Design Director

Design Director

We are open to remote candidates located within PST to GMT time zones.

At Metalab, we partner with companies ready to change the worldhelping them create products that improve lives, reshape markets, and shift culture.

As a Design Director, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the quality of our work and nurturing the talent of our design team. You will lead with vision, balancing execution with mentorship to ensure teams deliver outstanding, high-impact design solutions. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, driving both business and user value while setting a clear standard for design excellence.

You thrive in ambiguity, bring strategic thinking to complex challenges, and elevate the work through deep expertise in product design, brand, and storytelling. As a leader, you'll advocate for high-quality, user-centered design and ensure Metalab continues to be at the forefront of digital innovation.

What You'll Do : Lead By Doing

• Balance leadership with hands-on design execution, working alongside teams to create and ship exceptional work.
• Apply deep expertise in product design, design systems, product strategy, and human-centered design to guide and refine work.
• Actively contribute to raising the bar for design excellence, providing clear and actionable feedback to project teams.

Client Engagement & Delivery

Strategic Thinking & Project Success

Advocacy & Leadership at Metalab

What We're Looking For :

Technical Expertise

Leadership & Influence

Requirements :

Equal Opportunity Employer

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