Jobs at IDEO

Lead multidisciplinary interaction design projects from research and framing through prototyping and delivery. Set design direction, create digital and physical experiences, explore conversational and agentic UX, and use Figma, code, and AI-assisted tools to prototype and test ideas. Manage project plans, resources, and milestones; facilitate client collaboration; present design narratives; mentor designers; and contribute to proposals. The role requires strong human-centred design, accessibility, usability testing, stakeholder management, and interaction design craft.

Architect technical systems for digital products and AI experiences, build production-quality prototypes using real data, models, and integrations, and advise clients on technology choices. The role involves designing APIs, data models, agentic systems, guardrails, and scalable architectures; collaborating with product, design, and research teams; coaching designers; creating reusable tools; supporting proposals; and communicating technical recommendations to executives and engineering leaders.

Lead end-to-end AI-driven digital product engagements, direct multidisciplinary teams, prototype live models, mentor designers, grow client relationships, and shape IDEO's European AI product practice with regulatory-aware, human-centred design.

Lead and deliver complex strategy and organisational design engagements from framing through activation. Diagnose organisational systems, design interventions, prototype strategic futures, facilitate executive decisions, and mentor multidisciplinary teams. Build client relationships, grow accounts, and help organisations navigate transformations including human-centred AI adoption. Contribute to practice development and represent IDEO externally.

Lead multidisciplinary teams to turn ambiguous business problems into viable products, services, and ventures. Conduct market, competitive, and financial analysis; synthesize insights into strategic narratives; design business models, experiments, and go-to-market roadmaps; facilitate client alignment and drive execution from concept to scaled outcomes.

Lead visual storytelling across brand, digital product, motion, and environmental experiences. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate research and strategy into high-fidelity deliverables, prototypes, and brand systems. Advocate for craft excellence, contribute to client-facing presentations, and iterate across exploratory and polished work to communicate user stories and strategic intent.

Lead visual direction across brand, product, interaction, motion, and environmental design. Guide multidisciplinary teams from research through prototyping and client storytelling, create visual systems and prototypes, mentor designers, and ensure high-quality visual communication across diverse projects and mediums.

Lead visual interaction design across projects, translating human-centered insights into interaction models, prototypes, and production-ready interfaces. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to craft polished digital experiences across mobile, web, AR/VR, AI, and physical-digital systems while advocating for visual excellence and iterative experimentation.

Lead visual storytelling across multidisciplinary teams, creating brand identities, prototypes, motion, and digital/physical experiences. Produce high-quality deliverables from exploration to client-facing final assets, advocating for strong craft, typography, and narrative across industries.

Create and art-direct visual communication across brand identity, packaging, editorial, exhibition graphics, UI and presentation materials. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, produce prototypes and illustrations, conduct field research to build empathy, and deliver high-quality design solutions for diverse clients and contexts.

Lead multidisciplinary teams to turn ambiguous business challenges into viable products, services, and ventures. Conduct market, competitive, and financial analysis; synthesize insights into strategic narratives; design business models and go-to-market strategies; run experiments and pilots; facilitate client workshops; and drive concepts from insight to execution while upskilling business design capabilities across the organization.