Arabic-First Experience Strategy Leader

EY; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Saudi Arabia seeks an Assistant Director / Senior Manager, Experience & Design Strategy to shape a leading Arabic-first, AI-enabled experience design capability across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. This hands-on leadership role combines strategic thinking with execution across physical, digital, and immersive domains.

You will personally create high-quality design outputs while guiding innovation workshops, executive communications, and client activations, ensuring Arabic-first content and RTL

Qualifications

• 8-12+ years of multidisciplinary design, experience design, or related fields.
• Proven portfolio showing end-to-end concept to execution.
• Experience across digital, physical, experiential, and immersive mediums.
• Experience in consulting, innovation, design agencies, or enterprise environments.
• Fluency in Arabic and English with Arabic-first design capability.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a design-related discipline; exceptional portfolio may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Translate business challenges into compelling experience strategies and design solutions.
• Design end-to-end experiences across physical, digital, immersive, and hybrid environments.
• Apply human-centered design, service design, and design thinking methodologies.
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to create differentiated experiences and client value.
• Provide creative direction and engage with C-suite executives and clients.
• Mentor team members and evolve experience design practices.

Skills

Arabic-first design

Bilingual Arabic/English

Executive presence

Creative leadership

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a design-related discipline

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

FigJam

Miro

Lucid

PowerPoint

Prototyping tools

Igloo Vision

AR/VR/XR

Job description

EY in Saudi Arabia seeks an Assistant Director / Senior Manager, Experience & Design Strategy to shape a leading Arabic-first, AI-enabled experience design capability across Saudi Arabia and the GCC. This hands-on leadership role combines strategic thinking with execution across physical, digital, and immersive domains.

You will personally create high-quality design outputs while guiding innovation workshops, executive communications, and client activations, ensuring Arabic-first content and RTL