Purpose of the role:
We are looking for a visionary and strategic-minded individual to lead our design initiatives as the Head of Product Design Strategy. In this role, you will drive the strategic direction of our design function, aligning it with overarching business goals, and spearheading innovative approaches to enhance our product design and user experience for our customer facing products as well as our internal back-office tools
Key Responsibilities/Duties:
- Develop and communicate a clear vision for product design strategy that aligns with the company's overall objectives.
- Identify and onboard remote design contractors, leveraging their expertise to complement and enhance our design capabilities.
- Effectively manage remote contractors, ensuring alignment with project goals, deadlines, and quality standards.
- Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, marketing, and other stakeholders to align design strategy with broader business objectives.
- Encourage and facilitate brainstorming, ideation, and experimentation to push the boundaries of design possibilities.
- Drive the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive design system that supports consistency, scalability, and efficiency across products and platforms.
- Ensure the design system reflects the latest design trends and technological advancements.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for design strategy and regularly assess and analyse performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
- Identify opportunities for enhancement and optimization in design processes and methodologies.
- Use research findings to inform design strategies and ensure user-centric product development.
- Oversee the development and execution of user research initiatives to gain deep insights into user behaviours, needs, and pain points.
Person Specification, Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Design, Design Strategy, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in design strategy, preferably in a leadership role within a design-centric organization.
- Demonstrated success in shaping and implementing design strategies that positively impact business outcomes.
- Strong understanding of design thinking methodologies and their application in product development.
- Proven track record of effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive design-led initiatives.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Visionary thinking with the ability to balance long-term strategic goals with tactical execution.
Key Relationships:
- Board of Directors for Core Markets legal entities
- External contractors
- All fellow Senior Management Team members
- Director of Sportsbook
- Director of Casino
- Director of Brand & Creative
- Director of Core Marketing
Working environment and perks.
This role is based in our spacious Gibraltar office, here you will be provided with hardware and access to the latest software and be surrounded by like-minded people that will help you grow professionally and personally.
Although the role will predominantly be a Monday to Friday role when workload is heavy the whole management team will be expected to work to help pick up shortfall in SLA’s and ensure customers are receiving responses within the expected SLA’s.
Relocation package?
If you are joining us from abroad, our Talent Team will take care of everything you need from booking and arranging your flights, taking care of accommodation whilst you settle in here and helping to arrange a permanent place to live.
You will also receive the following benefits when you join us here:
- AXA Healthcare cover (family membership optional)
- Company Pension Scheme
- In-house rewards scheme
- Competitive Bonus
- We also have a host of meetups and events that run throughout the year.