Head of Design - Paris
Sorare Job Opportunity
At Sorare, we bet on passionate and innovative people! Are you looking for an empowering environment to grow professionally and personally? Join us in this tremendous adventure!
Our Mission
Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience and marketplace featuring officially licensed digital player cards. With Sorare you build legacy teams – buying, selling, collecting and trading player cards -- and compete with them in free-to-play fantasy games to win rewards week over week and season over season, just like a professional sports owner.
Sorare is revolutionizing digital sports fandom, and now has over 3,5 million users across 180 countries. More than 300 iconic teams, clubs, and organizations including the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, NBA, NBPA, MLB, MLBPA, and many others have partnered with Sorare to build the next sports entertainment giant.
Our Journey
Sorare was founded by Nicolas Julia and Adrien Montfort in 2018 in Paris to bring sports fans across the globe closer to the players, teams, and leagues they love.
With 130-plus employees across France and US, Sorare is one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups and recently raised a $680 million Series B funding round from world-class investors including SoftBank, Accel, and Benchmark. Sorare also has athletes Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Rio Ferdinand, Antoine Griezmann, Gerard Piqué, Blake Griffin, and Rudy Gobert among its investors, ambassadors, and advisors.
Our Values
- Own your game:
- Build with the fans, and for the fans:
- Run fast:
- Have fun and bring joy:
- Win as a team:
Head of Design Role
As the Head of Design, your mission will be to help craft a product and a brand that will become the most desirable within the sports world. Our Managers should feel that owning Sorare cards makes them a part of a community of sports lovers, and that the cards unlock unique experiences, and are part of incredible games. Card ownership must feel magical.
Responsibilities
Vision: Own the Sorareour design vision and bring it to life. You will need to quickly gain a deep understanding of Sorare’s product, partnerships, community, and usage in order to inspire and execute. Identify issues from a user-centred perspective and bring creative solutions.
Craft: Be a leader on the ground, leading by example and showing your team how to design simple, intuitive and delightful mobile-first experiences.
DevelopTeam Building: Attract world-class product and creative designers. Build a lean team focused on achieving high quality and high impact.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in a design leadership role for a consumer-facing app
- Strong communication skills; experience interacting with and influencing cross-functional teams
- Interest in sports and sport fandom
- Hands-on creator, whoand cares deeply about your craft
Perks
- Health Care
- Wellness Benefit
- Commuter Benefits
- Latest Tech
- Lunch
- Time Off
Our Hiring Process
- Step 1: Recruiter Screen (30 min)
- Step 2: Hiring Manager Screen
- Step 3: Case Study + Panel interviews
- Step 4: Reference Check & Offer
Sorare is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
As we are an international company, please note we speak English in the workplace. Please apply for the role with an English CV so we can process your application.
