Head of Design - Remote, Hands-on SaaS Leader

Hospitable; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 153,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Healthcare (EPO/PPO/HSA)

401(k)

35 days off per year

Parental leave

Mental health support

Job summary

Hospitable is seeking the First Head of Design to own the craft, the standard, and the team behind every screen a host touches. This role is a player-coach position, not a manager-of-managers, and requires building and leading a small design team while staying hands-on.

You will shape the design vision for the platform, set the quality bar end-to-end, and work closely with Product and Engineering to decide what gets built.

Qualifications

• Led design direction end-to-end in a product-led SaaS.
• Hands-on design experience in the last 3 years.
• Proven ability to raise design quality and hire.
• Strong research and briefing skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and set overall design vision for the product.
• Lead platform design and maintain quality end-to-end.
• Conduct discovery, prototyping, visual and interaction design.
• Develop design language, style guide, components.
• Build and lead a lean, AI-enabled design team.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to decide what gets built.
• Use research, analytics, experimentation, and feedback to make calls.

Skills

Design leadership

Hands-on design

User research

Product thinking

AI tooling

Remote collaboration

Tools

Figma

Whimsical

Prototyping

Job description

Hospitable is seeking the First Head of Design to own the craft, the standard, and the team behind every screen a host touches. This role is a player-coach position, not a manager-of-managers, and requires building and leading a small design team while staying hands-on.

You will shape the design vision for the platform, set the quality bar end-to-end, and work closely with Product and Engineering to decide what gets built.