UI/UX Design Lead

Remote – Full-Time

Clay is a global design agency building world-class digital products and brands. Our clients include Slack, Google, Snapchat, Amazon, Coinbase, and many innovative startups. Our diverse team is located in different parts of the world, but the main locations are Europe and the USA.

We are looking for a UI/UX Design Lead to join us remotely or in our office in Serbia and help drive design excellence across projects. This role is perfect for a strong designer who not only creates outstanding user experiences but also thrives on mentoring others, improving processes, and ensuring top-quality delivery for our clients.

What you’ll do

• Lead projects from research and discovery to final delivery, ensuring client-ready results;
• Review and refine team work, provide constructive feedback, and step in with hands-on support when needed;
• Mentor and guide UI/UX Designers, helping them grow and maintaining high design standards;
• Take responsibility for client updates – from final design checks to organizing presentation materials;
• Improve workflows, optimize design processes, and keep project files and documentation organized;
• Validate design estimates and communicate priorities early to support effective project planning;
• Oversee design system creation and implementation, ensuring consistency across projects;
• Foster a collaborative design culture through guidelines, workshops, and knowledge sharing.

• You have 5+ years of digital design experience, including at least 2+ years in a leadership role within an agency or product team;
• You combine strong hands-on UI/UX skills with the ability to guide, mentor, and inspire designers;
• You thrive on solving complex UX challenges and aligning design decisions with business strategy and user needs;
• You have experience leading projects from research to delivery, ensuring quality and consistency at every stage;
• You are confident in conducting design reviews, giving constructive feedback, and setting clear quality standards;
• You know how to build and manage design systems, ensuring scalability and consistency across products;
• You are skilled in design operations: organizing workflows, structuring files, preparing documentation, and optimizing collaboration;
• You can collaborate effectively with PMs, developers, ensuring smooth delivery and implementation of design work;
• You are comfortable taking responsibility for client-facing deliverables and presentations, ensuring everything is polished and clear;
• You possess strong written English skills, fluency in spoken English is preferred;
• Your timezone is within a 2-hour range of CET.