CareerPlan

Design Director

Porto Alegre, BrazilFull-time2026-10-22 → 2026-11-06
Hybrid

Core

Lead a team of ~8 designers to deliver transformative digital experiences for Fortune 500 clients, focusing on emerging tech like AI and agentic pipelines.

Role type

Senior Design Director (People Management + Hands-on Design)

Builds

Digital products, mobile apps, websites, voice UI, and chatbots for global clients

Domain

Digital Product Consulting / AI & Multimodal Experience Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Strategic design leadership, hands-on prototyping with AI tools, front-end architecture knowledge, client stakeholder management, team performance management, visual direction definition, business outcome alignment

Preferred skills

Experience with international clients, diversity and inclusion thought leadership, Git proficiency

Technologies

AI tools (Claude Code, Figma Make), Git, Front-end frameworks, Design tokens

Responsibilities

Set project direction from concept to prototyping using AI tools; Provide guidance on client communication and design execution; Connect design decisions to business outcomes; Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams (product, engineering, content); Define conceptual and visual direction for brands; Present design work to clients and executives; Manage team performance and mentor designers; Identify account risks and propose mitigation plans

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities