitive, accessible, and delightful user journeys aligned with user and business needs.
• Champion usability, clarity, and a cohesive brand identity across all digital products.
  
  

Collaboration & Strategy

• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Frontend, Backend, QA) to align design work with product roadmaps.
• Participate in product discovery, sprint planning, and design reviews.
• Translate business objectives and user insights into innovative design solutions.
  
  

Design Systems & Process

• Maintain and evolve our design system to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Advocate for design process improvements and tools that enhance efficiency and collaboration.
  
  

Quality & Delivery

• Review design outputs to ensure high-quality execution and alignment with brand and UX guidelines.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure smooth implementation of designs.
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

• Experienced designers with prior leadership or senior-level design experience.
• Deep understanding of UX/UI principles and product design processes.
• Strong visual design sensibility and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
• Passionate, empathetic, and driven individuals who thrive in fast-paced, multicultural, remote environments.
• Professionals ready for long-term commitment in a dynamic startup setting.
  
  

Work Schedule

• Time Zone: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Italy time)
• Team: International, remote-first
• Culture: High-performance, high-learning, highly collaborative
  
  

Perks & Benefits

• Continuous learning opportunities
• Long-term contract and stability
• Exposure to multicultural and cutting-edge tech environments
• Opportunities to grow in a remote-first, agile company
• Lead a design team shaping meaningful and scalable user experiences
  
  

️ Commitment Note

We appreciate individuals who go above and beyond. If you're someone who’s excited to contribute 60+ hours/week during peak times, including occasional weekends, we welcome that level of drive and commitment. Excellence takes time—and passion.

Application Process

Step 1: Apply

Submit your interest along with your CV and design portfolio. Once shortlisted, we’ll notify you to proceed to the design challenge.

Step 2: Design Challenge

There will be a two step challenge sent to you once you pass the screen call stage.

Bonus Points For

• Use of design systems
• Prototyping and animations
• Accessibility considerations
  
  

Also Required

• Video walkthrough (5–10 min) explaining your design choices and process (Vidyard/Loom preferred)
• Share your Figma or portfolio file and video link
  
  

Deadline: 48 hours after confirmation to begin challenge.

Step 3: Review

Our Team Will Evaluate

• Design quality and user-centered thinking
• Conceptual clarity and structure
• Communication and presentation
  
  

Questions on Application

• How many years of professional design experience do you have?
• Have you led a design team before? If so, describe your leadership style.
• Portfolio link (Figma, Behance, personal site, etc.)
• What design tools do you primarily work with?
• How do you approach user research and testing in your design process?
• Can you share an example of a complex product you’ve designed or overseen?
• How do you ensure design consistency across large-scale projects?

Behavioral Design Apprentice (Psychology & UX)