Product Design Lead - Daft.ie

What’s the Opportunity

Daft.ie is Ireland’s largest property portal, with a mission to make buying and selling property simple for everyone across the country. With over 3 million users visiting our website and apps every month, we’re driven by the opportunity to enhance the home buying and selling experience. If you’re excited to do impactful work that reaches hundreds of thousands of people daily, this could be the perfect role for you.

We’re seeking a Product Design Lead who can combine strong Design leadership with commercial acumen. This is an opportunity to guide design for Ireland’s leading property marketplace, delivering outcomes that improve user experience and support business success. You’ll mentor and develop our design team while remaining hands-on, shaping how millions of people engage with property every day.

What will I be doing?

Drive Marketplace Experience and Commercial Impact

• Partner with Product Managers to craft experiences that drive user engagement, conversion and advertiser success.

• Use research and data to find friction points in the user journey and identify high-impact opportunities that support Daft’s commercial strategy.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Commercial teams to connect user value with business objectives.

Lead and Elevate the Design Function

• Model high standards for design quality and execution, balancing creativity with commercial pragmatism.

• Establish and evolve design processes that align closely with product delivery rhythms, ensuring design is a strategic partner, not a downstream function.

• Guide, mentor and inspire a small team of talented product designers, fostering growth, collaboration and accountability.

Shape Design Vision and Strategy

• Define a compelling design vision for Daft’s marketplace, ensuring clarity and consistency across web and app platforms.

• Champion the user’s perspective while balancing the realities of business goals, timelines, and technical constraints.

• Drive continuous evolution of our design system to enable scalability, speed and cohesive brand expression.

Be a Hands-On Design Leader

• Leading a team of 2 experienced designers, contribute directly to high-impact projects, from early research to high-fidelity delivery.

• Lead user testing and usability validation, ensuring every major release improves experience and engagement.

• Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure smooth handover and pixel-perfect execution.