Manager product design

About our client:Our client is a trailblazing pioneer in the Tobacco Manufacturing Industry. What sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to innovation and progress. They have embarked on a remarkable journey of transformation, with a resolute aim to create a smoke-free future. This ambitious endeavour has completely redefined every aspect of their business, from the production and distribution of their products, to how they interact with their customers and society as a whole.By embracing this transformation, our client is leading from the front, with their pioneering vision and steadfast determination to create a smoke-free future.With a workforce of more than 75,000 talented individuals worldwide across 180 countries, they have truly established themselves as a global leader in the industry. Responsibilities: In this position you will work closely with the Design stream lead, Physical ID team and product group ensuring strong brand design experiences across the full product design stream for our products in a hands-on approach balancing leading projects explorationsEstablish consumer centric product design strategy, creative direction across key programsWork together with cross functions to maintain the integrity of the design intent, ensure high-quality industrial design, CMF UI output and deliver on expected timeline and scope.Support product design conceptualisation, iterative methodology, coordination based on LAU/LAS insights, design trends and NPS to identify product design opportunities that ultimately driving best-in class innovative design solutions to sophisticated design, proposition and brand issues.Generate product design directions, strategies, prototypes, and visuals in partnership designated Industrial Design teams.Communicate design vision across program teams and with both internal and external teams.Develop and lead innovative design directions for product design, colour material finishing (CMF) and UI throughout exploration and development stages.Provide design expertise to cross-functions and suppliers from device concept to production readiness.Ensure design concept desirability from a consumer perspective and feasibility from a technology, production and efficient point of view in the design process with close collaboration with the Entrepreneurs, Brand and Development team on-site or at key suppliers for increased speed to market.Collaborate with Insights team in validation of design directions through visual renderings/ 3D prints/ artwork/ material samples/ design mock-ups/ prototypes gaining relevant consumer insights via qualitative or quantitative testing.Align and run existing and defining new (general) interface, interaction and usability principles of design solutions.Collaborate with team leads and cross functional teams on the design creative strategy, sustainability and CMF strategies connecting lifestyle trends with material technologies and defined product concepts, researching on innovative sustainable materials and processes, inspire and articulate meaningful application.Requirements:University Graduate or equivalent experience with BA/BS and/or MA/MS in a relevant design field.Relevant industrial/product design experience (corporate / consultancy), with shown success cases in the market.Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of design expertise across design subject with a strong background in industrial design, colour material finishing and user interaction design.Experience working with accessories and soft goods would be advantageous.Strong Design Advocacy, delivering standard methodology in design within the programs.Ensuring right level of design quality is performed.Good communicator (verbal, written, and visual) who has the ability to influence and build consensus both within a program teams and design team.Collaboration mind set: Strong teammate with ability to actively promote information sharing, one team spirit, and leading by example and showing rather than telling.Excellent sense of form, use of colour and breadth of creative expression with an affinity for how things are made, an eye for detail, and a passion for quality from concept to execution with strong understanding of materials and processes beyond plastic and injection moulding.