Head of Sports Product Design
1 day ago
Coslada
Location(s): Madrid (Spain), Zagreb (Croatia) or Bucharest (Romania) Los candidatos deben tomarse el tiempo de leer atentamente todos los elementos de este anuncio de empleo. Por favor, envíen su solicitud sin demora. Reports to: VP, Product Design Visa Sponsorship: Location dependant About the role We're seeking an inspiring Head of Sports Product Design to lead our forward-thinking design team at Superbet. This strategic role combines vision, hands-on creativity, and leadership to shape the end-to-end customer experience across our sports betting platforms. You will translate company goals and customer needs into compelling design strategies that differentiate our products, foster user engagement, and extend our market reach. In this role, you will: • Define and communicate a compelling design vision: Translate complex user needs and business strategies into a clear, impactful design roadmap that guides the entire product suite., • Lead and mentor a talented team: Manage, inspire, and challenge designers to deliver their best work, cultivating a high-performance, innovative design culture., • Drive design excellence: Champion usability, accessibility standards, and consistent quality through established design systems, ensuring a seamless and inclusive experience., • Collaborate strategically: Partner with Product, Engineering, and Research leads, confidently challenging assumptions, advocating for the user, and aligning cross-functional and cross vertical teams around shared objectives., • Leadership experience: 12+ years of proven success managing and developing product design teams, particularly in regulated or complex environments such as sports betting, gaming, and/or other sectors such as entertainment or e-commerce., • Mastery of design craft: Demonstrable portfolio showcasing UX, UI, interaction, and visual design impact, along with tangible results that improved user engagement and business metrics., • Strategic and tactical agility: Ability to think big-picture while managing daily deliverables—balancing long-term innovation with immediate product needs., • Exceptional communication skills: Influence and build trust with senior stakeholders, articulate design decisions clearly, and foster collaborative relationships across teams and regions., • Hands-on expertise: Deep familiarity with modern tools like Figma, FullStory, Marvin, User Testing, also including working with design systems, accessibility principles, user research and inclusive design practices, • Global perspective: Experience designing for diverse markets, understanding regional behaviours, and regulatory landscapes., • Data-driven approach: Comfort navigating analytics platforms, leveraging insights to inform design strategies, and continuously optimise user experiences. Strategic Leadership & Vision • Develop and own the design strategy and roadmap for sports betting products, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals., • Lead the creation of intuitive interfaces, innovative features, and seamless user journeys—employing design thinking and iterative testing., • Build, mentor, and motivate a high-caliber design team; foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and excellence., • Establish and uphold best practices, standards, and principles for all design outputs., • Use analytics, user research, and direct feedback to refine interfaces, elevate usability, and improve key metrics like retention and satisfaction., • Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Research teams, challenging assumptions and advocating for user-centric solutions., • Lead initiatives that embed AI, machine learning, and data-driven insights into the design process, creating highly personalised betting experiences. xohynlm, • Drive ecosystem thinking by considering behaviours across sports, gaming, and social interactions, guiding broader user journey conversations.