Director, Product Design

Method is a global design and engineering consultancy founded in 1999. We believe that innovation should be meaningful, beautiful and human. We craft practical, powerful digital experiences that improve lives and transform businesses. Our teams [based in New York, Charlotte, Atlanta, London, Bengaluru, and remote] work with a wide range of organizations in many industries, including Healthcare, Financial Services, Retail, Automotive, Aviation, and Professional Services.

Method is part of GlobalLogic, a digital product engineering company. GlobalLogic integrates experience design and complex engineering to help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses. GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company.

Travel for team and client meetings is required, typically up to 15%.

You exemplify Method culture and values by driving excellence in our work, building client relationships and guiding the team you manage to do the same. You help your teams understand the evolving definition and possibilities for design and its capacity to impact clients. This manifests in your participation in the work, business development, people leadership, and talent acquisition.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and direct multiple projects or a highly complex program of work with the right degree of hands on efforts, inspiring teams to deliver excellent outcomes
• Champion the importance of iteration through conceptual explorations, prototypes and detailed design always founded on a firm understanding of consumer needs and business possibilities
• Partner with senior design leadership in client organizations to champion the value of user centered design, setup/scale their design teams etc.
• Participate in business development efforts by helping frame design perspectives and structuring approaches that reflect a valuable perspective on how business, human behavior and technology can intersect successfully and manifest in the experiences we deliver
• Partner closely with internal product design leadership peers to foster a culture that blends craft excellence, client centricity and an internal design community that is inspired and excited
• Create an environment that brings together the best of various disciplines with care for the uniqueness of each on projects
• Work with teams across the globe on internal and client initiatives and demonstrate the capacity to set up strong cross culture collaborations. 
• Foster a culture of curiosity and learning, creating opportunities for employees to learn and grow into our future leaders
• Drive recruitment efforts of a diverse workforce through both inbound vetting and outreach efforts through personal network
• Manage resourcing of team to projects balancing individual ambition, client needs and operational realities
• Collaborate closely with operational functions including resourcing, recruitment etc. to ensure operational excellence.
• Support the careers of direct and indirect reports that demonstrates a focus on building a diverse workforce

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated success in leading teams to design and launch digital products at scale 
• 12- 15 years experience in digital product design from consultancies, agencies etc. 
• Your story reflects an ability to mentor a team in delivering good work and managing individuals in their career growth journeys. 
• Your portfolio reflects a solid foundation in understanding the complexity and intricacies of business problems, human needs and how they can be solved through products delivered. Your work to solve these is a perfect blend of form and function. 
• 5+ year team management experience through direct HR responsibilities for 10+ people
• Undergraduate and/or Masters Degree in Design[product, visual/interaction], or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent verbal/written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to successfully articulate the same in business development, C-suite and company wide settings
• Proven ability to partner with senior executives in client organizations, and internally with multiple disciplines on projects at scale
• Proven ability to create/foster an inclusive and healthy community for both direct team(s) and company.

Why Method?

We look for individuals who are smart, kind and brave. Curious people with a natural ability to think on their feet, learn fast, and develop points-of-view for a constantly changing world find Method an exciting place to work. Our employees are excited to collaborate with dispersed and diverse teams that bring together the best in thinking and making. We champion the ability to listen, and believe that critique and dissonance lead to better outcomes. We believe everyone has the capacity to lead and look for proactive individuals who can take and give direction, lead by example, enjoy the making as much as they do the thinking, especially at senior and leadership levels.

We believe in work/life balance. Seriously. We offer a ton of competitive perks, including:

• Continuing education opportunities 
• Flexible PTO and work-from-home policies 
• 401K matching
• Health, Dental and Vision benefits, starting on day 1
• Company lunches, company outings, along with a lot of snacks 
• Health and wellness programs 
• Other location specific perks (just ask!)

Next Steps

If Method sounds like the place for you, please submit an application. Also, let us know if you have a presence online with a portfolio, GitHub, Dribbble or other platform.

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Colorado Applicants (Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Disclosure):  The starting salary range for this role to be performed in Colorado is estimated to be between  $175k to $210k annually.  This salary range is specific to Colorado residents only, and provided as a general estimate.  The amount offered may be higher or lower. Method  takes many factors into making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations. 

New York City Applicants (New York City Local Law 32;  Pay Transparency Law):  The starting salary range for this role to be performed in New York City is from $195k to $230k. This salary range is specific to New York City residents only, and provided as a general, good faith estimate. The amount offered may be higher or lower. Method takes many factors into making an offer, including candidate qualifications, work experience, operational needs, travel and onsite requirements, internal peer equity, prevailing wage, responsibilities, and other market and business considerations.