Design Director, Industrial Design & Research

Kodu; Droitwich Spa; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

Pension plan (5% employee, 3% employer

Private medical after six months

Holiday allowance: 25 days + bank + 3

Job summary

Vax, part of TTI, is hiring to lead the Industrial Design and Design Research teams in Droitwich. You will define the future product experience, shape a distinctive design language and own design quality from concept to buildable product, working closely with Advanced Development, Product Management and Engineering.

This is a blank sheet with a global group behind it; if you're a Head of Design ready for director remit across two functions, it’s a real step up.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading an industrial design team, setting direction and developing the people in it.
• Consumer products taken from concept to launch with buildable rationale, including manufacturing changes.
• Hands-on design research using Design Thinking and Human Centred Design to influence product decisions.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills to sell concepts upward and align cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Industrial Design and Design Research teams and tie them together so insight shapes the product.
• Define the future product experience and a distinctive design language, owning design quality from concept to buildable product.
• Collaborate with Advanced Development, Product Management and Engineering and persuade stakeholders.
• Work four days a week on site in Droitwich and drive team processes as the setup scales.

Skills

Industrial design leadership

Concept-to-launch experience

Design research

Storytelling/presentation

Job description

Vax, part of TTI, is hiring to lead the Industrial Design and Design Research teams in Droitwich. You will define the future product experience, shape a distinctive design language and own design quality from concept to buildable product, working closely with Advanced Development, Product Management and Engineering.

This is a blank sheet with a global group behind it; if you're a Head of Design ready for director remit across two functions, it’s a real step up.