Description :

- The individual will have the vision and drive necessary to develop and lead our design team, both creatively and commercially.

- The role shall demand regular interaction & management of internal teams (Designers Developers, Business Development), external stakeholders (Clients & Vendors), and direct reporting to Senior Head of Design & Management (Directors).

- With experience in managing people, he/she will enjoy being involved in the day to day whilst maintaining the ability to consider the bigger picture.

Responsibilities :

- Work with principal stakeholders & decision-makers in client organizations to understand their Business/Organization Goals, User/Customer Behavior, and creating Design Roadmaps & Strategies for their Services & Products.

- Collect & analyse Business Requirements, create Design briefs & proposals, convert sales inquiries into projects.

- Lead prioritisation discussions with leadership teams, defining scope, budget, timelines and resource allocation.

- Lead the Design Studio & projects to on-time and quality delivery as agreed by the client.

- Guide excellent design delivery, with a thorough understanding of UX & UI Design.

- Work closely with Frontend & backend development, Content & Communication, Digital Marketing and other teams to ensure the success of the projects.

- Raise and negotiate issues and risks with senior management of the client.

- Manage profitability of the projects & design studio.

- He/she needs to guide team members well and facilitate their constant learning in the organization.

- Stay up-to-date with the latest achievements, best practices and trends in design.

- Establish best practices and design-thinking processes across the organization.

Expectations :

- Minimum 8+ years of core UX & UI Design experience.

- At least 3 years of experience leading and managing a small to the medium design team (20 to 40 Members).

- Should have led at least 6 product design client projects hand-on, involving UX & UI Design teams, Front end development teams.

- Should have led & delivered at least 1 client project in CX or Service Design.

- Experience in UX & UI Design for web, mobile & TV.

- Should be willing to travel for short/long durations in India and abroad for work.

- Thought Leader in Strategic UX Design.

- Ability to decode complex technical content

- Be an inspiring Design leader & mentor to teams.

- Should be rooted in Bangalore for the long term, and excited to grow the Delhi team.

- Confident & excellent Communication skills.

- Entrepreneurial in nature.

- Enjoys Leadership & Management.

- Extensive experience with a variety of graphic design and interactive tools such as Illustrator, Sketch, Figma, HTML/JS/CSS, InVision, Principle, and After Effects.

- The ability to conduct Design Workshops with leadership teams from Clients is mandatory.

- Hold the capability to speak at industry forums, represent company for the purpose of Sales, Marketing & PR.

- People Management Skills need to be excellent.

- Understanding of Finance (Sales, Revenue, Cash, Expense, Profit) is mandatory.

- Excellent time-management skills and the ability to quickly prioritize tasks.

- Must communicate clearly and effectively; strong analytical and oral communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills.

- Constant learning within the existing mature UX Design practice at our place

- The Opportunity & Support to be the best you can be.

- Growth as part of an exciting growing Design Company.

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