Team Lead, Digital Design

We are looking for an experienced Team Lead for our Digital Design team, known within Vincit as a Design Cell Lead. 🚀

At Vincit, a “cell” refers to a team in specific competence areas like design, software development, or data. Each cell has a Team Lead responsible for managing and supporting the team.

What is the job like really?

This hybrid role splits your time between leadership, business development, sales and supervisory responsibilities. The exact balance of your role can be tailored to your skills and preferences, but we’re particularly looking for someone with a strong background in digital product design, interaction design, and experience in building and selling design.

Vincit works on diverse projects across various industries with clients like Framery, GEF Finland, Helen, HUS, Kalmar, Kesko, Mandatum, Outokumpu, The New York Times, and more. You’ll also be part of our international Strategy & Design community, which includes 50+ designers across Finland, Sweden, and the USA.

As Team Lead, your core responsibility is to lead and coach a team of 10-25 design professionals, focusing on experiences, interactions, interfaces, visuals, and digital service and product design.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

☘️ Talent Wellbeing: Foster a positive and supportive environment that prioritizes the well-being of your team.

☘️ Coaching: Mentor and guide your team members, supporting their continuous professional growth and development.

☘️ Project Allocation: Ensure your team members are assigned to projects that align with their skills and development goals.

☘️ Business Performance: Drive the cell’s business performance by consistently meeting key metrics such as utilization and allocation, forecasting the cell’s business development, and optimizing gross margin.

☘️ Active Recruitment: Participate in the recruitment process to ensure new hires are a good fit for the team.

What Are We Looking For?

We’re looking for someone with experience in mentoring teams and supervising experts, alongside a strong background in design and business.

Essential Skills

🎯 A higher education degree in interaction design, product design, HCI or other relevant field, with 10+ years of experience in two or more of the following fields: user experience design, interaction design, usability and accessibility, user research, and/or digital product design. Experience in solving user’s problems, and using design approaches driving positive results.

🎯 Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand how design impacts users, business, and the world around it.

🎯 Experience as a supervisor and/or team lead, with a proven track record in coaching team members for growth.

🎯 Experience in design business development and sales. Ability to clearly communicate business value in diverse contexts, with the confidence to sell projects that create real value and results.

🎯 Excellent design leadership skills, with a vision for the right direction. A positive, curious, and proactive attitude, with a talent for inspiring, supporting, and coaching others.

🎯 A true team player who thrives in collaboration, and fostering synergy among multidisciplinary teams. Knowledge of fostering psychological safety, inclusion, and motivation within teams.

🎯 A passion for growing Vincit’s Design capabilities and culture.

🎯 Fluency in English is essential for effective communication with clients and team members.

Cool, but what’s in it for me?

While the role allows you to create your own best practices, you won’t be working alone-you’ll collaborate closely with our amazing cell lead team, always receiving support and guidance. You’ll also have access to numerous internal support groups to help you grow as a leader.

In addition, you get to contribute to the overall growth and development of Vincit by participating in methodology and technology development.