IndieFolio - Head - User Experience Design (10-15 yrs)

Role: Head of User Experience Design

Experience required: 10+ years

Location: Bengaluru (Hybrid)

Responsibilities:

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

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

- Lead prioritization 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 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 latest achievements, best practices and trends in design.

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

Expectations:

- Minimum 10+ years of core UX & UI Design experience.

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

- Should have led at least 12 product design client projects hand-on, involving UX & UI Design teams, Front end development teams.

- Should have led & delivered at least 3 client projects 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 Think Design teams.

- 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.

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

- Hold the capability to speak at industry forums, represent Think Design 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.