Product Designer Team Lead

Job Overview:

The Product Designer Team Lead (Volunteer) will guide the design team in creating world-class, user-centered experiences for AI literacy programs and tools—including the offline AI literacy app at AI-4AI. This role combines design strategy, leadership, and hands-on design work, ensuring every project is accessible, culturally relevant, and aligned with AI-4AI’s mission to empower diverse African communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow the product design team, fostering a culture of collaboration and creativity.

• Design user-centered experiences for AI literacy programs and digital tools, including the offline AI literacy app.

• Conduct user research to deeply understand the unique needs of diverse African communities, ensuring their voices guide design decisions.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and design solutions using Figma and other relevant design tools.

• Ensure all designs are accessible, inclusive, and culturally relevant, closely aligned with AI-4AI’s mission and values.

• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver well-crafted products—and, where possible, to define and implement effective design systems.

• Apply UX writing principles to craft clear, user-friendly content when needed.

• Present and communicate design concepts, strategy, and outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Stay updated on design best practices, trends, and tools to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring quality and on-time delivery.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Design, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years in product design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentorship role.

• Proven track record designing for diverse user bases and accessibility.

• Strong portfolio showing user-centered, high-impact projects.

• Advanced proficiency in Figma; experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, or similar tools.

• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.

Skills:

• Team leadership and mentoring

• User research and usability testing

• Wireframing, prototyping, UI and visual design

• UX writing

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Design systems and accessibility

• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities

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