Design Team Lead - Fully Remote

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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?

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Education

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