Experience Innovation Director

Above; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Above is seeking an Experience Innovation Director to join our creative team in Stockholm or Malmö studio. This is a permanent full-time role, based in our studios in Sweden.

The position centers on leading cutting-edge design and innovation projects for top brands and developing commercial opportunities through strategic partnerships. You will influence culture and ways of working across disciplines while driving product experiences that blend physical products with tech-enabled experiences.

Qualifications

• Forward-thinking approach to product experiences and technologies
• Holistic thinker with strong conceptualisation skills and critical-thinking abilities
• Demonstrated commercial experience of selling exciting experience innovation projects and ideally a strong network
• Strong storytelling and client management to clearly communicate ideas and thought-processes to peers and clients alike
• Preferably 9+ years of professional experience, and familiarity with fast-paced agency environments / workflows
• Ability to lead clients through complex challenges, and structure design processes that enable diverse teams to be effective
• Aesthetic sensibility in harmony with a thoughtful, user-centered approach to design, business, and technology
• A humble, self-propelled and collaborative team player that feels at home in multi-competence project constellations
• A positive impact and sustainability mindset

Responsibilities

• Drive cutting-edge design and innovation projects for some of the world’s most exciting brands
• Identify and secure commercial opportunities. Acting as a strategic partner for new and existing clients as well as developing our network and profile.

Job description

Above is looking for an Experience Innovation Director to join our creative team based in our Stockholm or Malmö studio. This is a permanent full-time role.

Job Description

Our experience innovation team creates cutting-edge physical products with tech-enabled experiences. Together with our clients, we uncover opportunities driven by users, tech, and business factors. Our solutions are delivered through value driven narratives, prototypes that make experiences tangible, and well crafted products.

With a high-level of conceptual thinking, you will have a direct impact in shaping excellent project deliveries as well as shape our culture and ways of working across disciplines.

As an Experience Innovation Director, you will have two main responsibilities:

• Drive cutting-edge design and innovation projects for some of the world’s most exciting brands
• Identify and secure commercial opportunities. Acting as a strategic partner for new and existing clients as well as developing our network and profile.

Our work is exciting and diverse in nature, spanning consumer products, smart home devices, robotics, future mobility experiences, spatial experiences and many more. We collaborate across disciplines to create impact across all organization levels and future horizons — from category-defining hero products to multi-dimensional portfolio strategies.

If you work on complex projects in the Product Design (across ID, UX, Tech) space and also have a track-record of selling these kind of projects - we want to hear from you.

What we are looking for

We are looking for inspiring, forward-thinking people with exciting portfolios that display abilities in craft, creativity, and leadership:

• Forward-thinking approach to product experiences and technologies, with a keen interest in emerging trends and future developments
• Holistic thinker with strong conceptualisation skills and critical-thinking abilities who is comfortable leading conversations with stakeholders and experts from design, business, and technical domains.
• Demonstrated commercial experience of selling exciting experience innovation projects and ideally a strong network
• Strong storytelling and client management to clearly communicate ideas and thought-processes to peers and clients alike,
• Preferably 9+ years of professional experience, and familiarity with fast-paced agency environments / workflows
• Ability to lead clients through complex challenges, and structure design processes that enable diverse teams to be effective
• Aesthetic sensibility in harmony with a thoughtful, user-centered approach to design, business, and technology
• A humble, self-propelled and collaborative team player that feels at home in multi-competence project constellations
• A positive impact and sustainability mindset

A Bit About Above

We are a Scandinavian innovation agency dedicated to driving positive change through the integration of design, strategy and technology. Our creative 360-approach allows us to break down boundaries between the physical and digital, while fusing hardware & software into meaningful experiences.

We work with leading global brands, local Scandinavian heroes, and a fantastic collection of startups. We’re a team of warm, welcoming, dedicated professionals with diverse, international backgrounds. In everything we do, we strive for a world-class result and believe you share that mindset. Join a team that values collaboration, creativity, and driving tangible impact through thoughtful design!

If you have any questions regarding the job posting or application process, please send an e-mail to Felix Heibeck, Sr. Director of Design Technology at Above.

Let’s shape the future of design and technology together!