Senior Designer / Design Manager - HairCare & Beauty

About the role

The HairCare / Beauty Design Studio in Singapore is looking for a highly creative, proactive and detail-oriented Senior Designer / Design Manager. The role contributes to design strategies and execution, bringing fresh ideas to consumer-facing experiences, and works under limited supervision, independently and collaboratively with partners across functions. It is a hands-on design and design management position reporting to the Design Director, alongside the in-house team and agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Develop consumer-winning concepts across touchpoints such as packaging, digital and brand identity, with internal and external teams.
• Lead initiatives from design strategy through to execution, articulating consumer needs and business context.
• Translate consumer insights and business needs into appealing, compliant design solutions.
• Own and drive design priorities, including work processes, budgets and stewardship.
• Deliver on-brand, elevated designs of high quality while bringing out the best in team members.

Required profile

• Degree in Design or a related field.
• Proven experience of 8-15 years as a Senior Designer or similar role.
• A strong portfolio showing design skills and strategic thinking.
• Ability to lead independently and manage external agency partners.
• Strong project management, communication and storytelling skills.
• Japanese proficiency is a plus.

Required skills

• Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (required)
• After Effects, Premiere Pro and 3D tools (a plus)