Global Head of Design

This role is a critical Global Head of Design role at Endava leading a team of designers that serve all aspects of our business.

The Global Head of Design is responsible for defining leading and evolving Endavas global design vision across brand marketing digital experiences internal communications and strategic business initiatives. This key leadership role ensures that design is a strategic capability that strengthens Endavas brand enhances customer and employee experiences and enables commercial growth.

The Global Head of Design leads a multidisciplinary creative organisation establishing design excellence governance and innovation while fostering a high-performing collaborative culture. The role combines creative leadership with operational rigor ensuring design consistently delivers measurable business impact across all markets.

Working closely with Marketing Sales Client Partners Consulting Employer Brand Corporate Communications and executive leadership the Global Head of Design will elevate Endavas visual identity storytelling and user experience while positioning us creatively as differentiated in the market.

We are onboarding a new brand and creative agency and the Head of Design will be a key internal partner working hand in hand with them on ideas design and creative output whilst leading a team of designers who bring that work to life across the business. This is a design led role at the heart of transforming how Endava is perceived as a brand in market.

This is an exciting moment to join the team as the business has evolved its offering and how the brand is positioned internally and externally. Endava is transforming into a market leading AI-native transformation company and our design system needs to reflect that same ambition.

Key Responsibilities

• Define lead and continuously evolve the organisations global design vision across brand marketing digital experiences internal communications and strategic business initiatives.
• Lead mentor and develop a high-performing design team fostering excellence in creative execution innovation and design craft.
• Partner closely with external creative agencies to shape concepts campaigns visual direction and creative strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define enhance and champion the companys visual identity across all channels and touchpoints.
• Drive the ongoing evolution of the brand supporting a design-led transformation that strengthens internal and external brand perception.
• Act as the custodian of brand standards ensuring consistency and scalability of brand assets visual identity and design systems across the organisation.
• Develop and implement scalable design frameworks including the integration of brand guidelines into AI platforms large language models (LLMs) and emerging digital tools.
• Challenge conventional approaches and champion innovative design thinking to support high-impact globally integrated marketing campaigns.
• Establish a cohesive go-to-market design strategy that aligns visual identity messaging and customer experience across business functions and regions.
• Manage and optimize design operations including creative tools templates workflows asset libraries and governance processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation within the design function to enhance efficiency creativity and output quality.
• Ensure adherence to brand governance visual standards and creative best practices across all internal and external communications.
• Influence senior stakeholders and business leaders to embed design excellence and brand consistency throughout the organisation.

Qualifications :

Education

• Bachelors degree in Graphic Design Visual Communications Marketing Creative Arts or a related discipline preferred.
• Relevant professional qualifications in Design Brand Management Creative Leadership or Digital Marketing are advantageous.

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing in-house design teams.
• Experience operating within B2B professional services technology or corporate environments.
• Strong track record of partnering with and briefing external creative agencies to deliver impactful brand and marketing initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing evolving and implementing distinctive visual brand identities.
• Experience leading brand transformation initiatives and elevating brand perception across multiple channels and audiences.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Marketing Communications Digital Leadership and business teams to embed brand and design thinking throughout an organisation.
• Experience utilizing modern design technologies AI-powered creative tools and emerging digital platforms to enhance design effectiveness and efficiency.

Knowledge & Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of brand strategy visual identity systems creative direction and design governance.
• Knowledge of creative workflows asset management design systems templates and brand standards.
• Familiarity with AI-driven design tools generative AI technologies and large language model (LLM) applications within creative environments.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing content creation customer experience and visual communications principles.
• Ability to balance strategic design leadership with hands-on creative execution when required.

Core Competencies

• Exceptional leadership skills with a proven ability to build coach and inspire high-performing creative teams.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities across all levels of the organisation.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into compelling creative and brand solutions.
• Excellent communication presentation and influencing skills.
• Sound judgement and strong decision-making abilities in complex and fast-moving environments.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable managing multiple priorities within a high-volume fast-paced business.
• Creative problem solver with a passion for innovation continuous improvement and design excellence.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.

Additional Information :

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package share plan company performance bonuses value-based recognition awards referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching global career opportunities non-linear career paths internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects rotations internal tech communities training certifications coaching online learning platforms subscriptions pass-it-on sessions workshops conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities hobby clubs and interest groups inclusion and diversity programmes events and celebrations.

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time