What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Senior Director – Middle East position at Lemens & Partners?
The Design Senior Director will have a local and regional leadership role within the global network, collaborating with the regional and global design teams, to establish global standards, build global brands, and drive overall design excellence within a fast-paced consumer goods environment.
Please ensure you read the below overview and requirements for this employment opportunity completely.
This individual will need to effectively manage and influence a cross-functional team that includes brand design, innovation, product design, consumer insights, brand marketing, R&D, and operations to successfully deliver strategically aligned and commercially viable projects. This person will be responsible for the co-creation, management, and execution of a comprehensive brand design and innovation strategy that will impact the growth of the company’s portfolio of brands.
The role will be responsible for all aspects of the front-end design process, ranging from problem definition, performing and analyzing consumer research, to brainstorming and visualizing ideas. S / he is fueled by imagination and creativity and enjoys the challenge of creating what has not yet been created. S / he helps solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the company’s business growth.
The person in this role will be accountable for supporting the development and delivery of a wide range of innovation projects, structural packaging, and graphic design. S / he will help deliver projects from initial ideation, through concept development, to commercialization. This role will work closely with internal and external partners to develop design projects that satisfy consumer needs and contribute to the growth of the company’s portfolio. This means creatively conceptualizing innovative brand design systems and planning, organizing, and implementing consistent design / production principles.
Qualifications :
- 10 years of deep brand design and innovation experience
- Proven ability to communicate with a technical organization (e.g., R&D) and a creative marketing organization
- Ability to work in an ambiguous and dynamic work environment
- Strong relationship-building skills with multiple stakeholders and project leads
- Prior global experience preferred
- Prior supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to effectively influence senior leaders across regions and functions
- Business and politically savvy
- Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software
We are looking for a dynamic and curious person who has the ability to analyze, take initiative, and loves to work in an international environment! Please send your CV to contact@lemensandpartners.com
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