Remote Design Innovation Lead

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology is seeking an experienced Design Innovation Manager to lead design- and research-driven initiatives that translate customer insights into practical, commercially valuable solutions. The role spans opportunity identification, prototyping, testing, and cross-functional transformation.

The ideal candidate blends strong design expertise with strategic thinking, innovation methodologies, and business acumen.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in design innovation, product design, service design, UX.
• Strong understanding of human-centered design and design-thinking methodologies.
• Experience leading ideation, design sprints, workshops, prototyping, and user-testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement design innovation strategies aligned with objectives and market opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end design innovation initiatives from opportunity identification to commercialization.
• Apply human-centered design and design-thinking to complex business challenges.
• Conduct customer, user, market and trend research to identify unmet needs.
• Translate insights into actionable design principles, concepts, and strategies.

Skills

design innovation

design thinking

facilitation

stakeholder management

prototype development

user research

multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Design degree

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Miro

Job description

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology is seeking an experienced Design Innovation Manager to lead design- and research-driven initiatives that translate customer insights into practical, commercially valuable solutions. The role spans opportunity identification, prototyping, testing, and cross-functional transformation.

The ideal candidate blends strong design expertise with strategic thinking, innovation methodologies, and business acumen.