- Location
- GB VAX Warehouse, United Kingdom
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Design
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workday
Description
If you’re looking for a progressive and rewarding career and you thrive in a fast-paced, fun and team-orientated environment, then look no further!
Overview of Vax:
Our heritage-rich, expert-led business has always had the same goal: to prioritize innovation and to design easy-to-use products that seamlessly integrate into our customers' lives, offering reliable, quick solutions to cleaning homes, whatever the mess.
Vax has forged its reputation as a brand that focuses on the needs of its customers. Our culture of innovation is at the heart of everything we do and we work hard to constantly think of new ways to improve our products, ensuring that we deliver premium quality products for our customers.
Senior Design Leader
Global Floorcare, part of TTI, is home to two iconic floorcare brands: Vax and Hoover.
Together, we combine decades of expertise with a passion for innovation, creating products that make cleaning faster, easier and more effective for millions of customers around the world.
Our success is built on understanding the needs of consumers and continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in floorcare. Backed by the scale and strength of a global business, we are committed to developing high-quality, innovative solutions that deliver exceptional performance and help people care for their homes with confidence.
We're looking for someone who can shape the future identity of our products by combining design research with consumer insight to create innovative, differentiated solutions. You'll develop inspiring future concepts, define and evolve a distinctive design language that strengthens our brand, and produce high-quality research that informs product direction. Working closely with industrial design, product management, and engineering teams, you'll help define the industrial design strategy and drive collaboration to deliver products that stand out in the market.
Responsibilities:
Lead Industrial Design & Design Research teams
Define future product experience strategy
Translates user research into compelling concept visions
Build a strong design culture & mindset across business
Oversee Design & Concept visions
Drive design quality across programmes
Collaborate with Advanced Development, Product Management and Engineering
Develop future design capabilities
What we need from you:
Industrial Design Degree (BA, BSc)
12+ Years Industrial Design Experience
Proven experience developing consumer products
Industrial Design Strategy & Execution
Excellent Story Telling
Excellent Presentation Skills
Experience in Design Research Methodologies (IDEO, Design Thinking, Human Centred Design
Experience in cross functional leadership
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Vax is made up of people who have a shared understanding of our mission and vision. Our values define who we are and what we stand for;
Trust – We’re experts and everything we do is based on brilliant knowledge.
Honesty – Our commitment to doing the right means we are always open and transparent.
Resilience – For decades, we have embraced change and been agile in what we do. We aren’t easily discouraged.
Innovation – We’re curious and explore opportunities, innovating to benefit our customers and business.
Valued – We are better when each of us feels included and respected for who we are and what we contribute.
Energy – We are positive thinkers, excited about what we do.