Head of Design

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

Our team makes global HR feel seamless and simple through lovingly crafting the experience of Remote’s product. The design team is on a mission to make design differentiator for Remote - we believe wholeheartedly that the quality of our design and our experience sets us apart in the market. We practice end-to-end product design from research, insight-gathering and strategy to delivering beautifully crafted interfaces with measurable impact.

Design is at the forefront of everything we do. The job of the Head of Design is to provide and take ownership of the creative vision for the Remote brand and to contribute to the development of its brand definition and user experience principles. To achieve these, you will establish design processes and practices, manage design projects, oversee the Design department and set the bar for quality.

What you bring

• Extensive track record of experience in leading and overseeing design teams including senior staff and senior design leaders, ideally at a tech company for branding and enterprise application design.
• Have extensive experience leading initiatives from interpreting design briefs, conceptualisation, setting creative direction, establishing goals, and executing projects to a high standard.
• An impressive portfolio showcasing a deep understanding of branding, design aesthetic, and excellent UX/UI; being able to lead a design department in all these areas.
• Strong working knowledge of product design, typography, website design, other types of visual design both online and in traditional media, brand development and the creative process.
• Fluency in product design trends and leading design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and others.
• Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A kind, empathetic and patient person, and someone who cares deeply about diversity and inclusion.
• Writes and speaks fluent English.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide the creative vision, direction and leadership for the Design department.
• Build, inspire and mentor a team of world-class talent and oversee their creative outputs end-to-end.
• Own and develop creative programs and design concepts to meet Remote's creative vision, branding and business objectives.
• Be a champion for user-centered design, user-experience, design-led thinking and design best practices across the business.
• Lead concept development, provide creative input, set a high quality standard, and troubleshoot design issues as necessary.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (such as Engineering, Product and Marketing) on brand partnership and creative projects.
• Work on design assets as required.
• Use quantitative data and qualitative feedback to inform design decisions.
• Stay up-to-date with industry developments and tools.

Practicals

• You'll report to: CEO
• Team: Design
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between $90,000 USD to $200,000 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

Application process

1. (async) Profile review

2. Interview with recruiter

3. Interview with VP of Product

4. Interview with future direct manager, CEO and co-founder

5. Interview with another co-founder

6. Interview with Stakeholder

7. (async) Offer

8. Reference Check

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is

$90,000 - $200,000 USD

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.

2. We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.

3. If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.