Lead UX Designer

Job Description

About Us Zoomcar is an innovative and fast-growing company that reimagining car ownership through a flexible, user-friendly marketplace for self-drive car rentals. Our design team plays a central role in shaping intuitive and delightful experiences across our platformsespecially for our Hosts, who share their cars with thousands of guests. We’re looking for a skilled and thoughtful Senior or Lead UX Designer to help us raise the bar, guide the team, and bring clarity and purpose to everything we design. Role Overview As a Senior/Lead UX Designer, you will lead the design for key product areas, working closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to create impactful and user-centered solutions. You’ll own the end-to-end design process, guide the team with strong feedback, and help maintain a high standard of quality across the board. This role is for someone who’s not just great at craft but also enjoys shaping strategy, mentoring others, and using new emerging technologies to work smarter and faster. Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end design across both web and mobile platforms. Work closely with PMs, engineers, and data analysts to define user problems and shape product decisions with a design-first mindset. Help build a culture of great taste in design—raising the visual, interaction, and UX quality bar for the team. Run user research and usability testing to validate ideas and continuously improve our experiences. Keep track of how your designs perform and iterate based on data, feedback, and changing business needs. Use and promote AI tools to make design work more efficient and deliver better quality—from content generation and prototyping to mockups and feature- building. Drive the evolution of our design system to ensure consistency and efficiency across platforms. Provide clear and constructive feedback to designers, helping them grow their skills and refine their work. Stay updated with design trends, tools, and practices, and share learnings with the team. Requirements 5+ years of experience in UX design, with a strong portfolio that shows your end- to-end thinking and shipped work. Hands-on with Figma and prototyping tools. Must have explored and used AI tools that elevate the efficiency and quality of design. Strong visual and interaction design skills, with a sharp eye for detail and consistency. Fair experience in leading design efforts and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced product environment. Comfortable mentoring junior designers and helping them grow through feedback, pairing, and critique. A mindset of learning and experimentation—you enjoy trying new methods and improving how things are done. Great communication and storytelling skills to explain your work and decisions clearly to the team. Bonus: Understanding of HTML/CSS or how design translates into development.