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Product Design
Design Lead
The Role
ownpath is a design and product company that partners with enterprises and startups to craft great products through its Studios vertical, and upskills designers through its Academy.
Over the past year, we've worked with enterprises such as Philips Innovation, Hero MotoCorp, PhonePe, and others on projects spanning design systems, design ops, and digital product experiences.
We’re growing our team and are looking for a Design Lead with strong project ownership skills someone who can define problems, guide teams through execution, and deliver well-crafted design solutions across diverse product initiatives.
What we're looking for
- 6–8 years of experience in product design, UX/UI design, or interaction design roles.
- Proven experience leading design projects end-to-end and managing stakeholder communication.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, high-craft visual design, and complex problem-solving.
- Deep experience with design systems, component libraries, and scalable product design patterns.
- Ability to balance hands-on execution with oversight, mentorship, and critique.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to identify what stakeholders need and align teams around clear outcomes.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity as well as structured delivery environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience mentoring designers or leading small design teams.
- Experience working in early-stage startups or as a founding/early designer, with exposure to multiple functions.
- Exposure to design ops, tooling improvements, or workflow optimization.
- Experience working with multiple clients or cross-functional teams simultaneously.
What you'll do
- Identify new problems and opportunities across client and internal projects, especially in early-stage or evolving contexts.
- Lead qualitative and quantitative research to inform strategic product decisions.
- Solve complex design challenges and address system-level design debt.
- Drive improvements to design systems, tooling, and scalable design foundations.
- Own design projects end-to-end — from discovery and definition to execution and delivery.
- Collaborate closely with founders, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into clear design direction.
- Oversee and review the work of designers, ensuring high quality, consistency, and alignment with project goals.
- Drive overall visual design improvements across products and touchpoints.
- Advocate for stronger prototyping practices and hands-on experimentation across the team.
- Make smart trade-offs to ensure timely shipping while maintaining a high bar for craft and product quality.
Why ownpath
- Work on long-term projects with enterprise clients, designing products and brands that operate at scale and seeing your work create real impact over time.
- Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards, typically above traditional studio or agency benchmarks.
- Mentorship from senior designers, regular critiques, and access to our Academy to continuously sharpen your craft.
- Learn from a strong peer group working across different industries and product domains, with regular opportunities to share work, ideas, and insights.
- Work alongside a thoughtful team that values craft, open feedback, and collaborative problem-solving.
- Company-provided MacBook and access to premium design software and modern AI tools like Claude Code.
- Flexible hybrid work setup with the option to work remotely when needed.
Location
Bangalore
Work Type
On-site
Experience
6+ years
Job Type
Full Time
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