[Hiring] Design Director @Selecto

Role Description

We at Selecto are looking for a Design Director who will take ownership of our design practice — developing the team, setting the creative direction, and working hand in hand with the CEO to drive presales and expand the business.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in agency/outsource design (5+ years); product background is a plus
• Leadership track record (2+ years as design lead/art director in an agency or outsource environment)
• Proven experience working with international clients and fluent English at C1 level or above

Requirements

• A strong candidate should think not as a “head designer” but as a business partner
• Hard skills:
  • Experience in creating digital products (web, mobile)
  • Proficiency in modern UX research methodologies (user research planning, CJM, JTBD, discovery, usability testing)
  • Experience in building design systems and guidelines
  • Ability to work with data: analytics, design metrics, A/B testing
  • Advanced Figma proficiency
  • Fluency in AI design tools and techniques (automation, design generation, context management)
• Soft skills:
  • Leadership & mentorship: ability to grow designers into strong specialists
  • Strategic thinking: seeing design as a business growth tool
  • Strong communication: explaining design value to clients and team
  • Ability to make tough decisions and maintain quality under pressure
  • Effective stakeholder management
  • Design workshops facilitation
  • Fluent English
• Experience:
  • 5+ years in agency/outsource design
  • 2+ years in a design lead, art director, or similar leadership role
  • Proven track record working with international clients

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership:
  • Hiring and developing designers (mentorship, growth plans, promotion & recognition), resource allocation, and cultivating company values within the team
  • Team coaching and knowledge sharing
  • Mentorship, leadership development within the team
  • Keeping methodologies, approaches, and tools up to date for designers’ work
• Operational:
  • Quality control of all Selecto projects, especially key clients
  • Collaboration with clients at critical or strategic project stages (discovery, strategy, workshops)
  • Leading critical negotiations with clients as the face of the company’s design
  • Setting up and documenting design workflows for each new project, including task stages, review checkpoints, and escalation to Design Director
• Hands-On:
  • Launching new projects, conducting design discovery when necessary
  • Readiness to step into project delivery and support the team when needed
• Business & Communication:
  • Supporting our CEO in shaping the company brand
  • Supporting our Sales in demonstrating design value to potential leads and estimating new projects