Lead Designer at Real

Who We Are:

Real (Nasdaq: REAX) is a publicly traded, fast-growing global real estate brokerage powered by technology and driven by people. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve been reimagining the residential real estate experience. With operations across the U.S., Canada, India, and the District of Columbia, we’re leading the industry with our cutting-edge platform that empowers agents, simplifies the buying and selling journey, and unlocks greater financial opportunities.

At Real, we believe in pairing Tech x Humanity to create something truly different.

Learn more at https://www.onereal.com/

Work Schedule: 9 AM to 6 PM EST Monday - Friday

About the Role:

As a Lead Designer at Real, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing our creative vision across marketing and brand initiatives. This role sits between the Head of Design and mid to junior designers, spanning our portfolio of brands, balancing hands-on design work with team leadership, direction, and mentorship.

You will help bring clarity to high level business goals by translating them into clear, compelling, and on brand visual assets. Working closely with US based stakeholders and overseeing designers across global teams, you will ensure creative work consistently supports business goals, agent engagement, and consumer impact.

This role is ideal for a Senior Lead Designer who thrives in a fast paced, high growth environment and is ready to take on expanded leadership responsibility without owning department wide strategy.

What You’ll Do:

Creative Leadership & Vision

• Support the Head of Design in evolving Real and its ancillary businesses (Title, Mortgage, etc.), ensuring design excellence and brand consistency across channels.
  

• Lead by example through hands on design execution across digital, print, web, social, and video.

• Translate ambiguous or high level business needs into clear creative direction and finished deliverables.
  

Team & Operations Management

• Lead and mentor a distributed team of onshore and international designers, including design managers and individual contributors.

• Provide clear creative direction, feedback, and coaching to help designers elevate their work.

• Review and approve design output to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with brand standards.
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with stakeholders in Marketing, Product, Technology, Growth, Agent Success, and Business Services teams primarily based in the US to bring ideas to life through compelling design.
  

• Translate business goals into effective visual solutions that support acquisition, engagement, and retention.
  

Brand Development & Stewardship

• Help maintain and evolve brand guidelines, templates, and design systems to support scalability.
  

• Ensure brand alignment across all internal and external communications, digital campaigns, agent facing materials, and experiential touchpoints.
  

Creative Execution & Innovation

• Oversee the development of marketing assets including digital, print, web, social, and video.
  

• Stay at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies to infuse fresh, modern design into everything we create.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.); familiarity with front-end web development a plus.
  

• Strong communication skills with the ability to give clear feedback and direction.
  

• Strong ability to take vague or high level business ideas and turn them into clear, polished design connect design strategy to company objectives and KPIs.
  

• Excellent communicator, collaborator, and people leader.

Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in design, with at least 1 year in a leadership role overseeing multidisciplinary teams in a high-growth or tech-driven environment.
  

• Proven success managing creative teams across multiple geographies and time zones while partnering with US based stakeholders.
  

• Experience building design systems and brand frameworks for multi-product businesses, preferably in real estate, fintech, or proptech.
  

• Expert in visual design, typography, layout, and digital production.

How We Work: Our Operating Principles

Our Operating Principles are the blueprint of Real’s culture. They guide how we show up, make decisions, and bring our mission to life every day:

• Be Agent Obsessed: We design every decision around creating value for our agents and their clients.

• Move Fast with Purpose: We act with urgency, clarity, and focus—without compromising our standards.

• Own Your Outcome: Effort matters, but results matter more. We adapt, learn, and improve.

• Be Bold; Challenge Often: We challenge assumptions, rethink “the usual,” and push for smarter, simpler solutions.

• Win Together: We set high standards, collaborate deeply, and celebrate shared success.

Additional Details:

• Location Requirements: Candidates must be based in India to be considered.

• Physical Requirements: Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Our Commitment:

Reax Technology Platform Private Limited is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.