What if your career could have a lasting impact on you, and the World? At EY we believe that whoever you are, your uniqueness helps us stand apart. We bring together extraordinary people, like you, to build a better working world. EY wavespace exists to help EY and our clients solve problems, faster. We’re a team that brings expertise in collaborative design, design thinking and other design methodologies to deliver sessions that help our clients to tackle critical business challenges. What’s in it for you? As our wavespace Design Strategy Lead you will use a range of human-centred, collaborative and creative methods to deliver exceptional, engaging and productive sessions for our clients. In addition, you will lead and inspire a creative team of Design Strategists, Visual Designers and Technologists to achieve these outcomes. You will be responsible for working and collaborating with wavespace Experience Leaders and Managers, EY and client teams to understand their desired outcomes. You and the wavespace team will then design and deliver an immersive and collaborative experience to achieve those results which will be delivered both virtually and in person. You’ll lead and mentor a high performing team ensuring all experiences are high quality, seamless and engaging; proactively inspiring and empowering the team to strengthen and evolve the wavespace methodology and approach. You’ll build and maintaining networks within the EY ecosystem and be active across our wavespace global network as well as having a key role in the leadership of the wavespace Australia team, sharing insights on how to strengthen the team and lead change within our own practice. What we’re looking for Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go. Proven and demonstrated professional experience as a creative or design leader role, in a client or customer facing environment. Experience in managing complex projects and leading creative teams. Experience in multiple creative design fields / disciplines such as graphic design, interaction design, communication design. Design Thinking / Human Centered Design qualifications (e.g. IDEO) Excellent senior stakeholder management and strong executive presence. Excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and time management skills Strong business acumen, including forethought, capacity for creativity, and adaptability. Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills High level of competency with design applications and technology, with experience across disciplines/media. Experience using a wide range of collaboration and design tools. What we can offer you Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at www.ey.com/au/careerdevelopment Discover how, when and where you can work at www.ey.com/au/flexibility Learn about our commitment to DE&I at www.ey.com/au/diversity-inclusiveness Understand how our benefits can support you at www.ey.com/au/benefits Acknowledgement of Country EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at www.ey.com/au/reconciliation Apply now… we’re over 9,000 perspectives in Australia and we’re ready to welcome yours. At EY we take inclusivity seriously, and we’re committed to removing barriers and improving the employment prospects of people with disability or long-term health conditions. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitmentau.ey.com or 61 3 8650 7788 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. EY | Building a better working world Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.