You have a design team. You might even have a design lead. But there's no one in the room who has built a design function before... and it shows. Decisions get made without design. Quality varies. The team is capable but rudderless.
I've built a design function from scratch inside a regulated fintech - from zero designers, no processes, and an already-in-progress product, to a full UX team, a design system, and 280,000 users. I know what the role of Head of Design actually requires because I've done it under real pressure, not theory.
As your fractional Head of Design I work with you on the things that matter most: making design decisions at the right level, building the processes that make good work repeatable, mentoring your team, and ensuring design has genuine influence across the organisation.
The goal isn't dependency on me. It's a team that functions well when I'm not in the room.
You have a small design team - one to four people - but no design leader with the experience to build a culture and system around them. You're not ready for a full-time Head of Design hire, but you need senior thinking now.
You're building in a complex, compliance-aware environment where design needs to understand the constraints and work with them, not against them. I've been here before - I know how to make great design work inside regulated systems.
You've been agency-dependent and are building your own design capability for the first time. You need someone to help you make that transition well - retaining quality while building independence.
3 months
1-3 days per week
Remote
€650 per day
Not sure whether you need a fractional leader or something more contained? The Design Culture Audit is a good starting point - it gives us both a clear picture of what's needed before committing to a longer engagement.
