Lead Product Designer

South China Morning Post • , DC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We're looking for a Lead Product Designer who wants to stay hands-on. This is an individual contributor role for someone who does their best work on the hardest problems. You'll take on the most ambiguous, cross-product challenges, often where there isn't a clear brief yet, and help set the direction. Depending on where the business needs you most, that could be our news platforms, subscription products, education products or new initiatives. You'll report to the Director of Product Design and work closely with product, engineering, editorial and commercial teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years in product design, with a strong portfolio of shipped digital products
• Experience across different types of products, such as media, subscription, education or similar
• A track record of leading complex work without a clear brief
• Hands-on experience with AI, both as a design tool and in the products you've shipped, plus a good sense of where it adds value and where it doesn't
• Strong craft, clear thinking, and comfort moving between strategy and detail
• Good communication and the ability to influence without authority

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the Greater Bay Area market and its digital landscape
• Cantonese and/or Mandarin, spoken and written
• Experience designing bilingual or multilingual products

Responsibilities

• Lead design from early ideas through to launch, and keep improving it after release
• Frame problems clearly and work out what's worth solving, especially when things are uncertain
• Design AI-powered experiences that are genuinely useful, trustworthy and right for a news brand
• Use AI tools to speed up your own work, from research and ideation to prototyping, and share what works with the team
• Use research and data to guide decisions, and run your own studies where needed
• Work closely with engineers from early on, so designs are feasible, well-built and fit our design system
• Set a high bar for design quality, and help other designers grow along the way
• Work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, to move ideas forward

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed