Vice President of Design - Global Products & Platforms

Company: Conde Nast
Location: New York
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Vice President of Design - Global Products & Platforms Cond Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The companys portfolio includes many of the worlds most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Cond Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Apptit and Wired, among others. Cond Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming. Job Description The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S, with local license partners across the globe. About Cond Nast Global Product and Technology (GPT) Our mission in Global Product & Technology (GPT) is to empower our brands for business and creative success by creating the next-generation suite of content publishing, membership and commerce experiences. We are a group of product managers, designers, engineers, strategists, and researchers dedicated to building innovative, user-centric products. You will be working alongside international colleagues across the world, working with stakeholders in our US and UK HQs as well as within our 10 other markets. We strongly emphasise cross-functional working through partnering directly with our functional pillars in GPT for Product, Engineering, Architecture, Design, UX and Delivery; as well as our business partners in Consumer Marketing, Commerce, Commercial and Licensing, Editorial and Data. About Our Design Team We are a team of experienced designers with expertise in visual design, UX, interaction design, and research. We partner closely with editorial, product management, engineering, and business partners to strategize, design, and launch effective and beautiful digital products. We believe that a well-formed design culture is essential to delivering excellent products. Conde Nast Product Career Framework We offer a flexible career framework, so the role will evolve over time based on company priorities - therefore the brand or platform responsibility may change based on the agreed strategic roadmap & delivery priorities in a year or quarter. Job Description Our mission is to empower our brands such as Vogue, GQ, Allure, Glamour, AD, Conde Nast Traveler for business and creative success by creating the next-generation suite of content publishing, membership and commerce experiences. We are looking for an experienced seProduct Design Leader to manage and grow our Global Product Design team globally, with responsibility across all aspects of product and platform design across all our brands globally. The ideal candidate will champion a user-centred approach to product UI/UX paired with elegant visual design solutions in partnership with key senior business stakeholders and product & engineering leadership as an equal partner in decision-making. You will be experienced in leading a team of highly talented product and platform designs, and will have experience in growing, coaching and managing teams globally. This is a fantastic opportunity to spearhead and lead cutting edge user experiences and visual designs across our brands globally. Key Responsibilities Own the UI and UX strategy and design vision for our digital products, platforms and services across all our Conde Nast brands; provide thought-leadership and own the roadmap to support the vision.Deliver and advocate for cutting-edge UI and UX to meet business and user goals, underpinned by data, user research and industry best practices to deliver products and services that delight our customers.Continue to evolve and scale our best-in-class design platform encompassing componentized experiences and services that will enable our products and services to scale globally and to allow our business and product teams to innovate rapidly to meet emerging customer needs and opportunities at a global and local level. Be the voice of designing for scale and reuse.Prioritize, communicate and champion beautiful visual design aligned to a user-centred approach to design within Conde Nast, working in partnership with our business and functional partners and leaders globally to ensure design is at the heart of our Product strategy.Build an integrated, global design team - coaching and developing a highly performant and talented organization, and providing growth and career development opportunities across our teams in multiple locations globally.Understand when something resonates globally or should be customised for a local audience.Work in partnership with senior leaders across the Product, Engineering, Editorial, Commercial and Marketing functions, and be the voice of Global Product Design to enable design-led decision makingConsider our diverse portfolio needs prioritisation innovation in design experiences that enable us to grow video, commercial and commerce revenues with elegant design solutions Essential Skills & Requirements Proven Product Design leader with at least 10+ years experience leading, transforming and managing global digital product design teams, ideally in the media industryAn industry-leader and practitioner in user experience and elegant visual designA track record of collaborating with Executive and Senior leaders, with strong influencing and negotiation skillsExperienced working in cross-functional agile teams. Be able to spot when a team isnt working optimally and help it improve.Experience leading teams to deliver large web and mobile products, whilst working in an agile cross-functional environment with experience delivering design experiences to global users including US, UK, Asia, Europe and Latin AmericaA data-driven mindset: Familiarity and experience with hypothesis-driven design as well as qualitative and quantitative testingEstablished approach to framing and solving difficult problems and a rich understanding of a range of design and research tools and methodsExcellent communication, facilitation, interpersonal skills, to clearly communicate and lead diverse, multi-disciplinary teams.Analytical and yet innovative, with the proven ability in driving continuous improvement in design practices and team performance across a global organizationPreferred Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience. What happens next? If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile. Cond Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics. Posted 2 Days Ago Full time R-05006 About Us Cond Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The companys portfolio includes many of the worlds most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Cond Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Apptit and Wired, among others. Cond Nast Entertainment was launched in 2011 to develop film, television and premium digital video programming. At Cond Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all. For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast and @CondeNastCareer for Twitter and @condenastcareers for Instagram.

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