Design Manager - Intimate & Digestive Health

TN United Kingdom; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare is seeking a Design Manager to spearhead the strategic design function. This role involves leading creative direction, managing brand assets, and ensuring high-quality design across multiple channels. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in design leadership and a passion for innovative healthcare solutions.

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Flexible hybrid work

Exciting projects

Positive environment

Start-up spirit

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant design experience and 1-2 years in a leadership role.
• Expertise in strategic design methodologies.
• Proficiency in industry software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic design function for Intimate and Digestive Health.
• Manage and direct external agencies and internal teams.
• Implement circular and sustainable design principles.

Skills

Creative direction

Design thinking

Sustainable design

Brand management

Collaboration

Education

Management & leadership qualifications

Tools

Adobe CC

3D CAD

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23.05.2025

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Job Description:

Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing company, is committed to making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a broad portfolio across seven categories, including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our brands include E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal, and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions fuels our growth strategy, which combines organic expansion and M&A. Since 2019, we aim to reach a €1 billion European leadership position in consumer health.

We are seeking an exceptional Design Manager, an action-oriented leader ready to help build the strategic design function within Karo.

The Design Lead/Manager will be the creative lead and brand guardian for our Intimate and Digestive Health Category, creating seamless multichannel consumer experiences that connect our brands to consumers at critical moments. Responsibilities include managing existing portfolios, innovation, product & communications, digital & physical channels.

The role involves hands-on design work from day one, managing and directing external agencies and internal teams to deliver brand assets, campaigns, products, and packaging on time.

The Design Manager will collaborate with the Global Category Lead and Brand Managers for brands like Multi-Gyn, Pevaryl, and our Proct portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Applying design thinking methodologies for brand building and innovation
2. Developing brand toolkits and guidelines
3. Implementing circular and sustainable design principles
4. Fostering inclusive design practices

Design Experience:

• Creating holistic, multichannel creative content and assets
• Developing ownable, distinctive assets to enhance brand recall
• Delivering high-quality brand assets across channels
• Providing creative direction for brands
• Designing for sensory experiences (sonic, haptic, etc.)

Design Quality:

• Producing high-quality visual brand language (VBL) assets
• Establishing VBL guidelines
• Creating strategic portfolio architectures and packaging designs
• Thinking digitally-first for packaging formats and experiences
• Collaborating with production teams on print quality and standards

Design Talent & Community:

• Participating in the Design Leadership Team
• Building design resource networks
• Embedding a culture of collaboration and excellence within Karo
• Inspiring design culture across the organization

Design Budgets:

• Managing budgets for the Intimate and Digestive health category brands

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of relevant design experience and 1-2 years in a leadership role
• Management & leadership qualifications (preferred)
• Expertise in strategic design methodologies
• Understanding of design for business and consumer healthcare (preferred)
• Strong creative direction skills
• Knowledge of inclusive, circular, and sustainable design
• Experience across product, packaging, shopper, digital, and omnichannel experiences
• Proficiency in industry software (Adobe CC, 3D CAD, rendering, etc.)
• Knowledge of product design, structural packaging, and print processes
• Experience liaising with manufacturing and suppliers

Additional benefits include growth opportunities, flexible hybrid work, exciting projects, a positive environment, and a start-up spirit within a large organization.

Karo Healthcare values diversity and inclusion. We encourage qualified candidates of all genders, identities, ethnicities, religions, disabilities, and ages to apply.