This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Associate Director, Product Design based in India.

This is a senior design leadership role for a product-focused professional who can combine strategic vision with hands-on execution.

You will shape the quality of digital products while mentoring designers and establishing a high standard for craft and user-centered thinking.

The role combines product design, strategy, systems, brand, storytelling, and client engagement across complex projects.

You will act as a trusted design advisor, helping clients navigate ambiguity and translate business challenges into meaningful product experiences.

You will influence project direction, strengthen design practices, and help build a collaborative, inclusive, high-performing design culture.

The position offers significant ownership, close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and the opportunity to influence both client outcomes and design talent development.

This is a remote opportunity suited to an experienced design leader who thrives in ambiguity and is passionate about raising the bar for digital craft.

Accountabilities

Lead by doing, balancing strategic leadership, mentorship, and hands-on product design to help teams create and ship high-quality digital experiences.
Apply deep expertise in product design, UX, design systems, product strategy, and human-centered design to guide teams and strengthen project outcomes.
Establish and maintain a high bar for design quality through clear, specific, and actionable critique and feedback.
Serve as a trusted design advisor to clients, guiding them through the design process, presenting work, managing feedback, and building strong long-term relationships.
Drive project success through service design and change-management approaches that connect user needs, business priorities, and organizational realities.
Partner with business teams to scope engagements effectively and identify opportunities to expand client relationships.
Build a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance design culture across the organization.
Partner with leadership to strengthen team engagement, culture, and overall design excellence.
Hire, mentor, and develop designers while building a strong pipeline of future design leaders.
Represent the organization within the broader design community through talks, writing, panels, and other industry engagement.
Develop compelling narratives that help clients understand, support, and adopt design decisions.
Provide creative direction across projects, maintaining strategic and visual quality from concept through execution and presentation.
Define scalable design systems that prioritize usability, adoption, consistency, and long-term sustainability.
Lead brand and strategy sessions, helping clients establish strong and differentiated creative directions.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in product or UX design, including significant experience managing and mentoring design teams through complex, high-quality work.
Strong product and UX design expertise, with the ability to guide research, strategy, ideation, execution, and best practices.
Excellent visual design judgment and awareness of current design trends, tools, and emerging technologies.
Strong understanding of product strategy and the ability to connect design decisions with product roadmaps, release plans, and market positioning.
Proven ability to establish a culture of constructive critique and effective collaboration within teams and with clients.
Experience using qualitative and quantitative research signals to inform and validate design decisions.
Strong content design instincts, with an ability to create clear and compelling communication aligned with brand and user experience.
Demonstrated ability to build narratives, influence stakeholders, and communicate complex design decisions with confidence.
Experience working cross-functionally to advance business priorities and deliver measurable user and business value.
A strong portfolio demonstrating shipped products, exceptional craft, strategic thinking, and meaningful impact.
Everyday proficiency with modern design tools and the practical use of AI in design workflows.
Working knowledge of change management and service design.
Active participation in the design community through writing, talks, panels, or similar activities.
Strong commitment to inclusive, accessible design and collaborative team environments.
Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Benefits

Fully remote work model.
Compensation aligned with the seniority and scope of the role.
Opportunity to work on high-impact digital products and complex client challenges.
Balance of strategic leadership, hands-on design, mentorship, and creative direction.
Opportunities to mentor and develop other design professionals.
Exposure to multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders, and varied business environments.
Opportunity to contribute to design culture, thought leadership, and the broader design community.
Paid real-world project as part of the hiring process.

How Jobgether Works

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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