Head of Design
WE Excel is looking for an experienced and visionary Head of Design to define, build, and lead the design function across the organization. This is a foundational leadership role where you will shape the company’s visual identity, product experiences, and communication strategy. Working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, you will translate business objectives into impactful, user-centric, and high-quality design solutions that strengthen the WE Excel brand and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
Design Strategy & Vision
- Define and drive a unified design vision across brand, product, marketing, and communication.
- Establish design principles, standards, and best practices across the organization.
- Align design initiatives with business goals and long-term company strategy.
Brand & Communication
- Strengthen and evolve the WE Excel brand identity across all customer touchpoints.
- Transform complex concepts into clear, engaging, and compelling visual narratives.
- Ensure brand consistency across digital, print, presentations, campaigns, and internal communications.
Design Excellence
- Oversee end-to-end design quality across marketing collateral, websites, digital products, UI/UX, and internal assets.
- Build and maintain scalable design systems and guidelines.
- Drive high standards of creativity, usability, and visual consistency.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Partner with Product, Marketing, Engineering, HR, and Leadership teams to deliver impactful design solutions.
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing design team.
- Foster a culture of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Hands-on Design Leadership
- Lead by example through active participation in key design initiatives.
- Set benchmarks for design quality, innovation, and execution.
- Stay current with emerging design trends, technologies, and industry best practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or a related field.
- 12+ years of professional design experience, including leadership or high-ownership roles.
- Proven experience building or scaling design systems, brands, or design teams.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, creativity, and execution across multiple design disciplines.
- Expertise in branding, visual design, UI/UX, digital design, and storytelling.
- Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, or similar.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in B2B, SaaS, or technology organizations.
- Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and product design systems.
- Basic knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS).
- Experience working in fast-growing startups or building functions from the ground up.
Why Join WE Excel?
- Build and lead the company’s design function from the ground up.
- Influence how WE Excel is perceived across every customer and employee touchpoint.
- Work directly with senior leadership on high-impact strategic initiatives.
- Drive business outcomes through exceptional design, innovation, and storytelling.
- Create a lasting design culture that scales with the organization.
