Design Director

São Paulo, Brazil, Remote. Posted 23 days ago

The role

You will lead a team of approximately 8 designers and influence creative direction. You will work on projects involving emerging technology like AI and multimodal experience design.

What you will do

Set project direction from initial concept through prototyping
Develop coded prototypes using AI tools
Provide guidance on client communication and design execution
Connect design decisions to client business outcomes
Collaborate with product, engineering, content, and project management teams
Define conceptual and visual direction for brands
Validate design decisions through user feedback and quantitative insights
Present design work to clients including executive reviews and new business pitches
Be accountable for the quality of all client-facing work produced by the team
Manage the team through 1:1s, setting expectations, and performance management

Required qualifications

10+ years in the design industry
Shipped products that impact thousands of users or more
Recent experience leading design teams
Portfolio demonstrating high quality, craft, and business outcomes
Solid understanding of the product development process
Strong opinions about visual and user experience design
Hands-on experience building with AI tools such as Claude Code and Figma Make
Working knowledge of Git, including branches and pull requests
Understanding of front-end architecture, including components, state, and design tokens
Experience connecting design decisions to business outcomes
Experience presenting complex ideas to senior client stakeholders
Experience managing the performance of designers

Nice to have

CEFR C2 English
Experience working with international clients

Benefits

Health and dental plan
Life insurance
Monthly voucher for meals, culture, education, health and mobility
Child care assistance

Before you apply

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About the company

TELUS Digital is an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS. It is a global team that designs and delivers transformative customer experiences through technology and agile thinking.