Director of Design, Pomelo

• Proven Product & Brand Design Skills: We believe the best design leaders are strong designers
• They are able to do great work themselves and apply their skills and knowledge to bring out the best from their team members
• Please provide a portfolio that showcases your expertise
• Management Experience. Prior experience leading a design team with 3 or more designers, ideally across both product and brand design
• Player-Coach Mentality: Ability to lead while still engaging in hands-on design work. You should be comfortable balancing leadership responsibilities with contributing to the execution of key projects
• Leadership & Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to inspire and motivate the design team, as well as advocate for design across the organization
• Collaboration & Adaptability: Excellent collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and other teams
• Resourceful and adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
• Systems Thinking: Ability to connect different aspects of the customer experience and create a cohesive and seamless journey within the product and brand
• Data-Driven Design: Experience in using qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions, ensuring that designs are both user-centered and aligned with business goals
• Craftsmanship & Design Judgment: A keen eye for design detail, with strong skills in visual, interaction, written, and systems design. Excellent judgment when it comes to design taste and execution

Desirable

• As the Director of Design, you will be responsible for both product and brand design at Pomelo, developing design strategies that align with our mission and business goals
• You will lead a team of designers, foster creativity, and champion design across the company while also rolling up your sleeves and contributing directly to the design work
• You will work closely with leadership, engineering, and product teams to deliver user-centered designs that are cohesive, impactful, and aligned with Pomelo’s vision
• Lead Design Strategy: Own and develop Pomelo’s design vision and strategy across both product and brand design, ensuring alignment with business objectives and company values
• Holistic Design Thinking: Use a systems-thinking approach to design, integrating user insights and business goals to create effective, delightful consumer experiences across multiple touchpoints
• Design & Validation: Lead the creation and validation of designs through sketches, prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, and user testing
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality implementation and user experience
• Hands-on Design Work: Embrace the player-coach mentality, contributing directly to design projects while guiding and mentoring the design team
• Collaboration & Advocacy: Partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to advocate for design, driving a culture of collaboration that prioritizes user-centered design across Pomelo
• Design System Development: Develop and maintain a cohesive design system that ensures scalability, consistency, and efficiency as we grow
• Mentorship & Growth: Foster the professional growth of the design team, providing guidance, constructive feedback, and opportunities for creative development
• Team, Culture & Process Building: Develop and scale the team and establish design processes and tools to build an agile, collaborative environment pushes Pomelo’s user experience and brand forward