Job Description
Global Head of Brand Design
Department: Marketing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Global Marketing Director: Benefits & Engagement
Compensation: £75,000 / year
Description
Reward Gateway, part of Edenred, is a global leader in benefits and employee engagement. We help businesses attract, engage, and retain top talent through strategic reward, recognition, and well‑being solutions.
Guided by our shared missions—‘Making the World a Better Place to Work’ and ‘Enriching Connections, For Good’—we’re committed to transforming workplaces and improving people’s daily lives.
Our team embodies entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and respect. We push boundaries, speak up, and stay human, fostering a culture where imagination thrives.
Your Role in our Mission: We are looking for a visionary Global Head of Brand Design to lead our design team and spearhead our brand positioning strategy for the Benefits and Engagement business line.
What’s In It For Me?
A chance to be part of an extremely well established, stable and high growth ‘Unicorn’ SaaS company with over 50 benefits in our employee benefits package, including:
* Performance Related Bonus
* A flexible holiday plan of up to 40 days per year
* £400 a year Wellbeing Allowance
* Private Medical Insurance
* Allowance for professional development books, E‑books, and podcasts
* Contributory pension scheme
* Employee, friends and family discounts across 1200+ retail, hospitality and lifestyle brands
Click here to see our full suite of benefits and perks dedicated to supporting all aspects of employee wellbeing!
Flexible, Hybrid Working: Collaboration, connection as a team, and strong internal relationships are part of the “RG Magic” that makes our culture thrive. Our Marketing team works from our Dean Street office two days per week.
What You’ll be Doing:
* Leadership and management: Manage and mentor a small, talented design team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration and innovation while ensuring high standards of design excellence.
* Brand governance: Maintain and evolve our new brand positioning through comprehensive guidelines, templates and best practices, ensuring global alignment across all markets and channels.
* Global design strategy: Lead the implementation of new global design tools and processes that enhance efficiency, collaboration and creativity across global and local brand and marketing teams.
* Process improvement: Introduce and optimize structures and workflows to effectively scale design efforts, enabling the team to respond quickly to business needs and support various initiatives.
* Stakeholder collaboration: Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including marketing, design, product and sales to ensure consistent brand representation across all touchpoints.
* Budget management: Develop and manage the global brand budget, ensuring effective use of resources to achieve business objectives.
* Performance metrics: Establish metrics to assess the effectiveness of brand initiatives and design outputs, using data‑driven insights to inform ongoing strategy and improvements.
* Trends and innovation: Stay up to date with the latest design trends, tools and technologies, and continuously seek opportunities to improve design processes and introduce innovative design concepts.
Experience and Skills You Need in this Role:
* Proven experience in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
* Proven experience in design leadership roles, with a strong focus on brand strategy and team management.
* Proven experience in a senior design leadership role, preferably within a global context.
* Strong understanding of brand development, design systems and creative processes.
* Experience leading teams through brand repositioning initiatives is highly advantageous.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
* Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
* Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing high‑quality work.
The Interview Process:
* Screening call with a member of the Talent Acquisition Team
* First stage interview with Global Director of Marketing
* Take home assessment & presentation with Global Director of Marketing, Strategy, Marketing & Business Development Director & Global Head of Marketing Content & Enablement
* Final stage interviews with Global Head of Social Media & Brand & Sponsorship Manager
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