Head Of Design

Homebuddy; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic home improvement platform is seeking a Head of Design in Cape Town. This role involves defining the design vision and leading a team of designers to enhance workflows and productivity. Candidates should have over 10 years in design, with at least 4 in leadership roles. The company promotes a flexible work environment, offering benefits such as paid vacation, work equipment allowances, and a well-rounded compensation package.

Benefits

Flexible work schedule

Paid vacation and sick leave

Work equipment allowance

Compensation package

Fitness and mental health programs

Paid training opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product / UI / UX Design.
• 4+ years in design leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in Discovery and Delivery.
• Excellent communication skills across teams.
• Advanced level of English.

Responsibilities

• Define the design vision and strategy for the company.
• Lead and coach the design team to improve workflows.
• Drive excellence in design practices from research to execution.
• Act as a change agent for design processes.
• Contribute hands-on to key design initiatives.

Skills

Product / UI / UX Design

Design leadership

Communication and collaboration

Mentoring and coaching

Process transformation

Job description

Head of Design

Home Buddy Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Welcome to Home Buddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life!

We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US.

What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success.

We are a growth-oriented company with a long-term outlook – our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools.

This job is for you if You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values

You thrive in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback, and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated

You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and being directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result

You excel at leading and transforming teams by improving workflows, coaching individuals, and elevating design maturity

You seek a role where you can shape the design vision while remaining hands‑on with Discovery, Delivery, and craft as needed This role is full‑time and offers home working flexibility.

Your future tasks will include Defining the design vision, strategy, and operating model for how design collaborates across the company

Leading and coaching the design team (5 people) to elevate craft, workflows, and cross‑functional collaboration

Driving excellence in Discovery and Delivery across research, ideation, prototyping, and execution

Acting as a change agent — improving processes, increasing design maturity, and enabling better outcomes

Contributing hands‑on to key design initiatives : concepts, prototypes, flows, and design reviews You're going to need this to be successful in this role 10+ years in Product / UI / UX Design

4+ years in design leadership roles (Lead, Manager, Director, or similar)

Strong expertise in Discovery and Delivery, with a track record of improving product outcomes

Ability to develop, hire, mentor, and coach designers at different seniority levels

Comfort leading organizational or process transformation — shaping how design operates

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Data, and Leadership

Willingness to remain hands‑on with design work when it adds value

Advanced level of English It's nice if you also have Experience working with or within a Product Operating Model (not mandatory)

Why choose Home Buddy Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place – while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours

Achieve a harmonious work‑life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays

Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by Home Buddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity

Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package

Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success

Enhance your well‑being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs

Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences If this sounds like you, we should talk!

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