Position: Head of UX/UI design department
Company: Compass
Category: Design
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**Please note: Moving to Turkey, the city of Istanbul is required**

We are looking for a design director who is able to quickly interpret business needs and client briefs and turn them into compelling creative solutions. Often working under tight deadlines while overseeing multiple projects, the design director must be a skilled manager of creative teams. The design director must be an effective communicator, especially when it comes to relaying creative concepts to design teams and company stakeholders.
 
**The Lead UX/UI Designer has the following tasks:**
-Create interfaces for mobile applications and platforms and support them during development
-Conduct research on various UX issues and make well-reasoned decisions
-Trainless experienced colleagues, create a training plan for them and mentor them in the learning process
-Cross-review designs with other designers in the company and gives/receive feedback
-Work closely with business analysts, clients, and stakeholders on design
-Conduct a review of the implemented mobile/web application and give feedback to developers
-Proactively introduce new approaches to design in the company, improve both your work and the work of colleagues
-Conduct regular retrospectives with colleagues to help identify gaps, discuss challenges and improve workflow
-Work with deadlines and train less experienced colleagues to work with deadlines
-Communicate directly with the client and all stakeholders
-Hiring, developing, and inspiring the design team, or selecting a design team from existing company employees.
-Developing strategic design plans
-Choosing the design elements for different projects.
-Monitoring team performance
-Troubleshooting design problems

**Requirements**
-Strong knowledge of graphic design
-Proficiency in design software
-Strong creativity skills
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills
-Strong analytical skills
-Excellent leadership skills
-Strong planning skills
-Excellent multitasking skills
-Excellent time management skills
-Excellent problem-solving skills
-Excellent organization skills
-Five or more years of experience as a senior-level designer. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience directing complex solutions for digital products.
-Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and determine a plan that will ensure they are met or exceeded.
-Excellent interpersonal skills to clearly and effectively communicate the creative vision, concepts, ideas, and solutions to stakeholders, internal teams, and clients.
-Ability to work effectively in a team setting, including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications.
-Extensive supervisory experience (including leadership, team-building, and delegation) leading and managing a creative team.
-A solid grasp of art history, design history, photography and the visual arts, pop culture, and counterculture, fluency in current technology, politics, and a deep understanding of the zeitgeist of social tastes and current affairs.
-Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
-Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
- Language knowledge: Fluent Russian, B2+ English 


**What we offering:**
-Career growth.
-Interesting projects.
-Friendly team.
-Official employment.
-Assistance with relocation to Turkey.
-Comfortable office in the center of Istanbul