Mockup Design Team Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Mockup Design Team Manager based in Netherlands.
Lead a growing 3D design operation responsible for creating high-quality visual assets that support e-commerce performance and merchant success.
You’ll manage three Design Team Leads and a wider team of thirteen 3D designers, combining people leadership with operational strategy.
Your focus will be on turning the design production engine into a more efficient, scalable, and technology-enabled function.
You’ll identify bottlenecks, simplify workflows, and introduce practical automation and AI tools that reduce repetitive work.
The role connects creative production with data, customer behavior, capacity planning, and broader platform growth objectives.
You’ll have significant influence over how the team works, prioritizes resources, and delivers visual assets that support conversion and reduce reprints.
This is an opportunity to shape a collaborative, high-performing design organization within a fast-paced global e-commerce environment.

Accountabilities

• Lead and develop three Design Team Leads and an overall team of thirteen 3D designers, supporting strong performance, collaboration, and professional growth.


• Optimize design production workflows by identifying bottlenecks, simplifying processes, and introducing practical automations that reduce repetitive work.


• Align design operations with merchant needs and e-commerce trends, using customer feedback and performance insights to improve visual assets and reduce reprint rates.


• Evaluate and introduce practical AI-powered tools that can improve designer productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance the overall production process.


• Lead capacity planning and resource allocation, ensuring high-value initiatives are appropriately prioritized and available resources are used effectively.


• Monitor production metrics and merchant usage patterns to identify opportunities for improving efficiency, output, conversion, and return on visual asset creation.


• Strengthen collaboration between design, product, technology, and other relevant functions to maintain an efficient and responsive visual asset pipeline.


• Establish and maintain operational processes that enable the 3D design function to scale sustainably.


• Coach and mentor Design Team Leads in merchant-centric thinking, operational excellence, leadership development, and team management.


• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, ownership, and proactive problem-solving.


• Help shape the longer-term strategy for design operations and the evolution of the 3D production function.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and developing technical, creative, 3D design, or similarly specialized teams.


• Experience working in a platform, SaaS, or e-commerce environment, with an understanding of how creative and technical operations contribute to scalable product ecosystems.


• Strong process-improvement mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify inefficiencies and introduce streamlined workflows or automation.


• Practical interest in AI and emerging technologies, with the ability to assess how accessible AI tools can improve everyday team productivity.


• Experience using operational metrics and team-capacity data to inform scheduling, prioritization, resource allocation, and output-per-FTE decisions.


• Strong understanding of how design operations can support customer or merchant outcomes and broader business objectives.


• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on efficiency, quality, and measurable impact.


• Strong people-management and mentoring skills, with the ability to develop team leads and build high-performing, collaborative teams.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work effectively across creative, technical, and business functions.


• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international, and evolving environment.


• Proactive, analytical, and practical approach to problem-solving, with a willingness to challenge inefficient processes and explore new solutions.

• Monthly gross salary of €3,000–€3,500, depending on experience, education, and skills.


• Fully remote working opportunity within Europe.


• Option to work from a modern and welcoming office in Riga.


• Flexible working hours, with the ability to start the working day as late as 11 AM.


• Private health insurance.


• Two additional paid days off dedicated to mental or physical wellbeing.


• One additional paid day off for a birthday or another celebration of your choice.


• Internal and external learning and development opportunities.


• Access to mentorship programs, internal meetups, and hackathons both online and on-site.


• Free healthy lunch when working from the Riga office.


• Employee merchandise discounts and the opportunity to design and order products through the company's platforms.


• Team-building activities, events, and social gatherings.


• Inclusive, collaborative environment focused on professional growth, innovation, and getting things done.

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