Lead - Design Manager- Guwahati

Job Description

We are looking for a visionary and highly experienced Lead - Design Manager to drive design excellence across products, platforms, and brand initiatives. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on expertise in managing large design teams, shaping design direction, and aligning design outcomes with business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Design Leadership & Strategy

• Define and own the organization's design vision, principles, and standards
• Partner with business, product, engineering, and leadership teams to translate strategy into impactful design solutions
• Drive design thinking and user/customer-centricity across initiatives
• Champion innovation, usability, accessibility, and scalability in design

People & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow multi-disciplinary design teams (UX, UI, Visual, Product, Brand, etc.)
• Set clear goals, conduct performance reviews, and build leadership capability within the design team
• Act as a senior design advisor to leadership and key stakeholders
• Manage engagement with external agencies, consultants, and vendors

Execution & Governance

• Oversee end-to-end design delivery across multiple complex programs
• Establish and govern design processes, frameworks, and best practices
• Ensure design quality, consistency, and adherence to brand/system guidelines
• Review and approve critical design outputs and key milestones

Operational Excellence

• Plan design capacity, budgets, timelines, and resource allocation
• Drive efficiencies through design systems, reusable assets, and tooling
• Measure design effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative metrics
• Ensure smooth collaboration across distributed and cross-functional teams

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• 15-18 years of overall experience in Design leadership / Design management
• Proven experience leading large teams and complex design portfolios
• Strong expertise in design strategy, systems thinking, and user experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed organizations
• Solid understanding of design tools and platforms (Figma, Adobe Suite, Sketch, etc.)
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on guidance

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