Vice President of Design

Employment: Full-time Experience: Executive Education: Bachelor's Degree Do you want to love what you do at work? Do you want to make a difference, an impact, transform peoples lives? Do you want to work with a team that believes in disrupting the normal, boring, and average? If yes, then this is the job you're looking for , webook.com is Saudi's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platforms in terms of technology, features, agility, revenue serving some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom surpassing over 2 billion sales. Position Overview The Vice President of Design is a key executive leadership role responsible for defining and executing the company's global design vision and strategy. This position reports directly to the Chief Product Officer/CEO and serves on the executive leadership team. The VP of Design will build and lead a world-class design organization, drive design innovation, and ensure design excellence becomes a key competitive advantage for the company. Strategic Leadership & Vision Define and champion the company's global design strategy, vision, and principles Drive design innovation that creates measurable business impact and market differentiation Participate in executive-level strategic planning and decision-making Lead organizational design and scaling of the design function Own design budget and resource allocation ($5M+ annually) Develop and execute design's contribution to the company's long-term strategic roadmap Organizational Leadership Build, mentor, and scale high-performing design teams across multiple disciplines Create organizational structures that enable efficient design operations at scale Establish career development frameworks and growth paths for design talent Drive design culture and practices across the organization Develop and maintain relationships with key external partners, vendors, and design community Lead acquisition and retention strategies for top design talent Business Impact & Operations Own design KPIs and metrics that demonstrate business value and ROI Drive design maturity across the organization through processes, tools, and standards Establish governance frameworks for design systems and brand consistency Partner with Finance to develop and manage design organization budget Present to board members and key stakeholders on design strategy and impact Cross-functional Leadership Partner with C-suite executives to align design strategy with company objectives Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales leadership Drive design thinking and user-centered approaches across all departments Lead design's involvement in major corporate initiatives and transformations Requirements 15+ years of professional design experience 7+ years in senior design leadership roles Track record of scaling design organizations (25+ people) Experience managing multiple design disciplines (Product, Brand, Research)