Lead Product Designer

About the role

Join Deel as a Lead Product Designer in the Connectivity team, where you'll own design across highly technical and strategic surfaces. This hybrid role involves leading a small team while still being hands-on in design work. You'll shape the long-term direction of Deel's Connectivity platform, work directly with designers on active projects, and manage and develop your team. Ideal candidates have experience with API/developer products, AI, and multi-sided platform design. Key missions: Conduire la conception de produits à travers des surfaces techniques et stratégiques, y compris les API et les écosystèmes de développeurs.. Travailler directement avec les concepteurs sur des projets actifs, en améliorant l'expérience utilisateur et en résolvant la complexité.. Gérer et développer une petite équipe de concepteurs par le biais d'une collaboration pratique, en créant de la clarté et en élevant le niveau. Profile: - Experience with API/developer products, integrations, or platform ecosystems — this is a strong plus and central to this role - AI: Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies; experience designing AI-assisted or AI-powered product experiences, or using AI tools as part of your design workflow. A portfolio that includes examples of work related to AI-powered features, AI-assisted workflows, or experiments with AI tools - Strong craft across interaction and visual design; comfortable across B2B, developer, and enterprise surfaces - 8+ years in Product Design, 3+ years operating at a very senior IC level (Lead / Staff) - Experienced in multi-sided platform design (developers, partners, end-users) - Experience designing for documentation, onboarding flows, and developer-facing UX - Experience at scale-ups, tech companies or developer platform companies - No less than 1.5 years of experience managing designers (up to 5 direct reports) - Data-savvy; comfortable measuring success through adoption and integration metrics - Solid understanding of both enterprise and startup needs - Comfortable with complex system architecture and technical constraints - Puts the team first and holds a high bar for yourself and others - Cares about details and outcomes - Leads by example through strong IC contribution - Can facilitate execution while raising — not lowering — the quality bar - Thrives in velocity and doesn't wait for perfect clarity - Makes good decisions under pressure - Integrates research into product decisions naturally