Interim Product Design Lead (16 months)
Shape intuitive experiences that help millions give second-hand items a new life, by making sustainability feel effortless.
💙 Sellpy’s vision is to empower everyone to live circularly. We see a tremendous financial, social and environmental value in making sure unused items are put to use again. We are looking for colleagues who share this vision, and are eager to see their work contribute to a sustainable future.
Interim Product Design Lead at Sellpy
In short, you will
Lead and inspire a team of four skilled UX and UI designers
Get hands-on by contributing directly to daily design work
Own and evolve Sellpy’s design system to ensure consistency and an effective way of working
Mentor and support designers, helping them grow through coaching and guidance
Improve design processes to increase productivity
Plan and prioritize design work effectively
Ensure excellent collaboration and communication between the product design team and the rest of Sellpy—fostering transparency, shared understanding, and effective teamwork across functions
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver seamless, enjoyable and impactful user experiences
Influence product direction by aligning user and business needs and contributing to strategic planning, roadmaps, and prioritization
Grow awareness and understanding of design’s impact across the organization
Recruit future design talent by participating in hiring processes and onboarding new team members
Requirements
Education & Experience
4-5 years of UX design experience in building software products especially customer facing, B2C products like ecommerce
Excellent problem-solving skills and a love for UX challenges
Have experience in working with cross-functional teams in iterative product development cycles
A passion for great leadership and seeing team members grow!
B.S or M.S. degree in Engineering, Design or a related field
Written and spoken fluency in English
Skills
Expertise in user-centered design and design thinking methodologies, from problem discovery to solution delivery
Experience with conducting user research, facilitating ideation, creating prototypes and designs, running user tests, and extracting actionable insights to inform product decisions
Experience working with Figma (our primary design tool at Sellpy)
Experience working with design systems
Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2)
Able to assess the trade-offs between design impact and implementation effort to deliver high-value outcomes efficiently
You bring strong empathy, communication, and collaboration skills, enabling you to lead and work effectively with cross-functional teams. You plan and prioritize design work with a strategic view, guide and inspire others, and foster a positive team culture. As a clear communicator, you advocate for design decisions, bridge the needs of design, development, business, and users. You are a team player with strong leadership skills and have the ability to work without ego. At Sellpy we are all friends and we care for each other.
We’d be impressed if you have
Worked in a fast-growing, product-focused startup environment
Background in re-commerce, e-commerce, or a related digital product domain
Experience in hiring, scaling and leading a team of designers
You get to
Be part of a tech-minded company that's driving the change towards a sustainable lifestyle. In return, you will get direction, energy, and work on meaningful challenges daily
Benefit from hybrid work from our offices at Medborgarplatsen, Rosersberg, and from home
Work with highly skilled and motivated colleagues
Gain new skills with unlimited access to a learning platform
Make use of prepaid vacation
Enjoy Sellpy credits and staff discounts at Sellpy and the H&M brands (Arket, COS, Other Stories, Weekday and more)
Save up with a monthly pension plan
Engagement in Sellpy’s social traditions with game nights, interactive planning days, guest speakers and other activities
Location
You are welcome to do all these things at our new office at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm, and from home.
Form of employment: Full-time, temporary
Start: 1st October or 1st November
End: 1st March 2027
Ready to make an impact? Send in your application today — we’re excited to hear from you! 💙
- Locations
- Medborgarplatsen
- Remote status
- Hybrid

Colleagues
Medborgarplatsen
About Sellpy
Sellpy’s vision is to empower everyone to live a circular life. We believe there is huge financial, social and environmental value in prolonging the life of things and clothes. We are proud to be the leading service for second hand items, and one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in Sweden. Since launching, we have given new life to more than 20 million pre-owned items, saving almost 100.000 tons of CO₂.
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