Verndale LLC

Verndale LLC

Design Director

Hybrid (Montreal), Remote (Canada) · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
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About the role

  • Contribute to experience strategies informed by research, analytics, customer insights, and industry best practices.
  • Team Leadership & Mentorship Provide direction, mentorship, and feedback to designers and experience strategists.
  • Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning across teams.

Responsibilities

  • The Design Director (DD) is a senior design and experience leader who operates at the intersection of design, technology, and strategy.
  • This role balances strategic leadership with hands-on design involvement.
  • They are equally comfortable leading workshops, presenting strategic recommendations, developing design systems, and refining the details of user interfaces and digital experiences.
  • Successful Design Directors inspire design excellence, foster strong client relationships, and help teams deliver best-in-class digital experiences while contributing to the continued evolution of Verndale's Experience Design practice.
  • Champion design quality and consistency across projects and teams.
  • Help establish priorities, manage workloads, and support successful project delivery.
  • Lead by example through strong design craft, professionalism, and accountability.
  • Support performance development through coaching and ongoing feedback.
  • Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, design reviews, and collaborative working sessions.
  • Build trusted relationships with client teams and serve as a strategic advisor.

Benefits

  • The DD is an accomplished practitioner who can move seamlessly between defining experience vision, mentoring teams, facilitating client collaboration, and contributing directly to design execution when needed.

Company info

  • If you're ready to be part of a passionate team dedicated to making an impact and driving growth, we invite you to explore a career at Verndale.

Equal opportunity

  • We celebrate diversity and inclusion, striving to create a climate of respect essential for both individual and company success.

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