Head of Design / Principal Designer

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Lead
Design and User Experience
BoostDraft

BoostDraft

BoostDraft is a rapidly growing B2B startup that revolutionizes legal drafting with its AI-assisted document editor. By automating tedious tasks and providing error correction and reference checking, BoostDraft enhances efficiency and accuracy in legal...

Internet Software & Services
11-50
Founded 2021

Description

  • Own and lead the user research practice with a strong focus on early, prototype-driven testing.
  • Turn ambiguous feedback and fragmented requests into clear hypotheses, prototypes, and actionable learnings.
  • Define and evolve the company’s design philosophy, principles, and decision-making standards.
  • Build, scale, and maintain a design system that supports speed and consistency across the product.
  • Champion AI-enabled tools and workflows that shorten the path from idea to prototype to user feedback.
  • Lead and coach a team of product designers toward research-led, iterative design practices.
  • Stay hands-on by prototyping, testing user flows, and unblocking high-impact design work when needed.
  • Partner closely with Product and Engineering to align learning, roadmap priorities, and product direction.
  • Create shared understanding of users through prototypes, narratives, and clear synthesis across the organization.

Requirements

  • Fluency in qualitative user research, especially concept testing, usability testing, and workflow validation.
  • Strong experience leading product design with a prototype-first mindset.
  • Experience translating research learnings into scalable design systems, patterns, and principles.
  • Hands-on experience with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.
  • Curiosity to continuously explore new design and prototyping approaches.
  • Collaborative leadership style that brings Product and Engineering into the learning process.
  • Cross-platform design experience across web and desktop surfaces.
  • Bias to action with a preference for iterative progress over perfection.
  • Portfolio submissions must include detailed design process, challenges addressed, and results achieved.
  • Resume should include a clear description of managerial philosophy and key leadership achievements.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work arrangement.
  • Relocation to Japan is not mandatory.
  • Visa support is available for candidates who wish to relocate.
  • Flexible working hours with a defined core time.
  • Ability to work from home or another home-equivalent location.
  • 5-day workweek with weekends and public holidays off, plus year-end/New Year holidays.
  • Full-time permanent employment with fixed overtime pay included.
  • Virtual office environment for colleague interaction and engagement.

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