Lead Product Design - Consultant

dentsu; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,500,000; Part time

Job summary

Dentsu Bangalore is seeking an Experience Design Director to lead, develop, and mentor the Experience Design team, championing the user throughout the creative process and balancing user needs with client business goals.

You will translate complex relationships into compelling experiences, drive best practices, and sponsor continuous learning while guiding pitches and cross-functional collaboration across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading UX teams and delivering user-centered strategies.
• Ability to translate client business goals into compelling experiences.
• Mentoring and developing design professionals.
• Strong knowledge of UX research, interaction design, and prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall direction for User Experience and align with business objectives.
• Develop and implement UX strategies, tools, and processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve user experience and collaborate with partners.
• Stay current with technology and foster continuous learning.
• Apply technology to solve business problems.
• Lead and mentor pitch teams; drive team performance.
• Create opportunities for industry articles and internal knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

User-centered design

Stakeholder management

Job description

The purpose of this role is leading, developing and mentoring the Experience Design team into the creation and delivery of a unified Experience Design vision within the organisation, whilst being the ultimate champion of the user throughout the creative process. An Experience Design Director easily grasps the needs of an audience and can balance those against the client's business goals, enabling them to translate that complex relationship into effective and compelling experiences and interactions, infused with best practices and visionary insights earned through years of hands-on experience.

Job Description: Key responsibilities:

• Provides overall direction for User Experience by analysing business objectives and customer needs as well as developing, communicating and implementing business strategies and practices whilst driving continuous improvement of user experience tools, documentation and process
• Identifies and capitalises on improvement opportunities, promoting a user-oriented environment within the organisation, as well as developing and leveraging internal and external partnerships and networks to maximise the achievement of the client's business goals
• Stays current with latest technology and human interactions, whilst looking for opportunities to learn and contribute to ideas and innovations within the discipline and sponsoring the Experience Design team's continuous learning
• Creatively supports the effective use of technology and its applications to solve business problems
• Leads, mentors and is a key contributor on pitch teams
• Leads the Experience Design team through regular work reviews, check-ins, goal planning and training. Mentors direct reports, creates a supportive culture and encourages people to consistently excel
• Identifies opportunities to create high-profile blog posts, industry articles, internal presentations and industry presentations

Location: Bangalore Brand: Fractal Time Type: Part time Contract Type: Outsourced

About dentsu

For over 120 years, innovation has been a core tenet of our offering – exploring new ways to reach, engage and nurture relationships with audiences. Together we drive a multiplier effect for clients at a global scale, through the development of Integrated Growth Solutions that are underpinned by our promise to clients: innovating to impact. Be a force for good. Sustainability is a vital part of our business and an important area of focus for our clients. We’re leading the way – helping to build a more sustainable planet. Dream loud. In this moment of transformation, we need our people to be fearless, embracing change and ambiguity, driven by the love for their work and excitement for the future. Team without limits. We create opportunities for connection and collaboration between our colleagues and clients, building a sense of belonging and having some fun along the way.

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