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Senior Director, Design

Charlottesville, VA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define and champion a forward-looking design vision for a portfolio of Fortune 500 clients, shaping strategy, practice, and talent development across a global organization.

Role type

Senior Director, Design (Strategy & Practice Leadership)

Builds

World-class digital product design capabilities and client experiences for Fortune 500 accounts

Domain

Digital Product Design, Creative Services, Content Design, Enterprise Technology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Design strategy, team leadership (100+ designers), client relationship management, business acumen, talent development, inclusive team building, distributed team management

Preferred skills

Thought leadership, commercial lens for resourcing, navigating rapid design/tech change

Technologies

AI tools, emerging design technologies

Responsibilities

Develop design vision anticipating AI and market shifts; lead a global team of 100+ designers; own design outcomes for Fortune 500 accounts; drive revenue targets and account health; build studio culture and hiring practices

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & large-scale team management

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