Lead Product Designer

The role

You will lead design work from discovery through delivery to shape the product experience. You will work with customers, product managers, and engineers to translate complex workflows into intuitive product experiences.

What you will do

• Shape the direction of the product experience by identifying high-impact opportunities.
• Lead design work from discovery through delivery.
• Work directly with customers to understand workflows and validate concepts.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, Designers, Researchers, and leadership.
• Design intuitive products and features for advertising workflows.
• Contribute to end-to-end experiences including AI-native products and the design system.
• Mentor and coach other designers.

Required qualifications

• Strong experience designing complex digital products.
• Experience turning ambiguous customer and business problems into clear product experiences.
• Strong product discovery skills including customer interviews, UX research, prototyping, and validation.
• Ability to communicate design rationale and build alignment across teams.
• Experience designing sophisticated workflows.
• Ability and willingness to work from the Polanco, Mexico City office at least three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience in marketing technology or advertising technology
• Experience with front-end development
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools
• Experience with prototyping through code

Benefits

• Healthcare packages
• Mental health services
• Paid holidays
• Family leave
• Equity options
• Performance-based rewards
• Competitive compensation
• Career development opportunities
• Option to work abroad for up to 30 days annually

About the company

Smartly is the AI-powered advertising technology company transforming ad experiences for brands and their consumers. It is a multinational team of 750+ Smartlies from 60+ nationalities working in 13 countries.