This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range : Rs 1200000 - Rs 1900000 (ie INR 12-19 LPA)
Min Experience : 6 years
Location : Bengaluru
JobType : full-time
We’re seeking an experienced Associate Lead Designer who can blend creative vision with strategic thinking and hands-on execution. In this role, you’ll guide design teams, collaborate closely with clients, and ensure that every project meets the highest standards of innovation and quality. You will play a key role in shaping design outcomes across digital platforms — transforming complex challenges into elegant, user-centered solutions.
As a creative leader, you’ll mentor designers, drive design excellence, and champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Your leadership will be instrumental in maintaining design consistency, elevating client satisfaction, and strengthening the organisation’s creative reputation.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee design direction across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with client goals and brand identity.
- Serve as the bridge between design teams, senior leadership, and clients to maintain clarity, alignment, and creative consistency.
- Collaborate throughout all project phases — from discovery to delivery — translating business and user needs into impactful design solutions.
- Drive user research and usability testing to inform decisions that create intuitive, high-quality user experiences.
- Mentor and upskill junior designers through feedback, guidance, and structured development programs.
- Promote design thinking, innovation, and best practices within the team, staying current with emerging design trends and technologies.
- Partner cross-functionally with development, marketing, and product teams to ensure design cohesion and technical feasibility.
- Oversee quality assurance for all design deliverables, ensuring accuracy, creativity, and timely completion.
- Develop and manage design systems and reusable components to improve efficiency and visual consistency.
- Foster a positive and productive team culture focused on creativity, collaboration, and excellence.
What Makes You a Great Fit
You bring 6+ years of professional design experience , including at least 2 years in a leadership role guiding design teams.You have a strong balance of creative vision and practical execution , ensuring ideas are both inspiring and feasible.You’re deeply experienced in user-centered design, accessibility, prototyping, and design systems .You excel in client collaboration and relationship management , confidently presenting and defending design concepts.You have a passion for mentorship , helping designers grow through structured feedback and career development.You’re an exceptional communicator and storyteller , capable of translating complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives.You value inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation — always pushing for design that not only delights users but also drives measurable impact.