UI/UX Director

UI/UX Director.

Datmos brings together passionate experts who combine creativity and data to craft inspiring eCommerce experiences.

Driven by a shared passion for excellence, we help visionary brands grow by aligning commerce strategy, digital experience, and technology implementation to deliver innovative, data-driven digital commerce solutions.

Datmos is seeking a visionary, hands-on UI/UX Director to lead our digital design team and elevate the quality of our web and e-commerce products. In this executive-level role, you will be the direct manager of our UX and UI designers, serving as the ultimate guardian of design excellence, craftsmanship, accessibility, and technical feasibility.

You are a unique hybrid: a master of UI design with a strong background in front-end development, paired with a deep appreciation for the strategic business value of UX. Beyond creative leadership, you thrive in high-stakes sales pitches, lead strategic conversations with clients, and seamlessly juggle operational realities - including estimation accuracy, capacity planning, forecasting, and budgets.
Key Responsibilities
1. Creative & Technical Direction

- UI & Front-End Bridge: Bridges the gap between design and technical execution, drawing on your front-end expertise to push aesthetic boundaries while respecting web performance, responsive layouts, and technical constraints.

- Mobile-First Thinker: Implements a mobile-first approach to design that includes responsive websites, mobile applications, and omnichannel experiences. A leader who understands that CX lives across all touchpoints.

- Data-Driven: Understands how data can make or break a mandate and uses data to inform strategy and approach to any mandate. Is able to read complex data sets and extract insights that are critical for the design process.

- Design Systems & Architecture: Oversees the creation and governance of scalable design systems, component libraries, Figma Variables, and design tokens to streamline front-end handoffs and scale design system implementations to multiple clients.

- Platform & E-Commerce Mastery: Provides strategic oversight for complex web projects built on platforms like Shopify and Adobe Commerce, as well as interactive frameworks like , and familiarity with HTML, CSS, JS. The CX Director does not need to be a developer, but must understand the differences, benefits, and challenges between these frameworks as they affect design mandates.

- Quality & Standards: Enforces strict visual consistency, micro-interactions, motion design standards, and universal accessibility standards (WCAG) across all deliverables.

- AI Integration & Optimization: Continuously monitors AI advancements and emerging tools to optimize design team efficiency, integrating new technologies into daily workflows and creative direction.

2. Team Leadership & Operations

- Direct Management & Mentorship: Leads, mentors, and grows a multidisciplinary team of UX and UI designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, autonomy, and craftsmanship.

- Resource & Capacity Planning: Oversees effort estimation, project allocation, capacity forecasting, and workload balancing to hit deadlines without compromising quality.

- Budget & Process Optimization: Collaborates with project management to track creative budgets, eliminate delivery bottlenecks, and continuously refine internal design processes.

3. Strategic Client Relationships & Business Growth

- Sales & Pitching: Plays a leading role in proposals and new business pitches, articulating bold creative concepts, technical viability, and design ROI to win key accounts.

- Client Advisory & Feedback Leadership: Leads high-level strategic discussions with executive stakeholders, translating business goals into exceptional digital strategies and expertly guiding client feedback iterations.

- UX Value Advocacy: Demonstrates and communicates the business impact of human-centered design, user research, and strategic UI/UX