Design Director, Engagement Suite & AI-Driven UX

Mentimeter; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 982,000 - 1,138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Leadership development program

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

Mentimeter, a Stockholm-based company, seeks a Design Director for Engagement Tools and Insights to lead design direction and raise the bar across product areas. You will partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape strategy and ensure design decisions drive measurable customer and business impact.

You will lead through the work, recruit and coach designers, and push AI-enabled design while maintaining a strong product focus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in design leadership roles within fast-moving, product-led organisations.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable product outcomes through design leadership.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating craft and range.
• Player-coach leadership style with credibility among senior designers.
• Experience setting direction and connecting decisions to product outcomes.
• Business acumen to partner with product and engineering leadership.
• Excellent communication to align teams and stakeholders.
• Practical experience applying AI to design exploration, prototyping and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Set the experience direction for product areas, defining a clear vision and high quality bar.
• Lead the design of new AI powered products and shape product-market fit in ambiguity.
• Drive product impact by linking design decisions to activation, engagement and retention metrics.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering Directors to shape area strategy and roadmap.
• Own coherence across the Engagement Suite and ensure journeys feel like one product.
• Recruit, coach and grow Product Designers through hands-on work and feedback.
• Elevate design standards across leadership through critique and shared principles.
• Evolve practice with AI while protecting product thinking and craft.

Skills

Design leadership

Product design leadership

Communication skills

AI in design

Strategy & roadmaps

Job description

Mentimeter, a Stockholm-based company, seeks a Design Director for Engagement Tools and Insights to lead design direction and raise the bar across product areas. You will partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape strategy and ensure design decisions drive measurable customer and business impact.

You will lead through the work, recruit and coach designers, and push AI-enabled design while maintaining a strong product focus.