Brand Design Lead

Full Time

hybrid

Product Design

Vilnius

The world’s most advanced VPN, and a whole lot more

If you’re a design leader who loves both strong visuals and helping designers do their best work, join the team behind a broad portfolio of Nord Security products. From our flagship VPN to password management, identity protection, and beyond. We design experiences that give people privacy, security, and control over their digital lives.

Your impact?

Shaping how millions experience and perceive the Nord Security brands—while empowering designers to grow, experiment, and deliver outstanding work, and growing your own leadership and craft through world-class, global marketing projects.

About our design team

We are a multidisciplinary group of product designers, web designers, UX researchers, UX writers, and graphic designers. We’re building the future of digital freedom across our cyber security products, helping millions of users feel safe and in control online. Our focus is simplifying complex cybersecurity topics through clear, human, and high-quality design. We value ownership, honest feedback, and creative initiative. And we all here are encouraged to think, challenge, and take responsibility for their craft.

About the role
We’re looking for a seasoned Brand Design Lead to guide and co-create with our Graphic Design Team. This role sits between hands-on design and leadership. As a Design Lead, you’ll help designers solve problems, develop stronger concepts, and deliver high-quality work. You’ll act as a design partner and mentor, as well as an art director, while also contributing creatively when needed. You’ll be responsible for design quality, clarity, and consistency while ensuring our visual output meets both brand and business goals.

Main Responsibilities

Orchestrate Visual Systems: Direct the creation and maintenance of design systems, style guides, and brand book guidelines to ensure cohesive branding across all touchpoints.
Define the Standard: Establish a benchmark for visual excellence that challenges the team and pushes our brand identities to stand out in a global market.
Cultivate Creative Talent: Act as a hands-on mentor, helping designers navigate complex briefs, sharpen their conceptual thinking, and take full ownership of their craft.
The Strategic Bridge: Act as the vital link between Brand, Marketing & Product. You will collaborate closely with Brand leads to ensure our marketing stays grounded in product reality and Product Leads to ensure the brand’s soul is felt within the interface.
Merge Logic with Aesthetic: Use design as a strategic tool to simplify technical complexity, making cybersecurity feel accessible, empowering and human, rather than intimidating.
Advocate for the Why: Translate creative directions into business value when collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring our design choices align with broader company growth.

Core Requirements

A deep background in brand design, ideally within a B2C environment or branding/creative agency.
Experience leading or guiding designers (as a lead, mentor, or senior).
Strong visual design and art direction skills.
Ability to give clear, constructive, and actionable feedback.
Strong understanding of brand systems and multi-channel design.
Strategic thinking and problem-solving mindset.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environments.
Excellent written and verbal English skills.
A portfolio demonstrating both design execution and design thinking.

What will make you stand out

Experience working with photography, photo editing, or compositing.
Illustration skills or experience guiding illustration styles.
Familiarity with AI image generation tools in creative workflows.
Understanding of 3D visuals or collaboration with 3D designers.
Experience working with large-scale or global brands.
Knowledge of the digital product environment.

Tools you will use

Figma
Generative AI platforms
Full Adobe Suite

Salary Range

Gross Salary 3810 - 5300 EUR/Month.

Perks we offer

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Are you based in Vilnius and can work from there?

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Can you work from the office 3 times per week?

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