The Global Head of Design will lead our organization's digital design strategy, driving innovation and excellence across all digital platforms. This executive role is responsible for setting the vision and direction for digital design initiatives, ensuring that our digital experiences meet the highest standards of creativity, usability, and effectiveness. The ideal candidate will possess a profound understanding of design principles, digital technology trends, and B2B and consumer user behavior, with a proven track record of leading design teams to deliver exceptional digital products and services on a global scale.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive digital design strategy that aligns with the organization's business goals and enhances client and expert network user experiences across all user journeys.
- Team Management: Build and mentor a world-class digital design team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Design Excellence: Ensure the delivery of high-quality digital design projects, including all client and expert facing digital experiences including mobile apps.
- Innovation and Trends: Stay abreast of the latest digital design trends and technologies, integrating innovative solutions and practices to maintain a competitive edge.
- Global Perspective: Understand and incorporate diverse cultural and market-specific considerations into digital design strategies and solutions.
- Performance Metrics: Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) for digital design projects, using data to drive design decisions and improve user experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, User Experience (UX), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in digital design, with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing a design team.
- Extensive portfolio showcasing innovative design projects with a focus on digital platforms.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and manage a global team.
- Proficient in design software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma) and familiarity with web development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
- Deep understanding of UX/UI principles, design thinking methodology, and agile development processes.
- Experience in conducting user research, usability testing, and analyzing customer feedback to inform design decisions.
- Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
What We Offer:
Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Working Environment: Flexible / Hybrid working arrangements typically requiring 2 days per week in office.
Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
EEO Policy Statement
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.