Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer - Way.com

Location: Trivandrum - Onsite

Team: Product & Experience Design

Level: Lead (Hands-on, strategic)

About the Role

We’re looking for a Lead Product Designer who can own end-to-end product experience, raise the design bar, and drive outcomes-not just deliver screens. You’ll operate as the design leader for core Way.com products, partnering directly with Product, Engineering, Growth, and Leadership. Report to Heqd of Design and work with Head of Design.

This role is for someone who can think like a PM, design like a pro, and lead like an owner.

Apply if you are already a Lead or a Senior who is confident to take up this role and who want oush your self to the next level.

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What You’ll Lead

End-to-end product design for key Way.com verticals.

Design strategy + execution - define UX direction, drive research, ship high-quality flows/UI with speed.

Craftsmanship leadership - elevate visual/UI standards across the product ecosystem.

Decision-making - influence product roadmap with data, customer insights, and business context.

Cross-functional alignment - drive clarity in chaos, simplify ambiguity, and make sure design isn’t skipped.

Design process ownership - establish and enforce lean, effective design workflows.

Mentorship - upskill junior designers, give sharp critique, guide hiring, shape team culture.

System thinking - contribute to and evolve Way.com’s design system for scale.

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What You Bring

7–10+ years of product design experience, with at least 3 years in a lead or senior-lead role.

Strong portfolio showing complex problem-solving, consumer app work, and high-quality UI.

Proven ability to drive outcomes, not just outputs.

Comfort with fast turns, ambiguity, and data-driven decision making.

Experience leading discovery, research, prototyping, and iterative testing.

Expertise in Figma and modern product design tools.

Strong communication: direct, clear, decisive.

Ability to influence product, engineering, and leadership without being soft or political.

Bias for action - you move, you ship, you iterate.

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Why This Role Matters

Way.com is scaling aggressively. The Lead Product Designer will set the UX direction for major revenue-driving products and shape the next phase of our user experience. Working close with Head of Design. This role has real ownership, visibility

with the CEO, and impact on millions of users.