REQ ID: 123701
JOB TITLE: Product Design Manager
SALARY: Competitive

POSTING DATE: 26/04/2024

END DATE: 10/05/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon

We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The JLR Creative Organisation is evolving to a new way of working, which will enable the execution of our Reimagine strategy.  The evolved organisation includes housing various creative hubs (Vehicle, Brand, Digital and Materiality Design), which are pivotal in our inflection towards a Modern Luxury future and reflects the growing importance to the entire enterprise.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

This role represents an exciting opportunity within the newly created Brand Design team.

The successful candidate will be a design leader with an established reputation within their industry, responsible for delivering Industrial design solutions, of the highest luxury craftsmanship and execution, for future Collections & Collaborations. They will ensure designs are distinct and showcase the individuality of our House of Brands.

 Knowledge, skills & experience:

Reporting to the Brand Design Director you will be responsible for delivering unique products for the JLR House of Brands, with a “Modern Luxury” focussed mindset, leading Industrial Design projects that will be an instrumental part of our luxury lifestyle collections. You will be accountable for delivering projects with a set timeline, cost, specification, and quality, and working closely with Product Developers, Marketing, Licensing & Design stakeholders.

• Managing multiple fast paced projects across different categories of product (Hard and Soft line), supporting design briefs from Creative and Commercial.

• Conceiving, modelling, prototyping, and verifying products to ensure consistency is kept during the execution phase.

• Delivering projects to the highest level of maturity, refinement and feasibility.

• Working closely with the Commercial teams to identify new product and categories.

• Analysing market needs & consumer preferences

• Collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver fully feasible designs ready for manufacture.

Essential:

• A design leader with an established reputation within their industry.

• Ability to define and effectively communicate Modern Luxury for the brand.

• Expertise in strategic frameworks and tools of research and insights.

• Specialist ability to translate a strategy into a plan with clear outcomes and objectives.

• Strong understanding of competitive environment and Modern Luxury trends and the drive to act on insights quickly.

• Commercially minded driving brand performance, always representing the best interests of the brand.

• Innovative and creative, challenging convention & maximising resources available.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.