Designing a scalable care-platform design system
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Service — 03
Creating and managing a world-class design team
Great teams are designed too. I help you hire the right designers, set the rituals that raise quality, and coach individuals until the team runs itself — then I get out of the way.
What’s included
Hire well, ritualise quality, grow people
Team health review
An honest diagnostic of skills, morale, process and quality gaps — with a sequenced plan to close them.
Hiring & interview design
Role definitions, portfolio-review rubrics and interview loops that select for craft and collaboration.
Critique & review rituals
Weekly crits, design reviews and quality bars that make feedback kind, specific and routine.
1:1 coaching & career ladders
Growth frameworks and regular coaching so every designer knows their next level and how to reach it.
Leadership handover
I coach your incoming design lead until the rituals hold without me — that’s the whole point.
How we’ll work
From first diagnosis to self-sufficient team
01Diagnose honestlyInterviews, portfolio reviews and process shadowing to see the team as it really is.
02Set the foundationsLevels, rituals and quality bars agreed with leadership and the designers themselves.
03Coach & hireWeekly 1:1s, live crits and interview loops running while the team ships real work.
04Hand over the reinsYour lead takes the chair with my playbook — and a standing offer of a sounding board.
Proof in practice
Shipping a fintech MVP from sketch to App Store
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Questions
Before you ask
How big should the team be for this to make sense?
Three designers upward. Below that, a lighter coaching arrangement usually serves you better — ask me and I’ll say so honestly.
Will you replace our existing design lead?
No — I strengthen them. If you already have a lead, I coach them; if the seat is empty, I hold it warm while we hire and onboard together.
What happens when the engagement ends?
You keep the playbook: levels, rituals, rubrics and hiring loops. Most teams check in with me quarterly afterwards — the first call is on me.