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Awesome product
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The Job
The Head of Design is responsible for building a high-performing design organization and elevating AhaSlides' product quality across UX, UI, accessibility, research, and design systems. This role oversees design strategy, execution, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable and delightful product experiences-especially to trainers and enterprise users with complex workflows.
You will champion high-quality interaction design, push the maturity of our design system, drive feature discoverability improvements, shape AI-native user journeys, and ensure consistency across all product surfaces.
Key Responsibilities
1. Design Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of UX, UI, research, and design system designers.
- Set up performance frameworks, skill development plans, OKRs, and 1:1 growth pathways.
- Foster a culture of craft excellence, user-centered thinking, and evidence-based decision-making.
2. Product Experience Strategy
- Shape the end-to-end product experience of AhaSlides
- Work closely with stakeholders to turn user insights into product opportunities, backlog prioritization, and product direction.
3. Design System & DesignOps
- Own the Aha Experience System: design tokens, component architecture, interaction patterns, UI states, motion, and accessibility standards.
- Drive DesignOps to enable faster, more consistent delivery across teams.
- Establish QA/Design review processes, documentation, and governance to maintain product-wide consistency.
- Collaborate with engineering to ensure accurate implementation of components and visual quality.
5. User Research & Insights
- Oversee the UX research function to generate actionable insights.
- Translate insights into frameworks, principles, and product decision inputs.
6. Accessibility & Quality
- Ensure all product experiences align with WCAG 2.1 AA visual and interaction standards.
- Improve the product's clarity, readability, and inclusive experience for global users.
- Implement accessibility audits and drive improvements across all surfaces.
7. Cross-Functional Impact
- Partner tightly with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success to deliver cohesive product experiences.
- Communicate design vision, priorities, and updates to leadership and stakeholders.
- Support GTM teams (Marketing, Sales, CS) with UX insights, product storytelling, and experience-aligned communications.
Your Skills and Experience
Must-Have
- 6+ years in UX/UI or Product Design; 2+ years in a design leadership or managerial role.
- Strong experience designing for SaaS, productivity tools, or interactive platforms.
- Portfolio demonstrating design systems, complex workflows, multi-screen experiences, and high-quality UI craft.
- Deep understanding of information architecture, interaction design, and product usability.
- Experience running or contributing to UX research.
- Strong visual skills, attention to detail, and ability to define a coherent design language.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with AI/LLM-based products.
- Experience building or scaling design systems.
- Familiarity with WCAG 2.1, accessibility audits, or inclusive design.
- Experience in EdTech, training platforms, or collaboration tools.
- Ability to prototype and validate quickly.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment with a focus on creativity and innovation.
- Opportunities to work on impactful projects that reach a global audience.
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- A vibrant office culture is at the heart of Hanoi, with regular team-building activities and flexible working arrangements.
About the team
We are a fast-growing team of talented engineers, designers, marketers, and leaders. Our dream is for a "made in Vietnam" tech product to be used by the whole world. At AhaSlides, we realise that dream each day.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment with a focus on creativity and innovation.
- Opportunities to work on impactful projects that reach a global audience.
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- A vibrant office culture is at the heart of Hanoi, with regular team-building activities and flexible working arrangements.
About the team
We are a fast-growing team of talented engineers, designers, marketers, and leaders. Our dream is for a "made in Vietnam" tech product to be used by the whole world. At AhaSlides, we realise that dream each day.
