Varonis is hiring a Lead Brand Designer to guide our in-house Brand Design team. This role blends hands-on design excellence with studio leadership, operational rigor, and brand stewardship across the company. You will ensure our creative output is consistently aligned, intentional, and unmistakably on-brand.
What You'll Do
- Lead the core brand studio, including day‑to‑day workflows, team prioritization, resource planning, and quality control.
- Provide hands-on design direction and feedback, ensuring high‑caliber, on‑brand creative across all touchpoints.
- Manage brand design initiatives for online and offline marketing, including digital/print ads, web and landing pages, tradeshow booths, presentations, illustrations, and whitepapers.
- Art direct external freelancers and agencies for overflow and specialized creative work.
- Partner closely with the Brand & Creative Director to evolve brand strategy, visual direction, and cadence for brand refresh cycles.
- Conduct ongoing competitive and trend research to keep the team informed and forward-looking.
- Drive companywide brand alignment by partnering with Product Design, HR, Education, Events, and other cross-functional teams.
- Serve as an advocate and gatekeeper for brand consistency, clarity, and cohesion across all internal and external creative.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years experience in brand design roles.
- At least one year of people management.
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality, multi-faceted design projects, with an exceptional public-facing portfolio.
- Demonstrated experience managing external creative partners and vendors.
- Strong project management skills, capable of prioritizing effectively, structuring projects for success, designing creative briefs, meeting tight deadlines, and managing stakeholder expectations.
- A commitment to operational excellence, design systems, and scalable brand frameworks.
- Excellent organizational skills and rigorous attention to detail.
- Experience managing and developing designers, with the ability to provide clear coaching, set expectations, and foster a healthy, high‑performing creative team.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Figma.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Canva, Descript, After Effects, 3D design, or Powerpoint.
Technical Stack
- Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Figma
Team & Environment
You will lead the core brand studio, reporting to the Brand & Creative Director. The team is a tight-knit, driven group of in-house creatives in growth mode.
Work Mode
This is a remote position. Occasional travel to Raleigh, NC, and industry tradeshows is required.
Varonis is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
