Head of Product Design

We are looking for a Head of Product Design for a leading human-centric Global Experience Design Lab.

They’ve recently hired some of the top names within Experience Design and Strategy into the Hub, this is a hugely talented team of individuals you will be working alongside. They are invested in innovation and sustainability - they believe in "Design for Good" and are making their mark on the world.

Overview of the role:

We are looking for a Head of Design who thrives on solving complex challenges and is energised by creating products that make life simply better. The role will be UK based - in their fabulous eco-designed space in Shoreditch which is based around sustainability - and will play a part in overseeing the UK and EU markets on the Visual side. The whole UK team is currently 50 people and is set to grow 50% over the next 6 months.

Qualities you’ll have:

• A powerful, creative spark combined with killer design instinct.
• An inspiring and persuasive presenting style, right up to director level.
• Strong client relationships with an advanced understanding of their brand, goals and needs.
• The ability to oversee work and manage multiple workloads that stretch beyond the creative team.
• Leads design across accounts, looking beyond client briefs to identify opportunities for creative innovation.
• Creative leadership for Design at a studio level.

More about you:  

• A holistic and relentlessly imaginative approach to every brief.
• An opinionated leader, willing to drive ideas and conversations.
• Provides creative leadership at a studio level, driving innovation within their discipline by promoting experimentation and development of new processes, methodologies and approach.
• Owns the overarching creative vision for client engagements, taking a lead role in the presentation of existing and new business.
• Plays the crucial role in crafting the team's vision, culture and objectives - setting strategic long-term goals for the team to bring visibility internally as well as externally.

The pipeline of work is HUGE and they are in need of a solid creative leader to come on board to lead, mentor, inspire, build, and shape the future growth of this very exciting business.