Design & Growth Lead

Born and based in Barcelona, Nacar is an award-winning Strategic Design Agency, impassioned by our agile and international team composed of over 90 creative professionals (design strategists, researchers, product and UX / UI designers, engineers, and overall creatives).

We work with all-size clients from across multiple industries, collaborating in innovation and establishing solutions and product strategies that apply to Industrial, Digital, Brand and Service Design.

We also contribute to their digitalization, by conceptualizing and prototyping new, human centered products and services around technological capabilities.

With a hybrid-work model and flexible working hours, we are powered by a culture of communication, collaboration, proactivity and positivity, always aiming to humanize technology experiences and to transform into the phygital future.

Our offices, an urban oasis, are located in the beautiful Palo Alto, an old factory in Poblenou, restored and converted into studios for designers and artists.

Nacar was made to be a place where people can grow and impact the world, and we’re in continuous growth to always provide our best.

Our team is connected by common challenges, eager to discover, envision and materialize new opportunities. Is this something you feel identified with?

We're currently looking for a Design & Growth Lead to join our Bilbao studio — a hybrid and strategic profile to lead the growth and consolidation of our local team, combining design craft, strategic thinking, and business development.

-What will your day to day be like?-

This is a triangular role built on three complementary pillars: Design, Strategy, and Business Development.

You will:

• Actively participate in project execution as an embedded designer within the local team, contributing direct production capacity and ensuring quality in deliverables.

• Evolve and enrich the commercial narrative of the Bilbao studio, expanding the value proposition beyond its current scope — incorporating digital and experience layers into the portfolio.

• Update the studio's storytelling and positioning, building a broader, more contemporary and differentiated offer.

• Drive new business generation and active prospecting — identifying, approaching and converting new clients in the Bilbao market.

• Design and execute networking events and formats (breakfasts, roundtables, etc.) to attract prospects and build brand awareness in Bilbao.

• Develop a strategic growth plan, including a viability roadmap that identifies when and which additional profiles will be needed to sustain growth.

• Work closely with the existing Bilbao team to integrate seamlessly and multiply the impact of existing relationships and networks.

-What are we looking for?-

• Background in Industrial Design

• Someone who can think, sell and make — with strategic vision, design sensibility and a genuine commercial vocation.

• Strong business development skills: ability to prospect, build relationships, and close new clients.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to craft and evolve a compelling value proposition.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills — comfortable leading client conversations and pitches.

• Experience working in or leading small, agile design teams.

• Entrepreneurial spirit: someone who takes ownership, moves with initiative, and thrives in a growth context.

• Fluent in Spanish and professional proficiency in English

• Based in Bilbao.

-Why should you join?-

This is a unique opportunity for someone looking to take on a leadership challenge — building and growing a design studio from the ground up, with the backing of an established international agency behind you :)

We also offer:

🔖Permanent contract.

💰Competitive salary

🏡Hybrid working model - you can either work from home or enjoy our beautiful studio (with free coffee and a great garden!).

🌈Join a dynamic +15 nationalities community and enjoy our team-building activities.

📚Keep challenging yourself with our Nacar Academy training program, aligned with the creation of personalized career paths.

✨26 paid vacation days.

💯Monthly allowance for internet costs and a budget for working-from-home materials.

🍎Health Insurance.

🚀Flexible working hours.

🆓Free tickets for the Palo Alto Market 😃