UX Design Head

Role & 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.

Preferred candidate profile

• 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

Perks and benefits

What Think Design is Offering:

● Constant learning within the existing mature UX Design practice at Think Design. Leadership coaching and training opportunities from Think Design as well as Havas Group.

● Unique blend of 2 worlds; with the close knit immerservice design studio culture married with the legacy & assurance of a large Multinational.

● Growth as part of an exciting growing Design Company