Design Director – Tech Factory

Role Overview

• Lead the Factory and drive growth
• Own and drive the Factory’s strategic vision in alignment with executive management.
• Structure and expand the Factory offering (design, tech, product).
• Develop and manage the commercial pipeline of prospects.
• Ensure profitability and manage the P&L.
• Act as a delivery leader
• Contribute directly to high‑impact engagements: scoping, experience design, MVPs, and agile delivery.
• Be hands‑on: produce deliverables, support clients, and resolve pain points.
• Ensure the quality, relevance and impact of interventions.
• Own client relationships
• Serve as the strategic point of contact for key accounts.
• Understand clients’ business and technological challenges to propose concrete solutions.
• Co‑design innovation journeys, from the initial need to implementation.
• Manage a multidisciplinary team (designers, developers, PO/PMs…).
• Develop individual and collective skills.
• Foster a climate of trust, co‑creation and supportive high standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in a consulting firm, agency or studio
• Degree from a top engineering, business or design school
• Passionate about experience design, technology and innovation
• Combine strategic vision with a delivery culture
• Solid experience in consulting firms or agencies, with a track record of commercial growth and/or business unit leadership
• Experience managing a P&L and familiarity with business realities (profitability, staffing, delivery, etc.)
• Comfortable leading executive steering committees as well as supporting product teams
• Recognized for your ability to get things done, natural leadership and results orientation without sacrificing the human element
• Fluent in French and English, written and spoken, to collaborate effectively in international environments

Benefits

• Reimbursement of commuting costs (100% reimbursement of your Navigo pass or a sustainable mobility allowance up to €700/year for use and assistance in purchasing soft mobility equipment).
• Meal vouchers worth €216/month, 60% covered by Saegus (Swile card).
• Holiday bonus (paid in June).
• Phone allowance €25/month.
• Profit‑sharing bonus based on company results.
• Company covers 75% of health insurance (mutuelle).