Design community & Tools manager

Budapest - Hungary

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Home-based in Hungary Croatia Serbia North Macedonia Slovenia Bulgaria Romania

Give life to the centrally driven design tool strategy. Lead the regional Power User community through clearly defined objectives. Provide the team with clear objectives and information necessary to accomplish the agreed goals.

Set up plans for the short-term activities and long-term developments.

Lead the sub-regional implementation of design digitalization initiatives in close collaboration with team managers and in coordination with divisional resources.

Promote and embed standardized ways of working aligned with divisional D&I function.

Drive continuous improvement of design processes governance and documentation to increase efficiency and output quality.

Support the upskilling of the local design community through training and learning initiatives.

Adapt and further develop training materials according to specific needs from the region

Monitoring Design Tool KPIs and creating action plans

Actively maintain a good communication between Regional SMI Team Design Tool Specialists Network Pack Right Centres and other Design Departments in the region and across DS Smith network.

Being an active member of the European Design Tool Network where representing EE region providing guidance and insight into the broader management of the team.

Collect feedback from designers to improve usability and adoption of tools and ways of working.

Mentor and drive the team by setting expectations inspire support and provide feedback.

Main tasks:

Develop and operate an effective design tool support network in East Europe Region

Coordinate design tool developments testing and deployments across the region specifically OneA Artios Enterprise CAD Web Centre application

Collaborate with central team and other respective stakeholders on CRM Design Modul development and implementation

Monitor design tool usage prepare regular KPI reports identify gaps in operations and proactively propose solutions

Participate in other regional initiatives targeting improvements in customer collaboration creative co-creation sessions product innovation and other community building activities

Key skills needed:

University Degree (IT Business and/or Packaging Engineering)

Comprehensive knowledge of DS Smith Design Tool portfolio (Artios CAD CAPE PACK OneA Adobe CC Other 3D Application VR & AR)

Project Management experience

Ability to organise and lead Internal Workshops & Trainings.

Understands the importance and impact of Design & Innovation

Understanding customer and market requirements - commercial awareness and market insight (How Tools can support realizing our commercial strategy)

Effective communicator with including presentation skills.

Listens to others asks questions and able to articulate own views clearly. Understand that different audiences require different styles of communication.

Ability to define clear objectives and to monitor progresses in a systematic manner

Experience from working in global organization

Good command of written and spoken English

A person with high levels of resilience a holistic and positive attitude that embodies the desire to manage develop and work in an ambitious organization.

Clear understanding of the design functions role and workflows.

Resilient and persuasive change agent with effective communication skills and strong personal impact and integrity

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Values co-operation and enjoys working in teams with other talented people but is also capable of working independently.

Networker with strong stakeholder management skills

Required Experience:

Manager

Location: Home-based in Hungary Croatia Serbia North Macedonia Slovenia Bulgaria Romania Give life to the centrally driven design tool strategy. Lead the regional Power User community through clearly defined objectives. Provide the team with clear objectives and information necessary to accomplish t...