Introduction
Thomas J. Watson said it best: "Good design is good business." Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on!

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Lead Designer, you lead the creative team of Visual Designers and UX Designers and are accountable for the delivery, quality and aesthetics of all design work created for our clients. You will:

• Manage a team, working processes and design-thinking culture that enable us to rapidly turn ideas into beautiful, engaging and intuitively usable front-end designs for digital solutions.
• Push the boundaries of how business, creative and technology teams come together to create transformative digital experiences.
• Build on your extensive design experience with structured design processes needed for complex systems, and are ready to experiment with new, highly agile and iterative design & prototyping processes and creative environments.
• Inspire and guide teams through human-centred design processes and how to observe, ideate, prototype, design and measure the impact of digital experiences.
• Design and lead workshops with client stakeholders, strategists and technology teams to conceive and define future digital experiences.
• Embody and represent our creative capabilities for clients and in the market.
• Interface with business and technical delivery teams to shape, estimate and define the programs that turn ideas into fully designed and functional systems.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 10 years' experience designing digital experiences and leading experience design teams with a proven track record of success.
• Master's degree in a design-related discipline: Industrial Design, Environmental Design, Interaction Design, Information Design, Interface Design, Human-Computer Interaction or other equivalent or relatable fields of study.
• Strong point-of-view of where and how Experience Design is evolving towards including how consumers interact with devices, environments, immersive content, and commerce now and in the future.
• Solid confident verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to all levels of clients and co-workers.
• Knowledge of direct marketing, online advertising, mobile, web and emerging experiences, with proven conceptual and design abilities.
• Must be well-versed in user-centred design methods and techniques.
• Must possess a deep understanding in related creative tracks: design, interactive development, copywriting and content strategy.
• Proficient to expert level in: InDesign, Figma, Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, Mural, Miro, Visio, Microsoft Office on either Mac or Windows environments.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Must have been in a client-facing role and have project experience in working with teams on large scale, long-term projects.
• Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Ability to gracefully handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.