8 Design Director Jobs

As a design Director, you will be setting the vision, process, direction and own design execution for a multidisciplinary team of Product Designers. In this role, you will be thinking big to focus on the long-term strategy and plan for the product. You will make sure that the design function is we'll integrated within the product development process and is not an afterthought . What you'll Own Lead end-to-end UX/UI design for key fintech products, ensuring intuitive and visually engaging experiences. Guide a team of designers to deliver high-quality output while being hands-on with design execution. Manage and evolve the design system for consistency and efficiency across platforms. Translate user research, product goals, and business strategy into user-centric design solutions. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, compliance, and other stakeholders. Regularly evaluate design performance using KPIs and user feedback, iterating to improve impact. Who You Are 8-10 years of design experience with 3+ years in a leadership or design lead role. Strong portfolio showcasing impactful work in consumer tech, fintech, or high-growth products. Proficient in tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, and familiar with design systems.A balance of creative vision and practical execution you understand users, business, and brand. Excellent at communication, mentoring, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders. Self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments. Bachelors degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field. Excellent understanding of design principles, user-centred design methodologies, and industry-specific compliance and security standards. Why This Role Rocks Opportunity to shape experiences for millions of users in India s rapidly evolving fintech space.Work closely with founders, product, growth, and engineering on impactful projects.Influence product and business direction through design-led thinking .Build and mentor a high-performing design culture in a growing team.Join a purpose-driven company where design is central to user trust and success .

Locations : Hyderabad, Telangana, India Role ID 209061 Worker Type Regular Employee Studio/Department EA Mobile - Slingshot Games (India) Flexible Work Arrangement Hybrid Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. Slingshot Games is looking for an Experience Designer to join our team building new features for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, a top grossing mobile game and the most successful Star Wars game ever released. At Slingshot Games, we create excellent player experiences on mobile. Youll create user interfaces that influence every level of the product, and youll be an advocate for the player experience. Youll collaborate across multiple disciplines and apply your creativity to new features in the game. You will report to Design Director. What Youll Do Build relationships with artists, game designers, development directors, and producers to set design priorities and find balanced solutions for player, business and technical goals. Partner with engineers to understand our existing technical frameworks to ensure designs are efficient and achievable without sacrificing quality of experience. Design and refine concepts, wireframes, and prototypes; set clear experiential goals and use research along with team feedback to reach the best result. Promote UX and UI guidelines, design principles, and best practices such as heuristic evaluations/usability standards, archetype development, experience journey maps, prototyping and user testing. Build complex interfaces in engine to match your designs. Advocate for design excellence, craftsmanship, accessibility, and usability. What Youll Need High level of expertise with Figma, particularly in working with design systems and following established best practices. 5+ years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, interface designer, product designer or similar role. Expertise implementing designs in the Unity game engine. Proficiency working with, enhancing, and extending existing visual design systems. A portfolio of shipped products from preproduction to release. Strong familiarity with mobile game design principles and usability standards. Willingness to play the game consistently to develop a deep understanding of the experience and gameplay systems our players engage with at all levels. Pluses Familiarity with motion graphics tools, such as After Effects to create motion targets for UI celebrations and transitions. Familiarity with the character collector RPG genre. About Electronic Arts We re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. LinkedInID 1449 Back to Role List

Build relationships with artists, game designers, development directors, and producers to set design priorities and find balanced solutions for player, business and technical goals. Partner with engineers to understand our existing technical frameworks to ensure designs are efficient and achievable without sacrificing quality of experience. Design and refine concepts, wireframes, and prototypes; set clear experiential goals and use research along with team feedback to reach the best result. Promote UX and UI guidelines, design principles, and best practices such as heuristic evaluations/usability standards, archetype development, experience journey maps, prototyping and user testing. Build complex interfaces in engine to match your designs. Advocate for design excellence, craftsmanship, accessibility, and usability. What Youll Need High level of expertise with Figma, particularly in working with design systems and following established best practices. 5+ years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, interface designer, product designer or similar role. Expertise implementing designs in the Unity game engine. Proficiency working with, enhancing, and extending existing visual design systems. A portfolio of shipped products from preproduction to release. Strong familiarity with mobile game design principles and usability standards. Willingness to play the game consistently to develop a deep understanding of the experience and gameplay systems our players engage with at all levels. Pluses Familiarity with motion graphics tools, such as After Effects to create motion targets for UI celebrations and transitions. Familiarity with the character collector RPG genre

