• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head of Design


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 10 years


• Location Nigeria


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

How you will make a difference:

• Lead design initiatives, utilizing expertise in design disciplines such as design thinking, service design, LeanUX, user experience design, and interface design.


• Adopt a player-coach mindset, balancing deep immersion in design disciplines with strategic alignment around business, product, platform, and customer needs.


• Conduct research and translate insights into tangible, holistic, and human-centered frameworks (e.g., customer journeys, ecosystem maps).


• Facilitate co-design activities (e.g., workshops).


• Anchor the design process in user needs as well as business value and feasibility.


• Manage stakeholders and take them on the design journey.


• Navigate complex systems of touchpoints and champion a problem-first approach.


• Help identify pain points, opportunities, and future paths for our business and customers.


• Promote design practices within the business and inspire team members on the power of design and the utilization of methods and tools.


• Lead the Design Guild with dual reporting to the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer, and develop the craft within Safeguard Global.

What will make you stand out:

• Strong background in platform-led growth companies with a demonstrated ability to guide the application and value of design systems to designers, engineers, and product managers.


• Proficient in advanced and emerging technologies, well-versed in design patterns and trends.


• Proven capacity as a pioneer, tackling significant challenges through experimentation, practical empathy, and data-driven analysis.


• Expertise in strategic thinking, leadership, innovation, creativity, resourcefulness, platform expertise, analytics, design patterns, experimentation, team building, and design systems.

Requirements:

• 10 years of relevant experience in design leadership.


• Experience in leading design initiatives from end-to-end in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes.


• Strong history of adapting to change and thriving in highly ambiguous situations.


• Ability to balance process, technology, and creativity to meet complex problems.


• Excellent communicator at all levels, appreciating the needs of high-performing cross- functional agile teams.

Additional Details:

• This is a Director-level role.


• Open to candidates globally.