UX Design Lead

Location: Remote (Europe/Middle East time zones preferred) Type: Full-time / Contract

Role Summary:

We’re looking for a UX Design Lead to guide enterprise-scale design projects from vision to execution. This is a client-facing leadership role where you’ll partner with our Creative Director, lead a team of 3–5 designers, and represent design decisions directly to high-profile clients.

If you thrive on balancing creative problem-solving with structured process, and you can hold the bar for quality in a fast-moving, feedback-heavy environment, this role is for you.

About Drewl

Drewl is a rapidly evolving force in design destination for ambitious creatives who want to shape the future of digital experience, not just build what's been done before. This isn’t a studio that plays by the book; Drewl is where boundaries get pushed, ideas get challenged, and where designers are trusted to lead the charge toward the unconventional and extraordinary.

Who is Drewl? Drewl is an all-in-one design and development partner known for design overhauls, scalable design systems, and bold UX transformations for brands spanning startups to global enterprises.

​​We’ve reimagined Android Authority’s user experience with a fully redesigned CMS, built modern design systems for WP Engine, and created user-focused platforms that scale with companies like Disney, PepsiCo, WWE, Mozilla, Staq and Playhera, earning our reputation for delivering both visionary thinking and flawless execution.

What You’ll Do

• Report to and partner with the Creative Director to translate vision into briefs, plans, and review checkpoints.

• Grow into a leadership role by guiding a pod of 3–5 designers: delegate, review, and keep momentum moving. As well as providing feedback.

• Run the design process: scope work, set timelines, track revisions, and ensure QA at every checkpoint.

• Be a client-facing lead: present work, capture and document feedback, set expectations on revisions, and manage day-to-day design communication.

• Stay connected to the creative process: jump in to shape ideas while leading through delegation.

• Keep strategy at the center: ensure multiple concept tracks stay aligned to brand guidelines and business goals.

• Collaborate tightly with PMs: forecast capacity, manage schedules, surface risks early, and keep reporting aligned to executive expectations.

What We’re Looking For

• Fluent English with a confident client presence and strong storytelling skills.

• Deep UX/UI expertise: interaction design, usability, accessibility (WCAG), responsive design.

• High taste level and attention to detail, with a proven ability to deliver polished, on-brand work.

• Experience leading and mentoring designers in an agency or enterprise setting.

• Strong organizational skills: able to track multiple feedback streams and revision cycles without losing clarity.

• Figma mastery, especially component-based workflows and design systems.

• Comfortable operating in compliance or brand-heavy environments with frequent stakeholder review.

Success Looks Like

• High client confidence in the design stream, with fewer escalations to the Creative Director.

• On-time, high-quality deliverables even under frequent revision cycles.

• Clear design briefs, consistent QA, and documented feedback loops.

• Growth and reliability as part of the design team.

Working Model

• Daily (up-to 2 hours) overlap with Creative Director (UK–EU).

• Some overlap with Indonesia-based design resources. flexible hours as needed.

• Available for US-based client calls as required.

Why Join Drewl?

At Drewl, design is essential on our journey to revitalise the industry. With an eye for disruption and a hunger for big ideas, we’re building world-class UX/UI on the cutting edge of design. Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your creativity sets the direction, and where the only limit is how far you’re willing to push.

If you crave creative freedom, thrive in unconventional environments, and want to put your stamp on digital experiences that surprise and delight, Drewl is the place to build, disrupt, and lead.

• Creative Impact: Designers at Drewl are catalysts for change. Creative freedom isn’t a perk, it’s a mission statement.

• Unconventional Thinking: We thrive on breaking the mold, giving our team autonomy to reimagine user experiences and design systems.

• Collaboration & Influence: No pixel-pushers here. You’ll actively shape projects, challenge assumptions, and collaborate with ambitious brands worldwide.

• Future-Focused Growth: We’re building the next generation of scalable, data-driven platforms, reinventing how design works in the digital era.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Lead design on visible, high-impact projects for enterprise clients.

• Shape not only design outputs but also process, culture, and team growth.

• Work with a collaborative Creative Director who values vision, clarity, and raising the bar.

• Be trusted to operate at the client-facing level, with the autonomy to own your process.