Vice President of Design

Role Overview

Vice President of Design at webook.com, Saudi Arabia's #1 event ticketing and experience booking platform. This is a key executive leadership role reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer/CEO and serving on the executive leadership team.

Company Overview

webook.com is Saudi Arabia's leading event ticketing and experience booking platform in terms of technology, features, agility, and revenue. The company serves some of the largest mega events in the Kingdom with over 2 billion sales.

Role Purpose

Define and execute the company's global design vision and strategy. Build and lead a world-class design organization, drive design innovation, and establish design excellence as a key competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities

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 of $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.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15+ years of professional design experience.
• 7+ years in senior design leadership roles.
• Track record of scaling design organizations with 25+ people.
• Experience managing multiple design disciplines including Product, Brand, and Research.