Product Design Lead

Job Description:-

Job Title: Product Design Lead

Location: Burbank, CA

Duration: 12 Months w/ possible extension

The Design Lead is an expert player-coach who can set a strategic design vision, guide research and design implementation, and deliver high-quality, production-ready materials at speed. They are chief collaborators with the business, technical, and product leaders to understand and inform the vision, objectives, and transformation plans to help identify opportunities for impact.

Job Responsibilities / Typical Day in the Role

• Champion a human-centered product vision for the POD:
• Set the strategic direction for the platform, aligning it with business goals and product strategies across multiple workstreams
• Lead the evolution of the platform to an integrated system with advanced predictive analytics and user experience orchestration
• Lead and own execution of design efforts in agile cadence
• Need someone who from Media/Entertainment industry.
• Identify, prioritize, plan, and execute iterative design research (generative, evaluative) to inform product backlog and UX design decisions
• Ideate, define, and deliver detailed designs for user stories, including informing user story acceptance criteria and product prioritization
• Operational excellence & continuous improvement:
• Lead POD design team in creating, contributing to and maintaining the design system and other design ops resource
• Work closely with product owner, data science team, and POD & Platform developers to ensure the product designs are implemented effectively
• Facilitate technical discussions with other designers across PODs to ensure consistency and best-in-class practices balanced with efficiency and a delivery-oriented mindset
• Champion design and research best practices within the POD and beyond
• Act as the primary voice of the user and UX expert in sprint demos and interactions with stakeholders and leadership
• Ensure compliance with accessibility and UX standards

Tech Requirements:

• Figma – design & interaction tool
• Miro – business collaboration tool
• Jira – Project management and tracking
• Confluence – for documenting data

• Must Have Skills / Requirements
• Excellent leadership skills with experience in leading design within cross-functional teams and collaborating with diverse stakeholders
• 5+ years leading design teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement effective solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.