Head of Design

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Welcome to HomeBuddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life! We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US. 

What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success. We are a growth-oriented company with a long-term outlook - our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools.

This job is for you if

• You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values.
• You thrive in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback, and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated.
• You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and being directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result.
• You excel at leading and transforming teams by improving workflows, coaching individuals, and elevating design maturity.
• You seek a role where you can shape the design vision while remaining hands-on with Discovery, Delivery, and craft as needed.

This role is full-time and offers home working flexibility.

Your future tasks will include

• Defining the design vision, strategy, and operating model for how design collaborates across the company.
• Leading and coaching the design team (5 people) to elevate craft, workflows, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Driving excellence in Discovery and Delivery across research, ideation, prototyping, and execution.
• Acting as a change agent — improving processes, increasing design maturity, and enabling better outcomes.
• Contributing hands-on to key design initiatives: concepts, prototypes, flows, and design reviews.

You’re going to need this to be successful in this role

• 10+ years in Product/UI/UX Design.
• 4+ years in design leadership roles (Lead, Manager, Director, or similar).
• Strong expertise in Discovery and Delivery, with a track record of improving product outcomes.
• Ability to develop, hire, mentor, and coach designers at different seniority levels.
• Comfort leading organizational or process transformation — shaping how design operates.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Data, and Leadership.
• Willingness to remain hands-on with design work when it adds value.
• Advanced level of English.

It’s nice if you also have

• Experience working with or within a Product Operating Model (not mandatory).

Why choose HomeBuddy

• Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place - while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours.
• Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays.
• Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by HomeBuddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity.
• Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package.
• Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success. 
• Enhance your well-being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs.
• Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences.

If this sounds like you, we should talk!

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