We’re currently at a key stage in our product’s evolution:

With a brand identity redesign underway, and ambitious goals to simplify the user experience and boost conversion, we’re looking for a Head of Design to help us scale our design practice and lead this exciting new chapter.

As Head of Design, you’ll oversee the full scope of design at HomeExchange: UX, UI, design system, User Research and Product Brand experience.You’ll report directly to Alice, our Chief Product Officer, and lead our team of 4 Product Designers: Catherine, Clara, Rocio, and Marko.

This role blends strategic leadership, team management, and hands-on contribution to our most critical product design projects.

Your missions

1. Drive design vision & brand alignment

• Define and own a clear design vision that aligns with the product strategy and the new brand identity

• Contribute to the brand redesign rollout, ensuring a consistent and meaningful user experience

• Partner with Brand, Marketing, and Product teams to bring the brand to life across the product — from design to tone of voice to micro-interactions

• Set and uphold high quality standards: clarity, simplicity, usability, and that extra bit of delight

2. Lead, structure & scale the design team

• Manage and coach the design team (currently 4 designers): support growth, encourage ownership, foster autonomy

• Structure the team’s operations: processes, documentation, tooling, design system

• Create a collaborative, positive environment where high standards and a sense of responsibility thrive

3. Champion UX and data-informed design

• Supervise and promote a user research culture: interviews, testing, user feedback — ensuring insights are translated into design decisions

• Encourage a data-driven mindset: use product usage data, KPIs, and quantitative analysis to identify improvement areas and back up design choices

• Work closely with PMs and Data to ground the design team’s work in clear, measurable impact goals

4. Hands-on design contribution

• Actively contribute to high-stakes or complex design projects where your expertise can make a difference

• Ensure coherence and usability across our key user journeys

• Support day-to-day design production when needed — with a “lead by example” mindset

• Prior experience managing a design team, and a passion for mentoring and growing talent

• Solid experience (min. 7 years) as Product Designer, with strong UX/UI skills and a proven track record in digital product design

• Experience in B2C or online platform in scale-up environments is highly valued

• Comfortable balancing vision and execution — you can zoom out or dive in as needed

• Fluent in French & English (spoken and written)

• Experience in the US or international markets is a plus 

Benefits

• Full-time position

• Company social events

• Flexible WFH policy

• Free Membership to our travel network

Please send us:

• CV

• Cover Letter