Lead Designer - Freelance

Netguru is a trusted partner in digital commerce. The company helps leading brands modernize B2B solutions, marketplaces, and retail ecosystems. Since 2008, it has empowered businesses with cutting-edge technology, AI-powered personalization, and world-class engineering and design teams. A certified B Corporation®, Netguru is trusted by major brands including IKEA, VW, OLX, Delivery Hero, Żabka, Wolt, Careem, and Vinted.

How freelancing works at Netguru?

As a Netguru freelancer, you can choose what works well for you. You decide when, where, and how you work on projects and tasks.

We match you with work that fits your skills. Plus, you have access to various opportunities across different industries and companies. That means you will not only gain more experience, but also develop various skills.

But there's more. Netguru freelancers can benefit from full-time collaboration and really be a part of the team.

So, are you ready to make an impact? Join Netguru, and let's build beautiful software together.

Salary:

• UoP: 18 000 PLN 
• B2B: 21 600 PLN

Project starts ASAP until End of May

We’re looking for a hands-on Lead Designer who leads by example — someone who’s passionate about building great experiences with their team, shaping strategy through design, and raising the bar on quality and impact.

In this role, you’ll guide a team of talented Product Designers working alongside Product and Engineering in shipping high-quality, customer-centric experiences. You’ll be deeply involved in defining what we build and how we build it — ensuring design plays a central, strategic role in shaping OLX.

This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll switch fluidly between leading design direction, coaching designers, and rolling up your sleeves to help your team solve real customer problems. You’ll champion design craft, user advocacy, and continuous learning — helping your team grow their impact and capabilities.

What you will be doing:

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of Product Designers — coaching, mentoring, and supporting them in delivering excellent work and growing their craft.
• Shape the product strategy with your cross-functional partners, ensuring customer insights and design vision directly influence what we build.
• Drive design quality — lead critiques, design reviews, and feedback sessions to raise the standard of what we ship.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to align on priorities, balance speed and quality, and ensure smooth collaboration from discovery to delivery.
• Establish strong design practices — helping teams improve their processes, leverage systems, and work efficiently.
• Foster a culture of excellence and learning, empowering your team to experiment, challenge assumptions, and take ownership.
• Stay close to customers and data — using insights to inform decisions, validate impact, and guide iteration.
• Recruit and onboard strong, diverse design talent to continue elevating the team.

Requirements

• You must be located in European Union.
• Proven experience leading design teams that deliver high-quality, user-centered products.
• 5+ years in product design, with at least 2 years in a people management role.
• A portfolio that shows team impact — not just your design work, but how you’ve grown people and improved outcomes.
• Experience influencing product direction and connecting design decisions to business outcomes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills — you can translate design thinking into action across teams.
• A bias toward hands-on leadership — you enjoy getting into the details when needed.
• Comfort working in fast-moving, cross-functional environments.

Benefits

• 100% remote work.
• work with an experienced team of developers, and continuous development of your hard and soft skills.
• a mentor who will assist you during your first days.
• long-term collaboration on challenging products (FinTech, B2B software, E-commerce and more).
• 100% remote, flexible work;

• work with an experienced team of developers and continuous development of your hard and soft skills;
• long-term collaboration on challenging products
  

What will happen next?

• We will invite you for a meeting with our recruiter.
• Next, you'll participate in the client interview.
  
  

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