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MapTilerHead of Design | Maps Platform (Remote in Europe)
MapTiler is hiring a Head of Design to shape the design practice and craft across customer experiences and products as the company transitions toward an AI-accelerated…
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MapTiler is hiring a Head of Design to shape the design practice and craft across customer experiences and products as the company transitions toward an AI-accelerated workflow. This newly created position offers the chance to lead a team of five designers, influence executive discussions, and integrate artificial intelligence into daily design operations. MapTiler provides mapping platforms utilized for global weather tracking, humanitarian efforts, and transit systems. This remote position is…
Job Description
MapTiler is hiring a Head of Design to shape the design practice and craft across customer experiences and products as the company transitions toward an AI-accelerated workflow. This newly created position offers the chance to lead a team of five designers, influence executive discussions, and integrate artificial intelligence into daily design operations. MapTiler provides mapping platforms utilized for global weather tracking, humanitarian efforts, and transit systems.
This remote position is open to candidates located in Europe, with options to work from anywhere in Czechia or at the Brno hub. The engagement is structured as a full-time freelance or business-to-business contract.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of five designers by handling hiring, performance reviews, professional development, and wellbeing.
- Partner closely with marketing, development, and product management teams while representing design within executive discussions.
- Enhance the company-wide user-centric mindset and elevate UX maturity by establishing tracking metrics and reporting findings to leadership.
- Guide the design team's adoption of artificial intelligence tools for everyday workflows.
- Maintain high quality standards, design coherence, and craft across all services and products.
- Establish and manage a separate design roadmap running alongside marketing and product schedules.
- Enforce company-wide quality standards and make key design choices.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of background in product design, UI, or UX.
- At least 3 years of experience in a design leadership capacity, including team building and performance management.
- Demonstrated design craft via case studies or a portfolio displaying the ability to establish and defend quality standards.
- Practical experience utilizing artificial intelligence tools in design projects along with a reasoned perspective on their utility.
- Capability to align with or guide developer experience so that business-to-business and business-to-developer offerings function well for both people and AI agents.
- Skill in explaining design choices through concrete qualitative and quantitative research data.
- Capacity to negotiate and influence at the executive level.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated interest in cartography or mapping.
- Familiarity with the map or GIS industry.
- Experience working with Agile methodologies.
Core Skills
Benefits
- Financial compensation ranging from €29 to €45 per hour based on performance and experience, plus an annual performance bonus.
- Provision of a laptop of choice, widescreen LCD monitor, and necessary work resources.
- Flexible working hours for personal and professional balance.
- Option to work remotely from Czechia or visit the hub in Brno.
- Support for continuous learning, conference attendance, and personal branding.
- Regular team-building gatherings across Europe.
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Where is this job located?
The position is remote in Europe, with workers able to operate remotely from anywhere in Czechia or visit the company hub in Brno.
What is the employment type?
This role is structured as a full-time freelance or business-to-business contract.
What is the salary range for this role?
Compensation ranges from €29 to €45 per hour, determined by experience, alongside an annual performance bonus.
What experience is required for the Head of Design role?
Candidates must have at least 8 years of UX, UI, or product design background, including 3 or more years in a leadership position involving team building and performance management.
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