[Hiring] Head of Design / Principal Designer @BoostDraft

Role Description

BoostDraft is reinventing legal drafting with a local Microsoft Word add-in that automates tedious formatting and elevates lawyers’ day-to-day work. You will face significant challenges and opportunities in a dynamic international environment.

• Drive user insight through rapid exploration.
• Own and lead our user research practice, focusing on early, prototype-driven user testing.
• Utilize AI-assisted prototyping to explore ideas, validate assumptions, and identify risks.
• Transform ambiguous feedback into clear hypotheses, prototypes, and learnings.
• Define and evolve our design philosophy and principles.
• Ensure design decisions are based on evidence from real users.
• Build, scale, and maintain a design system that encodes user insight.
• Champion modern tools and workflows to reduce cycle time from idea to decision.
• Lead and coach a team of product designers in prototype-first, research-led workflows.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to drive roadmap and prioritization.

Qualifications

• Fluency in qualitative user research, including concept testing and usability testing.
• Strong experience leading product design with a prototype-first mindset.
• Bias to action with a focus on multiple iterations to reduce risk.
• Design systems thinking to translate learnings into scalable design systems.
• Experience in coaching and leading designers across various teams.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.
• Collaborative leadership style that includes Product and Engineering in the learning process.
• Cross-platform experience, comfortable designing for web and desktop surfaces.

Requirements

• Submission of a portfolio detailing design process, challenges, and results.
• Clear description of managerial philosophy and key achievements in your resume.
• Compliance with mandatory camera and microphone use during online interviews.

Benefits

• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Flexible working hours: 6:00 am - 11:30 am / 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
• Core time: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm.
• Opportunity to work in a virtual office environment.
• 5-day workweek with public holidays and end-of-year holidays.
• Full-time employment with fixed overtime pay included.
• 6-month probation period.
• Support for visa and relocation if desired.