The purpose of this role is to foster a culture of creativity by leading teams in developing innovative experiences that defy expectations and set the standard for the industry. These individuals set the direction by galvanising and leading their teams to be strategic, rather than tactical, and to take creative risks. Job Description: Key responsibilities: Leads the Experience Design Director and the Experience Designer to produce quality UX work using sketches, interaction models and user journeys, whilst documenting those interactions for visual designers and developers using prototypes or annotated wireframes as relevant Leads major pitches through their vision for the department. Instrumental in the growth of the business by providing key introductions and attending significant networking events Reviews the full breadth of experience work in the agency and maintain the quality of the work Champions best practices of usability and user-centric design and displays an emergent working knowledge of behavioural economics Possesses an excellent working knowledge of the creative processes and techniques, especially as they pertain to the UX discipline Conducts work reviews, regular check-ins, goal planning and training. Mentors direct reports, creates a supportive culture and encourages people to consistently excel. Suggests and structures most suitable creative team Proactively identifies opportunities to increase depth and breadth of creative work performed for clients, both from an understanding of the clients business and needs, but also from a knowledge of the industry, innovation and competitors Location: Mumbai Brand: Fractal Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you lead a team of User Experience Designers in the Image Guided Therapy (IGT) Systems Business Unit. This team consists of world-class Designers from the awarded Philips Experience Design community and is responsible for the User Experience, Product, and Service experience design of all IGT Systems innovations and product lines. In this role, you will report to the IGT Systems R&D Design Director based out of Best (Netherlands). Your role: Leading the Experience Designers in the Image Guided Therapy Systems (IGT-S) R&D Design team in Bangalore as the line manager, including KAR setting, Performance Management, and the first line escalation path; Acting as an inspiring thought leader in the area of competence by keeping abreast of design competence developments through literature and design benchmarking The allocation of direct reports in projects and handshakes with the involved PM s; Working with the IGT-S R&D Design Director and the Central Experience Design organisation in Philips to align on operational excellence, training, career paths and capabilities building; Help to ensure the quality of the Design delivery in the projects staffed from the team; You will act as creative leader for the local R&D portfolio of the business, providing creative direction to the teams and co-creating the product roadmap with a customer-centric mindset. You will support the IGT-S R&D Leader in Bangalore to foster a culture of customer centricity, co-creation and innovation. Effectively signalling and feedback or escalate issues; Being aware of and actively act on employee satisfaction of direct reports To succeed in this role, you ll need a customer-first attitude and the following Bachelor s degree with 8-12 years of related experience or Master s degree in a relevant field or equivalent and 2+ years management experience Creative leadership in the field of UX and product design Builds Effective Teams Drives Engagement and Purpose Effectively managing resource allocation Courageous conversations and stakeholder management

