Lead UX/UI Designer - Remote

Overview

MDLBEAST is seeking a Lead UX/UI Designer to spearhead the design strategy of our ticketing platform. As the lead, you will guide and mentor a team of designers, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience across web and mobile applications. You will be instrumental in shaping the visual and interaction design of products that power the region’s largest music festivals and events.

In Short

• Oversee the end-to-end UX/UI design process for our products, ensuring a high standard of usability, accessibility, and aesthetics.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of UX/UI designers, fostering their growth and development.
• Establish and enforce design standards, best practices, and a design system to maintain consistency across products.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into innovative design solutions.
• Conduct and oversee user research, usability testing, and data-driven design iterations.
• Work closely with front-end engineers to ensure seamless design implementation.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles while balancing business goals and technical constraints.
• Stay updated with industry trends and incorporate best practices to improve the user experience continuously.
• Lead design reviews and provide constructive feedback to the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in UX/UI design, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design solutions for complex digital products.
• Expertise in design tools, mainly Figma.
• Solid understanding of front-end technologies to facilitate collaboration with developers.
• Experience conducting and leveraging user research and data analytics to improve design decisions.
• Strong knowledge of interaction design principles, usability heuristics, and accessibility standards.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and defend design decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work efficiently in a remote-first environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Paid vacation.
• Remote work model with an international team.
• Certified as a "Great Place to Work® Middle East".
• Opportunity to shape the UX/UI of the leading ticketing platform for the region’s biggest music festivals.
• Work with the latest design tools and methodologies.