Director, Design

M Financial Group is a community of leaders comprising the best and brightest minds in our industry. By combining individuals’ expertise and skill, M Financial Group has become a powerful force committed to advancing the interests of our industry, communities, and clients for over 40 years. M’s solutions are rooted in the diverse expertise of our team, our collaborative approach to innovation and our comprehensive support.

We embrace a progressive, dynamic mindset for every role. M Financial Group provides a professional community that actively supports individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives who come together to build and support best-in-class solutions.

The Director, Design is a strategic leader responsible for defining and executing the creative vision that drives M Financial’s brand strategy and organizational objectives. This role serves as the chief architect of all design initiatives, overseeing the development and delivery of innovative, high-impact visual and experiential branding across diverse channels, including campaigns, collateral, communications, motion and video assets, photography, and digital products.

As a people leader, the Design Director collaborates closely with executive leadership, marketing and communications, events, and product teams to ensure design excellence aligns seamlessly with organizational goals. The role demands a forward-thinking approach to brand stewardship, ensuring cohesion and integrity across all touchpoints while elevating M’s position as a luxury brand in the wealth management space.

With a focus on innovation, the person in this role cultivates a culture of creative excellence and high performance, mentoring team members to foster growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, possesses exceptional strategic and organizational skills, and demonstrates a proven ability to lead and deliver complex, multi-faceted projects that directly contribute to business success.

Responsibilities: 

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the overarching creative and design strategy, aligning all brand campaigns and tactics with organizational objectives to strengthen M’s positioning as a luxury wealth management brand.
• Vision Alignment: Collaborate with the Communications team to align on a unified vision, ensuring messaging and visuals reinforce “the story” behind every deliverable.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and inspire the creative team, championing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and professional growth while aligning team performance with organizational priorities.
• Project Oversight: Manage workflow, priorities, and multiple projects, ensuring each deliverable contributes to the larger picture of how M’s creative strategy drives business goals.
• Talent Optimization: Delegate tasks effectively to utilize team strengths while offering opportunities for individual growth and development.
• Negotiation and Influence: Effectively advocate for and secure stakeholder buy-in on new concepts, practices, and approaches.
• Meeting Leadership: Lead project meetings and discussions relating to brand application, tactics, resources, and creative vision.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and resolve resource or timeline challenges, engaging stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.
• Strategic Prioritization: Balance resources, timelines, and stakeholder needs to drive the successful execution of complex initiatives that advance M’s business objectives.
• Executive Collaboration: Partner with executive leadership to articulate the impact of design on achieving business outcomes, presenting high-level concepts that influence decision-making and drive brand equity.
• Brand Stewardship: Serve as the ultimate brand steward, driving the evolution and consistent application of M’s brand across all platforms, ensuring it resonates with both internal stakeholders and Member Firms.
• Trend Leadership: Anticipate and integrate emerging design trends, tools, and technologies to position M as a leader in digital innovation and elevate the brand experience across all touchpoints.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, User Experience, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 years of experience leading design teams, ideally with a mix of in-house and agency experience.
• Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing a multidisciplinary creative team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.
• Able to share strong design portfolio showcasing diverse, cutting-edge work across various media.
• Experience in the financial services industry is preferred.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced technical expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and a foundational understanding of HTML/CSS. Experience with Webflow is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Word; familiarity with SharePoint is preferred.

Job Conditions & Environment: 

• This position is based on-site at our offices in the Quad in Dallas, TX with the flexibility to work one day per week remotely.
• Normal office environment/desk assignment.
• Travel approximately 10% of the time.
• Extensive use of PC’s, computer terminal, display, keyboard, and mouse.
• Extensive hands-on work with documents, spreadsheets, and other written documents.

This position description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with this position. While this description is intended to accurately reflect the position’s activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.

M Financial is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.