Lead Product Designer (f/m/d)

Urban Sports Club is currently hiring for a Lead Product Designer to manage our team of UI/UX Design professionals. In this lead-by-example role, you'll have ownership over individual design projects while establishing processes that aid in the success of the team as a whole. How can we leverage the power of visual design to convey a compelling brand message that's unified across all mediums? This is just one of the many obstacles you'll be helping us tackle head-on. Think you're up for the challenge?

In addition to your own design projects, you will lead the way in defining and shaping our design culture by addressing the following:

• How do we prioritize product design topics?
• What can we do to streamline communication and collaboration between Designers, Developers, Product Managers and key business stakeholders?
• How can we ensure our Designers are consistent across all content mediums?
• How do we develop products and new features in stages of ideation?
• How do we create and maintain a user-centric design process?
• How can we create a constructive feedback process that stimulates professional development for our team members?

You’ll also be responsible for hiring, leading and developing a growing team of Product Designers and User Researchers.

• Experience designing successfully shipped digital products with a large user base
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience training and developing team members
• The desire to remain hands-on with individual design projects
• Experience with evaluating and implementing processes/initiatives which improve the work dynamic between the design teams and other business departments
• Business know-how: Understanding of business metrics and the ability to translate company goals, objectives, and overall brand message into high-quality digital experiences
• Stakeholder management skills: you will represent your team by communicating their needs, setting realistic expectations and knowing when to push back on competing demands
• Experience leading design sprints, UX workshops, stakeholder trainings, etc.
• Firm knowledge and understanding of how to apply UI design methodologies to iOS, Android and Web products
• Proficiency with design and prototyping software such as Sketch, InVision, Zeplin
• Bonus points for experience/familiarity with Design Systems, as we are looking to implement this in the upcoming months!

• The opportunity to have a measurable impact within a fast growing, innovative and performance-driven company during the outset of its international market expansion.
• “Workout. Life. Balance.” Life happens, and work can’t always come first. We support you in finding a way to balance the two.
• Lots of learning opportunities! We enable you to grow both personally and professionally.
• An autonomous work environment that embraces self-responsibility, where everyone's opinion is equally valuable. Whether you’re an Intern or an Executive, we want to hear your ideas.
• Many additional perks including: regular team events, foreign language classes, periodic home office flexibility, choice of computer/technology, dog friendly workplace, fully equipped kitchens with healthy snacks & beverages, employee referral bonuses, and more.
• A free Urban Sports Club L Membership (and lots of colleagues to use it with!)