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Design Director

Lviv, Ukraine (Remote)

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We at Selecto are looking for a Design Director who will take ownership of our design practice — developing the team, setting the creative direction, and working hand in hand with the CEO to drive presales and expand the business.

What we expect:

  • Strong experience in agency/outsource design (5+ years); product background is a plus

  • Leadership track record (2+ years as design lead/art director in an agency or outsource environment)

  • Strategic mindset: seeing design as a business growth tool

  • Proven experience working with international clients and fluent English at C1 level or above.

Selecto works with startups and enterprises in fintech, healthcare, and other innovation-driven sectors across Dubai and the US. If you want to shape products that matter and build design as a true business partner — let’s talk!

Requirements:

A strong candidate should think not as a “head designer” but as a business partner.

Hard skills

  • Experience in creating digital products (web, mobile)

  • Proficiency in modern UX research methodologies (user research planning, CJM, JTBD, discovery, usability testing)

  • Experience in building design systems and guidelines

  • Ability to work with data: analytics, design metrics, A/B testing

  • Advanced Figma proficiency

  • Fluency in AI design tools and techniques (automation, design generation, context management)

Soft skills

  • Leadership & mentorship: ability to grow designers into strong specialists

  • Strategic thinking: seeing design as a business growth tool

  • Strong communication: explaining design value to clients and team

  • Ability to make tough decisions and maintain quality under pressure

  • Effective stakeholder management

  • Design workshops facilitation

  • Fluent English

Experience

  • 5+ years in agency/outsource design

  • 2+ years in a design lead, art director, or similar leadership role

  • Proven track record working with international clients


Responsibilities:

Team Leadership

  • Hiring and developing designers (mentorship, growth plans, promotion & recognition), resource allocation, and cultivating company values within the team

  • Team coaching and knowledge sharing

  • Mentorship, leadership development within the team

  • Keeping methodologies, approaches, and tools up to date for designers’ work

Operational

  • Quality control of all Selecto projects, especially key clients

  • Collaboration with clients at critical or strategic project stages (discovery, strategy, workshops)

  • Leading critical negotiations with clients as the face of the company’s design

  • Setting up and documenting design workflows for each new project, including task stages, review checkpoints, and escalation to Design Director

Hands-On

  • Launching new projects, conducting design discovery when necessary

  • Readiness to step into project delivery and support the team when needed

Business & Communication

  • Supporting our CEO in shaping the company brand

  • Supporting our Sales in demonstrating design value to potential leads and estimating new projects



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