Lead Design Manager- Guwahati

We are looking for a visionary and highly experienced Lead Design Manager to drive design excellence across products platforms and brand initiatives. The role requires strong leadership strategic thinking and hands-on expertise in managing large design teams shaping design direction and aligning design outcomes with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Strategy

• Define and own the organizations design vision principles and standards
• Partner with business product engineering and leadership teams to translate strategy into impactful design solutions
• Drive design thinking and user/customer-centricity across initiatives
• Champion innovation usability accessibility and scalability in design

People & Stakeholder Management

• Lead mentor and grow multi-disciplinary design teams (UX UI Visual Product Brand etc.)
• Set clear goals conduct performance reviews and build leadership capability within the design team
• Act as a senior design advisor to leadership and key stakeholders
• Manage engagement with external agencies consultants and vendors

Execution & Governance

• Oversee end-to-end design delivery across multiple complex programs
• Establish and govern design processes frameworks and best practices
• Ensure design quality consistency and adherence to brand/system guidelines
• Review and approve critical design outputs and key milestones

Operational Excellence

• Plan design capacity budgets timelines and resource allocation
• Drive efficiencies through design systems reusable assets and tooling
• Measure design effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative metrics
• Ensure smooth collaboration across distributed and cross-functional teams

Qualifications :

Required Skills & Experience

• 1518 years of overall experience in Design leadership / Design management
• Proven experience leading large teams and complex design portfolios
• Strong expertise in design strategy systems thinking and user experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Experience working in fast-paced matrixed organizations
• Solid understanding of design tools and platforms (Figma Adobe Suite Sketch etc.)
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on guidance

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time