Analysis/research: You are driving the generation of people, business and market insights for the program, aligning project scope with overall program objectives. Creation/validation: You are leading the creative output of a multi-disciplinary or cross business team, orchestrating solutions and experiences across touchpoints and working with the Design Leader to define the creative vision for a project, program or domain. Process/delivery: You are driving operational excellence and efficiency of the team in context of the E2E process, taking responsibility for the design quality of the delivery, reporting output to the Design Leader in the business. Stakeholder focus: You are focusing on the customer, inspiring change towards internal and external stakeholders, with clear and impactful communication and articulation of experience strategy and design direction. Team: You are fostering effective teamwork to deliver on business and quality objectives, giving guidance to team members, being respectful and inclusive, driving performance, quality and integrity. Key responsibilities As a Design Director, you will: Responsible for leading and developing a global Design team across the globe for the Emergency Care business. Develop a strong local and global design team by fostering a culture of high performance, exceptional design quality, and professional growth by having direct and in-direct reports. Optimize design system value: Develop strategies to increase the design system s impact on product teams by reducing complexity, eliminating unnecessary variants, and promoting consistent and scalable design practices. Build relationships across the organization: Collaborate with local product teams and stakeholders to drive adoption of the Philips Design System while aligning with the broader enterprise and program strategy. Partner with customers, product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure design solutions align with business goals and customer needs. Ensure consistent, design quality execution of UI/UX across consumer and professional software products, leading by example with hands-on guidance and feedback to designers and front-end developers to elevate their craft. Advocate for the end-user experience, maintaining a firm customer-first mindset in all decisions. Youre the right fit if: You are a seasoned Design Leader with: Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree from an accredited school in engineering / technical discipline and ideally a postgraduate degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in Electrical /Electronics/Mechanical/Human Factors Engineering/ HCI/Cognitive science/ Product/Interaction or other relevant academic background 15+ years in product design and development with 5+ years experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team developing medical devices. Proven expertise in UI/UX design: Demonstrated success in designing consumer and professional software, improving design processes, and driving large-scale design initiatives. Design system knowledge: Experience creating and managing scalable design systems, including strategies for adoption and migration in complex business settings. Knowledge and understanding of regulation requirements for usability of medical devices: FDA guidance and IEC62366-1 and experience in the healthcare domain and experience in clinical workflows e.g. in hospitals, pre-hospital. Experience in FDA 510k and EUMDR submission is a plus Business acumen: A clear understanding of how design impacts business objectives, with a focus on driving measurable results. Stakeholder management: Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, especially in matrixed organizations, to engage with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders effectively. The mindset we value We re looking for a leader who brings: Positive energy and a can-do attitude : A solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for creating large-scale impact. Attention to detail and consistency : A sharp eye for design excellence and a commitment to delivering cohesive and high-quality user experiences. Collaborative spirit : The ability to harmonize and influence across diverse teams and geographies. Customer-first focus : An unwavering dedication to putting users at the center of every design decision. Active listening and career guidance: Foster individual growth by understanding team members strengths, ambitions, and aspirations, and providing tailored support to help them thrive in their careers

The purpose of this role is to foster a culture of creativity by leading teams in developing innovative experiences that defy expectations and set the standard for the industry. These individuals set the direction by galvanising and leading their teams to be strategic, rather than tactical, and to take creative risks. Key responsibilities: Leads the Experience Design Director and the Experience Designer to produce quality UX work using sketches, interaction models and user journeys, whilst documenting those interactions for visual designers and developers using prototypes or annotated wireframes as relevant Leads major pitches through their vision for the department. Instrumental in the growth of the business by providing key introductions and attending significant networking events Reviews the full breadth of experience work in the agency and maintain the quality of the work Champions best practices of usability and user-centric design and displays an emergent working knowledge of behavioural economics Possesses an excellent working knowledge of the creative processes and techniques, especially as they pertain to the UX discipline Conducts work reviews, regular check-ins, goal planning and training. Mentors direct reports, creates a supportive culture and encourages people to consistently excel. Suggests and structures most suitable creative team Proactively identifies opportunities to increase depth and breadth of creative work performed for clients, both from an understanding of the clients business and needs, but also from a knowledge of the industry, innovation and competitors

The purpose of this role is to foster a culture of creativity by leading teams in developing innovative experiences that defy expectations and set the standard for the industry. These individuals set the direction by galvanising and leading their teams to be strategic, rather than tactical, and to take creative risks. Job Description: Key responsibilities: Leads the Experience Design Director and the Experience Designer to produce quality UX work using sketches, interaction models and user journeys, whilst documenting those interactions for visual designers and developers using prototypes or annotated wireframes as relevant Leads major pitches through their vision for the department. Instrumental in the growth of the business by providing key introductions and attending significant networking events Reviews the full breadth of experience work in the agency and maintain the quality of the work Champions best practices of usability and user-centric design and displays an emergent working knowledge of behavioural economics Possesses an excellent working knowledge of the creative processes and techniques, especially as they pertain to the UX discipline Conducts work reviews, regular check-ins, goal planning and training. Mentors direct reports, creates a supportive culture and encourages people to consistently excel. Suggests and structures most suitable creative team Proactively identifies opportunities to increase depth and breadth of creative work performed for clients, both from an understanding of the clients business and needs, but also from a knowledge of the industry, innovation and competitors Location: Mumbai Brand: Fractal Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent